Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment. New Living Translation The wicked conceive evil; they are pregnant with trouble and give birth to lies. English Standard Version Behold, the wicked man conceives evil and is pregnant with mischief and gives birth to lies. Berean Study Bible Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood. King James Bible Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. New King James Version Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity; Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood. New American Standard Bible Behold, an evil person is pregnant with injustice, And he conceives harm and gives birth to lies. NASB 1995 Behold, he travails with wickedness, And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood. NASB 1977 Behold, he travails with wickedness, And he conceives mischief, and brings forth falsehood. Amplified Bible Behold, the [wicked and irreverent] man is pregnant with sin, And he conceives mischief and gives birth to lies. Christian Standard Bible See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil, conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit. Holman Christian Standard Bible See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil, conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit. American Standard Version Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because the evil one is corrupt and has conceived lies and has given birth to evil, Brenton Septuagint Translation Behold, he has travailed with unrighteousness, he has conceived trouble, and brought forth iniquity. Contemporary English Version An evil person is like a woman about to give birth to a hateful, deceitful, and rebellious child. Douay-Rheims Bible Behold he hath been in labour with injustice; he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth iniquity. Good News Translation See how wicked people think up evil; they plan trouble and practice deception. International Standard Version But the wicked one travails with evil, he conceives malice and gives birth to lies. JPS Tanakh 1917 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; Yea, he conceiveth mischief, and bringeth forth falsehood. Literal Standard Version Behold, he travails [with] iniquity, And he has conceived perverseness, And has brought forth falsehood. New American Bible Consider how one conceives iniquity; is pregnant with mischief, and gives birth to deception. NET Bible See the one who is pregnant with wickedness, who conceives destructive plans, and gives birth to harmful lies-- New Revised Standard Version See how they conceive evil, and are pregnant with mischief, and bring forth lies. New Heart English Bible Look, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. World English Bible Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. Young's Literal Translation Lo, he travaileth with iniquity, And he hath conceived perverseness, And hath brought forth falsehood. Additional Translations ... Context I Take Refuge in You…13He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire. 14Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood. 15He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.… Cross References James 1:15 Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. Job 15:35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit." Psalm 5:9 For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit. Psalm 140:2 who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long. Isaiah 33:11 You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you. Isaiah 59:4 No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity. Treasury of Scripture Behold, he travails with iniquity, and has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. Job 15:20,35 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor… Isaiah 33:11 Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you. Isaiah 59:4,5 None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity…
(14) Behold, he travaileth.--The poet's thought recurs to the calumniator, whose sin has deserved all this Divine wrath, and he sees the truth that God's judgments are not arbitrary, but follow naturally on sin as its consequence. The verb "travaileth" gives the general figure, which is elaborated in the two clauses which describe the stages of conception and pregnancy. (For the image, comp. Job 15:35.)Verse 14. - Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood (comp. Job 15:35; Isaiah 59:4). The "falsehood" intended is probably the bringing of false charges against David (see vers. 3-5). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Behold,הִנֵּ֥ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! [the wicked man] travails יְחַבֶּל־ (yə·ḥab·bel-) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2254: To wind tightly, to bind, a pledge, to pervert, destroy, to writhe in pain with evil; אָ֑וֶן (’ā·wen) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 205: Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol he conceives וְהָרָ֥ה (wə·hā·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2029: To conceive, become pregnant trouble עָ֝מָ֗ל (‘ā·māl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5999: Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind and births וְיָ֣לַד (wə·yā·laḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage falsehood. שָֽׁקֶר׃ (šā·qer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood Jump to Previous Birth Conceived Conceives Conceiveth Deceit Evil Falsehood Forth Gives Iniquity Lies Mischief Perverseness Pregnant Seed Travaileth Travails Trouble Wicked Wickedness Worker WrongdoingJump to Next Birth Conceived Conceives Conceiveth Deceit Evil Falsehood Forth Gives Iniquity Lies Mischief Perverseness Pregnant Seed Travaileth Travails Trouble Wicked Wickedness Worker WrongdoingLinks Psalm 7:14 NIVPsalm 7:14 NLT Psalm 7:14 ESV Psalm 7:14 NASB Psalm 7:14 KJV Psalm 7:14 BibleApps.com Psalm 7:14 Biblia Paralela Psalm 7:14 Chinese Bible Psalm 7:14 French Bible Psalm 7:14 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 7:14 Behold he travails with iniquity (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
   
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