Psalm 69:23
Modern Translations
New International Version
May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

New Living Translation
Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, and make their bodies shake continually.

English Standard Version
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see, and make their loins tremble continually.

Berean Study Bible
May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

New American Standard Bible
May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their hips shake continually.

NASB 1995
May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their loins shake continually.

NASB 1977
May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their loins shake continually.

Amplified Bible
May their eyes be dimmed so that they cannot see, And make their loins shake continually [in terror and weakness].

Christian Standard Bible
Let their eyes grow too dim to see, and let their hips continually quake.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Let their eyes grow too dim to see, and let their loins continually shake.

Contemporary English Version
Blind them with darkness and make them tremble.

Good News Translation
Strike them with blindness! Make their backs always weak!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Let their vision become clouded so that they cannot see. Let their thighs continually shake.

International Standard Version
May their eyes be blinded and may their bodies tremble continuously.

NET Bible
May their eyes be blinded! Make them shake violently!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.

New King James Version
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see; And make their loins shake continually.

King James 2000 Bible
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.

New Heart English Bible
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can't see, and make their backs weak continually.

World English Bible
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can't see. Let their backs be continually bent.

American King James Version
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.

American Standard Version
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see; And make their loins continually to shake.

A Faithful Version
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see; and make their loins shake without ceasing.

Darby Bible Translation
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not, and make their loins continually to shake.

English Revised Version
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.

Webster's Bible Translation
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Let their eyes be blinded that they see not: and make their loynes alway to tremble.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
(69:22) Let their eyes be blynded that they see not: and euer bowe downe their loynes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Let their eyes be blynded, that they se not: & euer bowe downe their backes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Their eyes are darkened from seeing, "" And their loins continually shake You.

Young's Literal Translation
Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou.

Smith's Literal Translation
Their eyes shall be darkened from seeing, and cause their loins to waver always.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Let their eyes be darkened that they see not; and their back bend thou down always.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they may not see, and may their back always be crooked.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Their eyes will be darkened that they will not see and their back will always be stooped.

Lamsa Bible
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their backs continually to bend.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; And make their loins continually to totter.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Let their eyes be darkened that they should not see; and bow down their back continually.
















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