Psalms 149:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,”
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BSBPD
“to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“To bind their kings with chains, And their honoured ones with fetters of iron,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 149:8 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 10:23So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
- Joshua 12:7And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (according to the allotments to the tribes of Israel, Joshua gave them as an inheritance
- Judges 1:6As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
- Job 36:8And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,
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