Lamentations 3:34–36
Lamentations 3:34–36 — English Standard Version (ESV)
34 To crush underfoot
all the prisoners of the earth,
35 to deny a man justice
in the presence of the Most High,
36 to subvert a man in his lawsuit,
the Lord does not approve.
Lamentations 3:34–36 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
34 To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
35 To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,
36 To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
Lamentations 3:34–36 — New Living Translation (NLT)
34 If people crush underfoot
all the prisoners of the land,
35 if they deprive others of their rights
in defiance of the Most High,
36 if they twist justice in the courts—
doesn’t the Lord see all these things?
Lamentations 3:34–36 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
34 To crush under one’s feet
All the prisoners of the earth,
35 To turn aside the justice due a man
Before the face of the Most High,
36 Or subvert a man in his cause—
The Lord does not approve.
Lamentations 3:34–36 — New Century Version (NCV)
34 He sees if any prisoner of the earth
is crushed under his feet;
35 he sees if someone is treated unfairly
before the Most High God;
36 the Lord sees
if someone is cheated in his case in court.
Lamentations 3:34–36 — American Standard Version (ASV)
34 To crush under foot all the prisoners of the earth, 35 To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High, 36 To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
Lamentations 3:34–36 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
34 To crush under foot all the prisoners of the earth, 35 to turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High, 36 to wrong a man in his cause, —will not the Lord see it?
Lamentations 3:34–36 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
34 crush any prisoner on earth underfoot,
35 deny people their rights in the presence of the Most High God,
36 or deprive people of justice in court.
The Lord isn’t happy to see ⸤these things⸥.
Lamentations 3:34–36 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
34 Crushing all the prisoners of the land
beneath one’s feet,
35 denying justice to a man
in the presence of the Most High,
36 or suppressing a person’s lawsuit —
the Lord does not approve of these things.
Lamentations 3:34–36 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
34 When all the prisoners of the land
are crushed under foot,
35 when human rights are perverted
in the presence of the Most High,
36 when one’s case is subverted
—does the Lord not see it?
Lamentations 3:34–36 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
34 To crush under his feet
all the prisoners of the earth;
35 to deprive one of justice
before the face of the Most High;
36 to subvert a person in a legal dispute
—the Lord has not found delight in these things.
Lamentations 3:34–36 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
34 Every time people crush prisoners under their feet,
the Lord knows all about it.
35 When people refuse to give a man his rights,
the Most High God knows it.
36 When people don’t treat a man fairly,
the Lord knows it.
Lamentations 3:34–36 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
34 To crush under His feet
All the prisoners of the land,
35 To deprive a man of justice
In the presence of the Most High,
36 To defraud a man in his lawsuit—
Of these things the Lord does not approve.