The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took food and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so because of the fear of God.
Deuteronomy 25:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 how he attacked you on the way, when you were faint and weary, and struck down all who lagged behind you; he did not fear God. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 how he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition How he did not fear God, but when you were faint and weary he attacked you along the way and cut off all the stragglers at your rear. [Exod. 17:14.] American Standard Version (1901) how he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. Common English Bible how he met up with you on the way, striking from behind those who were lagging back because you were weak and tired, and because he didn’t fear God. Catholic Public Domain Version how he met you and cut down the stragglers of the troops, who were sitting down, exhausted, when you were consumed by hunger and hardship, and how he did not fear God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version How he met thee: and slew the hindmost of the army, who sat down, being weary, when thou wast spent with hunger and labour, and he feared not God. |
The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took food and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so because of the fear of God.
So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God, to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies?
Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in their hearts; there is no fear of God before their eyes.
By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.