Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version May his children be wandering beggars; may they be driven from their ruined homes. New Living Translation May his children wander as beggars and be driven from their ruined homes. English Standard Version May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit! Berean Standard Bible May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes. King James Bible Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. New King James Version Let his children continually be vagabonds, and beg; Let them seek their bread also from their desolate places. New American Standard Bible May his children wander about and beg; And may they seek sustenance far from their ruined homes. NASB 1995 Let his children wander about and beg; And let them seek sustenance far from their ruined homes. NASB 1977 Let his children wander about and beg; And let them seek sustenance far from their ruined homes. Legacy Standard Bible Let his sons wander aimlessly and beg; And let them search for food from their ruined homes. Amplified Bible Let his children wander and beg; Let them seek their food and be driven far from their ruined homes. Christian Standard Bible Let his children wander as beggars, searching for food far from their demolished homes. Holman Christian Standard Bible Let his children wander as beggars, searching for food far from their demolished homes. American Standard Version Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; And let them seek their bread out of their desolate places. Aramaic Bible in Plain English — Peshitta mss. omit v. 10:"Let his sons always beg and be vagabonds, and seek food out of their ruins.” Brenton Septuagint Translation Let his children wander without a dwelling-place, and beg: let them be cast out of their habitations. Contemporary English Version make his children beg for food and live in the slums. Douay-Rheims Bible Let his children be carried about vagabonds, and beg; and let them be cast out of their dwellings. English Revised Version Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; and let them seek their bread out of their desolate places. GOD'S WORD® Translation Let his children wander around and beg. Let them seek help far from their ruined homes. Good News Translation May his children be homeless beggars; may they be driven from the ruins they live in! International Standard Version May his children roam around begging, seeking food while driven far from their ruined homes. JPS Tanakh 1917 Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; And let them seek their bread out of their desolate places. Literal Standard Version And his sons wander continually, | Indeed, they have begged, | And have sought out of their dry places. Majority Standard Bible May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes. New American Bible May his children wander and beg, driven from their hovels. NET Bible May his children roam around begging, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home! New Revised Standard Version May his children wander about and beg; may they be driven out of the ruins they inhabit. New Heart English Bible Let his children be wandering beggars. Let them be sought from their ruins. Webster's Bible Translation Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. World English Bible Let his children be wandering beggars. Let them be sought from their ruins. Young's Literal Translation And wander continually do his sons, Yea, they have begged, And have sought out of their dry places. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Song of the Slandered…9May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. 10May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes. 11May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.… Cross References Genesis 4:12 When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth." Job 30:5 They were banished from among men, shouted down like thieves, Psalm 37:25 I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread. Psalm 59:15 They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied. Treasury of Scripture Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. Psalm 37:25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. Genesis 4:12-14 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth… 2 Samuel 3:29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread. Jump to Previous Beg Bread Children Company Continually Desolate Driven Dry Far Food Friends Homes Inhabit Others Places Ruined Ruins Seek Sought Sustenance Wander Wanderers WanderingJump to Next Beg Bread Children Company Continually Desolate Driven Dry Far Food Friends Homes Inhabit Others Places Ruined Ruins Seek Sought Sustenance Wander Wanderers WanderingPsalm 109 1. David complains of his slanderous enemies16. He shows their sin 21. Complaining of his own misery, he prays for help 29. He promises thankfulness (10) Be continually vagabonds.--"Wander and wander about" would better reproduce the original. Desolate places.--Rather, ruins. They are imagined creeping out of the ruins of their homes to beg. But there was a different reading, followed by the LXX. and Vulg., "let them be driven out of their homes." This reading involves but a slight literal change. Comp., "Worse evil yet I pray for on my spouse; Let him still live, through strange towns roam in want, Exiled, suspected, cowering, with no home." SENECA: Med., i. 19. Verse 10. - Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg. If it be just that the sins of the fathers be visited upon the children, the psalmist may be regarded as justified in this wish. Still, it is not one that a Christian will readily echo. Let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. Professor Cheyne corrects דָרְשׁוּ into לֺגּדְשׁוּ, and translates, "Let them be driven from their desolate houses."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew May his childrenבָנָ֣יו (ḇā·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son wander וְנ֤וֹעַ (wə·nō·w·a‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 5128: To quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter as beggars; וְשִׁאֵ֑לוּ (wə·ši·’ê·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand may they seek sustenance וְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּ (wə·ḏā·rə·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship far from their ruined homes. מֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (mê·ḥā·rə·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 2723: Waste, desolation, ruin Links Psalm 109:10 NIVPsalm 109:10 NLT Psalm 109:10 ESV Psalm 109:10 NASB Psalm 109:10 KJV Psalm 109:10 BibleApps.com Psalm 109:10 Biblia Paralela Psalm 109:10 Chinese Bible Psalm 109:10 French Bible Psalm 109:10 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 109:10 Let his children be wandering beggars (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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