Psalms 78:57 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.”

Psalms 78:57 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 78:57 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 78:57 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“but turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers. They were twisted like a deceitful bow.”

Psalms 78:57 — World English Bible

Psalms 78:57 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers: They were turned aside like a deceitful bow. ”

Psalms 78:57 — American Standard Version

Psalms 78:57 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And they turn back, And deal treacherously like their fathers, They have been turned like a deceitful bow,”

Psalms 78:57 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 78:57 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they drew back and dealt treacherously like their fathers: they turned like a deceitful bow.”

Psalms 78:57 — Darby Translation

Psalms 78:57 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But turned backe and delt falsely like their fathers: they turned like a deceitfull bowe.”

Psalms 78:57 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 78:57 in Context — Psalms 78

55 He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

56 Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

57 But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

59 When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

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What Does Psalms 78:57 Mean?

Psalms 78:57 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 78. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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