Psalms 109:10

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“May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.”

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BSBPD

“May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; And let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And wander continually do his sons, Yea, they have begged, And have sought out of their dry places.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 109:10 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 4:12When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
  2. 2 Samuel 3:29May it whirl over the heads of Joab and the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”
  3. 2 Kings 5:27Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.
  4. Job 5:4His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
  5. Job 24:8Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks for want of shelter.
  6. Job 27:14Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
  7. Job 30:3Gaunt from poverty and hunger, they gnawed the dry land, and the desolate wasteland by night.
  8. Psalms 37:25I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
  9. Psalms 59:15They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.
  10. Isaiah 16:2Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon:

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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