Psalm 59:7
Modern Translations
New International Version
See what they spew from their mouths-- the words from their lips are sharp as swords, and they think, "Who can hear us?"

New Living Translation
Listen to the filth that comes from their mouths; their words cut like swords. “After all, who can hear us?” they sneer.

English Standard Version
There they are, bellowing with their mouths with swords in their lips— for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?”

Berean Study Bible
See what they spew from their mouths—sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”

New American Standard Bible
Behold, they gush forth with their mouths; Swords are in their lips, For, they say, “Who hears?”

NASB 1995
Behold, they belch forth with their mouth; Swords are in their lips, For, they say, "Who hears?"

NASB 1977
Behold, they belch forth with their mouth; Swords are in their lips, For, they say, “Who hears?”

Amplified Bible
Look how they belch out [insults] with their mouths; Swords [of sarcasm, ridicule, slander, and lies] are in their lips, For they say, “Who hears us?”

Christian Standard Bible
Look, they spew from their mouths — sharp words from their lips. “For who,” they say, “will hear? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Look, they spew from their mouths-- sharp words from their lips." For who," they say, "will hear?"

Contemporary English Version
They curse, and their words cut like swords, as they say to themselves, "No one can hear us!"

Good News Translation
Listen to their insults and threats. Their tongues are like swords in their mouths, yet they think that no one hears them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
See what pours out of their mouths- swords from their lips! [They think,] "Who will hear us?"

International Standard Version
Look what pours out of their mouths! They use their lips like swords, saying "Who will hear us?"

NET Bible
Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say, "Who hears?"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

New King James Version
Indeed, they belch with their mouth; Swords are in their lips; For they say, “Who hears?”

King James 2000 Bible
Behold, they bellow out with their mouths: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, does hear?

New Heart English Bible
Look, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, "For," they say, "who hears us?"

World English Bible
Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, "For," they say, "who hears us?"

American King James Version
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, does hear?

American Standard Version
Behold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: For who,'say they , doth hear?

A Faithful Version
Behold, they bellow out with their mouths; swords are in their lips, for they say, "Who hears?"

Darby Bible Translation
Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who [say they] doth hear?

English Revised Version
Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

Webster's Bible Translation
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Behold, they brag in their talke, & swords are in their lips: for, Who, say they, doeth heare?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Behold they speake with their mouth, swordes are in their lippes: for say they who doth heare vs?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Beholde, they speake (agaynst me) wt their mouth, swerdes are vnder their lippes, for who reproueth the?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Behold, they belch out with their mouths, "" Swords [are] in their lips, for “Who hears?”

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords are in their lips, for 'Who heareth?'

Smith's Literal Translation
Behold, they will gush out with their mouth: swords in their lips: for who heard?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Behold they shall speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: for who, say they, hath heard us ?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Behold, they will speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: “For who has heard us?”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The speech of their mouths is a sword in their lips and they say, "Who hears?"

Lamsa Bible
Behold, they belch out with their mouths; swords are in their lips; for who, say they, does care?

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Behold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: 'For who doth hear?'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Behold, they shall utter a voice with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips; for who, say they, has heard?
















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