Psalms 78:31 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And the anger of God hath gone up against them, And He slayeth among their fat ones, And youths of Israel He caused to bend.
English ASV
When the anger of God went up against them, And slew of the fattest of them, And smote down the young men of Israel.
English Amplified
The wrath of God came upon them and slew the strongest and sturdiest of them and smote down Israel's chosen youth.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
The wrath of God came upon them and slew the strongest and sturdiest of them and smote down Israel's chosen youth.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
God’s anger flared up against them, and he killed some of their best men. He struck down Israel’s fit young men.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
When the anger of God went up against them; and he slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
God became angry and killed even the strongest of them. He brought down Israel's best young men.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
the anger of God rose against them, and he killed the strongest of them and laid low the young men of Israel.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
when God became angry with them and killed their strongest men, the best young men of Israel.
English God's Word - GW 1995
the anger of God flared up against them. He killed their strongest men and slaughtered the best young men in Israel.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
God's anger flared up against them, and He killed some of their best men. He struck down Israel's choice young men.
English KJV 1611
The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.
English LSB
The anger of God rose against them And killed some of their stoutest ones, And subdued the choice men of Israel.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
the wrath of God came upon them, and He killed the strongest of them and struck down the young men of Israel.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
The anger of God rose against them And killed some of their stoutest ones, And subdued the choice men of Israel.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
God's anger attacked them, killed their best warriors, laid low the youth of Israel.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
when the anger of God flared up against them. He killed some of the strongest of them; he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
His anger rose up against them. He put to death the strongest among them. He struck down Israel's young men.
English NIV
God's anger rose against them; he put to death the sturdiest among them, cutting down the young men of Israel.
English NKJ 1982
The wrath of God came against them, And slew the stoutest of them, And struck down the choice men of Israel.
English NLT
the anger of God rose against them, and he killed their strongest men; he struck down the finest of Israel's young men.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
the anger of God rose against them and he killed the strongest of them, and laid low the flower of Israel.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
the anger of God rose against them and he slew the strongest of them, and laid low the picked men of Israel.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
when the anger of the Lord rose against them and killed the finest of Israel's young men.
English Tyndale 1537
the heavy wrath of God came upon them, slew the wealthiest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.