Psalms 124:3 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
Then alive they had swallowed us up, In the burning of their anger against us,
English ASV
Then they had swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled against us;
English Amplified
Then they would have quickly swallowed us up alive when their wrath was kindled against us;
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
Then they would have quickly swallowed us up alive when their wrath was kindled against us;
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
then they would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger against us.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us;
English EASY 2024
our enemies would have eaten us alive! They would have destroyed us, because they were so angry against us.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
They would have swallowed us alive when they became angry with us.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us;
English GNT (Good News Translation)
then they would have swallowed us alive in their furious anger against us;
English God's Word - GW 1995
then they would have swallowed us alive when their anger exploded against us.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
then they would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger against us.
English KJV 1611
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
English LSB
Then they would have swallowed us alive, When their anger was kindled against us;
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
then they would have swallowed us alive, when their anger was kindled against us;
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Then they would have swallowed us alive, When their anger was kindled against us;
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
They would have swallowed us alive, for their fury blazed against us.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
they would have swallowed us alive, when their anger raged against us.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Suppose he had not been on our side when their anger blazed out against us. Then they would have swallowed us alive.
English NIV
when their anger flared against us, they would have swallowed us alive;
English NKJ 1982
Then they would have swallowed us alive, When their wrath was kindled against us;
English NLT
they would have swallowed us alive because of their burning anger against us.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us;
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us;
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
by our enemies, destroyed by their anger.
English Tyndale 1537
They had swallowed us up quick, when they were so wrathfully displeased at us.