Psalms 44:12

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“You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale.”

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BSBPD

“You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Thou sellest thy people for nought, And hast not increased thy wealth by their price.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Thou sellest Thy people--without wealth, And hast not become great by their price.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 44:12 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 26:33But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.
  2. Deuteronomy 4:27Then the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you.
  3. Deuteronomy 32:30How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?
  4. Judges 2:14Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.
  5. Judges 3:8Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years.
  6. Nehemiah 5:8and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say.
  7. Isaiah 50:1This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
  8. Isaiah 52:3For this is what the LORD says: “You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed.”
  9. Jeremiah 15:13Your wealth and your treasures I will give up as plunder, without charge for all your sins within all your borders.
  10. Revelation 18:13of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots; of slaves and souls of men.

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