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Literal Standard Version
2 Samuel 22:45
Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, || At the hearing of the ear they listen to me.
Bible Study Resources
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- CondensedParallel Translations
Christian Standard Bible®
Foreigners submit to me cringing;as soon as they hear, they obey me.
Foreigners submit to me cringing;as soon as they hear, they obey me.
Hebrew Names Version
The foreigners shall submit themselves to me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
The foreigners shall submit themselves to me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
King James Version
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
Lexham English Bible
Children of a foreign land came cringing to me; when they heard of me, they became obedient to me.
Children of a foreign land came cringing to me; when they heard of me, they became obedient to me.
English Standard Version
Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
New Century Version
Foreigners obey me. As soon as they hear me, they obey me.
Foreigners obey me. As soon as they hear me, they obey me.
New English Translation
Foreigners are powerless before me; when they hear of my exploits, they submit to me.
Foreigners are powerless before me; when they hear of my exploits, they submit to me.
Amplified Bible
"Foreigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear [me], they obey me.
"Foreigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear [me], they obey me.
New American Standard Bible
"Foreigners pretend to obey me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.
"Foreigners pretend to obey me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Strangers shalbe in subiection to me: assoone as they heare, they shall obey me.
Strangers shalbe in subiection to me: assoone as they heare, they shall obey me.
Legacy Standard Bible
Foreigners cower before me;As soon as they hear, they obey me.
Foreigners cower before me;As soon as they hear, they obey me.
Contemporary English Version
They obey and come crawling.
They obey and come crawling.
Complete Jewish Bible
Foreigners come cringing to me; the moment they hear of me, they obey me.
Foreigners come cringing to me; the moment they hear of me, they obey me.
Darby Translation
Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.
Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.
Easy-to-Read Version
Foreigners fall helpless before me! As soon as they heard about me, they were ready to obey.
Foreigners fall helpless before me! As soon as they heard about me, they were ready to obey.
George Lamsa Translation
Those who give ear shall hearken to me; the sons of strangers shall be obedient to me.
Those who give ear shall hearken to me; the sons of strangers shall be obedient to me.
Good News Translation
Foreigners bow before me; when they hear me, they obey.
Foreigners bow before me; when they hear me, they obey.
Literal Translation
The sons of strangers submit to me; at the hearing of the ear they listen to me.
The sons of strangers submit to me; at the hearing of the ear they listen to me.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The straunge children haue denyed me: at the hearynge of the eare shal they herke vnto me.
The straunge children haue denyed me: at the hearynge of the eare shal they herke vnto me.
American Standard Version
The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
Bible in Basic English
Men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority: from the time when my name comes to their ears, they will be ruled by me.
Men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority: from the time when my name comes to their ears, they will be ruled by me.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Straunge childre dissemble with me: at the hearing of the eare, they obey me.
Straunge childre dissemble with me: at the hearing of the eare, they obey me.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The sons of the stranger dwindle away before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
The sons of the stranger dwindle away before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
King James Version (1611)
Strangers shall submit themselues vnto me: as soone as they heare, they shall be obedient vnto me.
Strangers shall submit themselues vnto me: as soone as they heare, they shall be obedient vnto me.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The strange children feigned obedience to me; they hearkened to me as soon as they heard.
The strange children feigned obedience to me; they hearkened to me as soon as they heard.
English Revised Version
The strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
The strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
Berean Standard Bible
Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.
Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Alien sones schulen ayenstonde me; bi heryng of eere thei schulen obeie to me.
Alien sones schulen ayenstonde me; bi heryng of eere thei schulen obeie to me.
Young's Literal Translation
Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.
Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.
Update Bible Version
The foreigners shall submit themselves to me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
The foreigners shall submit themselves to me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
Webster's Bible Translation
Strangers shall submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient to me.
Strangers shall submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient to me.
World English Bible
The foreigners shall submit themselves to me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
The foreigners shall submit themselves to me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
New King James Version
The foreigners submit to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.
The foreigners submit to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.
New Living Translation
Foreign nations cringe before me; as soon as they hear of me, they submit.
Foreign nations cringe before me; as soon as they hear of me, they submit.
New Life Bible
Strangers obey me. As soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
Strangers obey me. As soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
New Revised Standard
Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The sons of the foreigner, came cringing unto me, - at the hearing of the ear, they submitted to me, -
The sons of the foreigner, came cringing unto me, - at the hearing of the ear, they submitted to me, -
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons of the stranger will resist me, at the hearing of the ear they will obey me.
The sons of the stranger will resist me, at the hearing of the ear they will obey me.
Revised Standard Version
Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Foreigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.
"Foreigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.
Contextual Overview
2and he says: "YHWH [is] my rock, || And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me, 3My God [is] my rock—I take refuge in Him; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, || My high tower, and my refuge! My Savior, You save me from violence! 4I call on YHWH, [who is worthy] to be praised: And I am saved from my enemies. 5When the breakers of death surrounded me, || The streams of the worthless terrify me, 6The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, || The snares of death have been before me. 7In my adversity I call on YHWH, || And I call to my God, || And He hears my voice from His temple, || And my cry [is] in His ears, 8And the earth shakes and trembles, || Foundations of the heavens are troubled, || And are shaken, for He has wrath! 9Smoke has gone up by His nostrils, || And fire devours from His mouth; Brands have been kindled by it. 10And He inclines the heavens and comes down, || And thick darkness [is] under His feet. 11And He rides on a cherub and flies, || And is seen on the wings of the wind.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Strangers: Heb. Sons of the stranger, Isaiah 56:3, Isaiah 56:6
submit themselves: or, yield feigned obedience, Heb. lie, Deuteronomy 33:29, Psalms 18:44, Psalms 18:45, Psalms 66:3, Psalms 81:15, Acts 8:13, Acts 8:21-23
Reciprocal: Proverbs 18:10 - the righteous
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me. :-.
