2 Samuel 22:45
Modern Translations
New International Version
foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.

New Living Translation
Foreign nations cringe before me; as soon as they hear of me, they submit.

English Standard Version
Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.

Berean Study Bible
Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.

New American Standard Bible
“Foreigners pretend to obey me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.

NASB 1995
"Foreigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.

NASB 1977
“Foreigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.

Amplified Bible
“Foreigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear [me], they obey me.

Christian Standard Bible
Foreigners submit to me cringing; as soon as they hear, they obey me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Foreigners submit to me grudgingly; as soon as they hear, they obey me.

Contemporary English Version
They obey and come crawling.

Good News Translation
Foreigners bow before me; when they hear me, they obey.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Foreigners will cringe in front of me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.

International Standard Version
Foreigners came cringing to me; they obeyed as soon as they heard me.

NET Bible
Foreigners are powerless before me; when they hear of my exploits, they submit to me.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

New King James Version
The foreigners submit to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.

King James 2000 Bible
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

New Heart English Bible
as soon as they hear of me they obey me. Foreigners come cringing to me;

World English Bible
The foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.

American King James Version
Strangers shall submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient to me.

American Standard Version
The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.

A Faithful Version
Strangers shall submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear, they shall obey me.

Darby Bible Translation
Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.

English Revised Version
The strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.

Webster's Bible Translation
Strangers shall submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient to me.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Strangers shalbe in subiection to me: assoone as they heare, they shall obey me.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Straunge childre dissemble with me: at the hearing of the eare, they obey me.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The straunge children haue denyed me: at the hearynge of the eare shal they herke vnto me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, "" At the hearing of the ear they listen to me.

Young's Literal Translation
Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.

Smith's Literal Translation
The sons of the stranger will lie to me: For the hearing of the ear they will hear to me.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons of the stranger will resist me, at the hearing of the ear they will obey me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The sons of foreigners, who will resist me, at the hearing of the ear they will be obedient to me.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The hearing ear shall hear me. The sons of foreigners shall submit themselves to me

Lamsa Bible
Those who give ear shall hearken to me; the sons of strangers shall be obedient to me.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The sons of the stranger dwindle away before me; As soon as they hear of me, they obey me.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The strange children feigned obedience to me; they hearkened to me as soon as they heard.
















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