Psalms 78:57
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow.”
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“They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers: They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And they turn back, And deal treacherously like their fathers, They have been turned like a deceitful bow,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 78:57 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 3:5Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
- Judges 3:12Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
- Psalms 78:8Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.
- Psalms 78:10They failed to keep God’s covenant and refused to live by His law.
- Psalms 78:41Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 1:4Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.
- Ezekiel 20:27Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: In this way also your fathers blasphemed Me by their unfaithfulness against Me.
- Hosea 7:16They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.
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