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Jeremiah 20:13

Jeremiah chapter 20 · verse 13 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Sing unto Jehovah, praise ye Jehovah; for he hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Sing unto Jehovah, praise ye Jehovah; for he hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers.

Context

v.12But, O Jehovah of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the heart and the mind, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

v.13This passage

v.14Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 69:33

    For Jehovah heareth the needy, And despiseth not his prisoners.

  • Psalms 35:9

    And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah: It shall rejoice in his salvation.

  • Psalms 34:6

    This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.

  • Psalms 72:4

    He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.

  • Isaiah 25:4

    For thou hast been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

  • Psalms 109:30

    I will give great thanks unto Jehovah with my mouth; Yea, I will praise him among the multitude.