Psalms 48:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.”

Psalms 48:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 48:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 48:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“With the east wind, you break the ships of Tarshish.”

Psalms 48:7 — World English Bible

Psalms 48:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.”

Psalms 48:7 — American Standard Version

Psalms 48:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“By an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish.”

Psalms 48:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 48:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“With an east wind thou hast broken the ships of Tarshish.”

Psalms 48:7 — Darby Translation

Psalms 48:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“As with an East winde thou breakest the shippes of Tarshish, so were they destroyed.”

Psalms 48:7 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 48:7 in Context — Psalms 48

5 They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.

6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

8 As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

9 We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

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What Does Psalms 48:7 Mean?

Psalms 48:7 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 48. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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