Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets. New Living Translation Everything is falling apart; threats and cheating are rampant in the streets. English Standard Version ruin is in its midst; oppression and fraud do not depart from its marketplace. Berean Standard Bible Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets. King James Bible Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets. New King James Version Destruction is in its midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from its streets. New American Standard Bible Destruction is in her midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets. NASB 1995 Destruction is in her midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets. NASB 1977 Destruction is in her midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets. Legacy Standard Bible Destruction is in her midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets. Amplified Bible Destruction is within her; Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets and market places. Christian Standard Bible destruction is inside it; oppression and deceit never leave its marketplace. Holman Christian Standard Bible destruction is inside it; oppression and deceit never leave its marketplace. American Standard Version Wickedness is in the midst thereof: Oppression and guile depart not from its streets. Contemporary English Version and corruption. Troublemakers and liars freely roam the streets. English Revised Version Wickedness is in the midst thereof: oppression and guile depart not from her streets. GOD'S WORD® Translation Destruction is everywhere. Oppression and fraud never leave the streets. Good News Translation There is destruction everywhere; the streets are full of oppression and fraud. International Standard Version Wickedness is at the center of it; fraud and lies never leave its streets. Majority Standard Bible Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets. NET Bible Disaster is within it; violence and deceit do not depart from its public square. New Heart English Bible Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies do not depart from her streets. Webster's Bible Translation Wickedness is in the midst of it: deceit and guile depart not from her streets. World English Bible Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don’t depart from her streets. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMischiefs [are] in its midst. Fraud and deceit do not depart from its street. Young's Literal Translation Mischiefs are in its midst. Fraud and deceit depart not from its street. Smith's Literal Translation Mischief in her midst: oppression and deceit will not depart from her wide place. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims Bibleand injustice. And usury and deceit have not departed from its streets. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible treachery is in its midst; oppression and fraud never leave its streets. New Revised Standard Version ruin is in its midst; oppression and fraud do not depart from its marketplace. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWickedness is in the midst of it; deceit and guile depart not from its streets. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Evil, lies and deceit are within it and fraud and deceit do not depart from its streets. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Wickedness is in the midst thereof; Oppression and guile depart not from her broad place. Brenton Septuagint Translation and usury and craft have not failed from its streets. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Cast Your Burden upon the LORD…10Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within. 11Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets. 12For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.… Cross References Jeremiah 6:7 As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me. Isaiah 59:6-8 Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands. / Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake. / The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace. Micah 6:12 For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths. Ezekiel 7:23 Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence. Habakkuk 1:3 Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds. Jeremiah 9:6 You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD. Isaiah 48:22 “There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.” Proverbs 4:16-17 For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall. / For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence. Isaiah 57:20-21 But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck. / “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.” Ezekiel 22:25 The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her. Matthew 23:28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Romans 3:13-17 “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.” / “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” / “Their feet are swift to shed blood; ... James 3:16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice. 2 Timothy 3:1-5 But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ... Matthew 24:12 Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold. Treasury of Scripture Wickedness is in the middle thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets. Wickedness Ezekiel 22:1-12 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, … Acts 7:51,52 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye… deceit Psalm 109:2,3 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue… Isaiah 59:7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. Jeremiah 5:26,27 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men… Jump to Previous Broad City Cruel Deceit Depart Destruction Destructive Evil Forces Fraud Guile Lies Market Midst Mischiefs Oppression Perversities Ruin Rule Street Streets Thereof Threats Wickedness Within WorkJump to Next Broad City Cruel Deceit Depart Destruction Destructive Evil Forces Fraud Guile Lies Market Midst Mischiefs Oppression Perversities Ruin Rule Street Streets Thereof Threats Wickedness Within WorkPsalm 55 1. David in his prayer complains of his fearful case9. He prays against his enemies, of whose wickedness and treachery he complains 16. He comforts himself in God's preservation oh him, and confusion of his enemies Destruction is in the midst The Hebrew word for "destruction" here is "חָמָס" (chamas), which conveys a sense of violence, wrongdoing, or injustice. This term is often used in the Old Testament to describe moral corruption and societal decay. The phrase "in the midst" suggests that this destruction is not peripheral but central, deeply embedded within the community. Historically, this reflects the internal turmoil and moral decline that can occur within a society or city, often leading to its downfall. From a spiritual perspective, it serves as a warning against allowing sin and corruption to take root in one's life or community. oppression and deceit never leave the streets Streets.--Rather, squares, the open space at the gate of an Oriental city where public business was conducted. It is a miserable picture of mis-government; in the very seat of justice is nothing but oppression and guile. Verse 11. - Wickedness is in the midst thereof; deceit and guile depart not from her streets; literally, out of her street (rehob) - "the open square, where justice ought to have been administered "(Kay), "adjoining the vaulted passage of the city gate" (Cheyne); comp. Job 29:7.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Destructionהַוּ֥וֹת (haw·wō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1942: Desire, chasm, destruction [is] in the midst; בְּקִרְבָּ֑הּ (bə·qir·bāh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center oppression תֹּ֣ךְ (tōḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8496: Injury, oppression and deceit וּמִרְמָֽה׃ (ū·mir·māh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4820: Deceit, treachery never וְֽלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no leave יָמִ֥ישׁ (yā·mîš) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4185: To depart, remove the streets. מֵ֝רְחֹבָ֗הּ (mê·rə·ḥō·ḇāh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 7339: A broad open place, plaza Links Psalm 55:11 NIVPsalm 55:11 NLT Psalm 55:11 ESV Psalm 55:11 NASB Psalm 55:11 KJV Psalm 55:11 BibleApps.com Psalm 55:11 Biblia Paralela Psalm 55:11 Chinese Bible Psalm 55:11 French Bible Psalm 55:11 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 55:11 Destructive forces are within her (Psalm Ps Psa.) |