Psalms 78:34 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

If He slew them, then they sought Him, And turned back, and sought God earnestly,

English ASV

When he slew them, then they inquired after him; And they returned and sought God earnestly.

English Amplified

When He slew [some of] them, [the remainder] inquired after Him diligently, and they repented and sincerely sought God [for a time].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

When He slew [some of] them, [the remainder] inquired after Him diligently, and they repented and sincerely sought God [for a time].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

When he killed some of them, the rest began to seek him; they repented and searched for God.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

When he slew them, then they sought him, and returned and sought early after God;

English EASY 2024

When God killed some of them, the other people turned to God. They were sorry and they prayed to him.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

When he killed some of them, the others would turn back to him. They would come running back to God.

When he killed them, they sought him; they repented and sought God earnestly.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Whenever he killed some of them, the rest would turn to him; they would repent and pray earnestly to him.

English God's Word - GW 1995

When he killed {some of} them, {the rest} searched for him. They turned from their sins and eagerly looked for God.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

When He killed [some of] them, [the rest] began to seek Him; they repented and searched for God.

English KJV 1611

When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.

English LSB

When He killed them, then they sought Him, And returned and sought earnestly for God;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

When He killed them, then they sought Him; they turned back and sought earnestly for God.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

When He killed them, then they sought Him, And returned and searched diligently for God;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

When he slew them, they began to seek him; they again inquired of their God.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

When he struck them down, they sought his favor; they turned back and longed for God.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Every time God killed some of them, the others would look to him. They gladly turned back to him again.

English NIV

Whenever God slew them, they would seek him; they eagerly turned to him again.

English NKJ 1982

When He slew them, then they sought Him; And they returned and sought earnestly for God.

English NLT

When God killed some of them, the rest finally sought him. They repented and turned to God.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

When he killed them, they sought for him; they repented and sought God earnestly.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

When he cared for them they ignored him, but when he began to kill them, ending their lives in a moment, they came running back to God, pleading for mercy.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

When he slew them, they sought for him; they repented and sought God earnestly.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Then at last, when he had ruined them, they walked awhile behind him; how earnestly they turned around and followed him!

English Tyndale 1537

When he slew them, they sought him, and turned them early unto God.

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