1 Samuel 15:14

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“But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?””

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BSBPD

“But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Samuel saith, `And what <FI>is<Fi> the noise of this flock in mine ears--and the noise of the herd which I am hearing?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 15:14 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 36:2For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.
  2. Psalms 50:16To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
  3. Jeremiah 2:18Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
  4. Jeremiah 2:22Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.
  5. Jeremiah 2:34Moreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor, though you did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things
  6. Malachi 3:13“Your words against Me have been harsh,” says the LORD. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we spoken against You?’
  7. Luke 19:22His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
  8. Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
  9. 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.

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