Psalm 81:11–13
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11–12“But my people didn’t listen,
Israel paid no attention;
So I let go of the reins and told them, ‘Run!
Do it your own way!’
13–16“Oh, dear people, will you listen to me now?
Israel, will you follow my map?
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
“But my people did not listen to my voice;
Israel would not submit to me.
So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts,
to follow their own counsels.
Oh, that my people would listen to me,
that Israel would walk in my ways!
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“But my people would not listen to me;
Israel would not submit to me.
So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts
to follow their own devices.
“If my people would only listen to me,
if Israel would only follow my ways,
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
“But my people did not listen to my voice;
Israel did not obey me.
So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts
to follow their own plans.
If only my people would listen to me
and Israel would follow my ways,
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NLTNew Living Translation
“But no, my people wouldn’t listen.
Israel did not want me around.
So I let them follow their own stubborn desires,
living according to their own ideas.
Oh, that my people would listen to me!
Oh, that Israel would follow me, walking in my paths!
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
But my people did not listen to my voice,
and Israel did not yield to me.
So I let them go in the stubbornness of their heart;
they walked in their counsels.
Oh that my people would listen to me;
that Israel would walk in my ways.
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KJV 1900King James Version
But my people would not hearken to my voice;
And Israel would none of me.
So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust:
And they walked in their own counsels.
Oh that my people had hearkened unto me,
And Israel had walked in my ways!
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