Psalm 107:27 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

they reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits’ end.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

They reel to and fro and stagger like a drunken man and are at their wits' end [all their wisdom has come to nothing].

American Standard Version (1901)

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits’ end.

Common English Bible

They staggered and stumbled around like they were drunk. None of their skill was of any help.

Psalm 107:27 Cross References

Job 12:25

They grope in the dark without light; he makes them stagger like a drunkard.

Job 37:20

Should he be told that I want to speak? Did anyone ever wish to be swallowed up?

Isaiah 19:14

The Lord has poured into them a spirit of confusion; and they have made Egypt stagger in all its doings as a drunkard staggers around in his vomit.

Isaiah 19:3

the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out, and I will confound their plans; they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead and the ghosts and the familiar spirits;

Isaiah 24:20

The earth staggers like a drunkard; it sways like a hut; its transgression lies heavy upon it, and it falls and will not rise again.

Isaiah 29:9

Be astounded and stunned; blind yourselves and be blind! Be drunk but not from wine; stagger but not from strong drink!