Psalm 107:27 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²⁷ they reeled and staggered like drunken men, and were at their wits' end.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ 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)

²⁷ They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits’ end.

Common English Bible

²⁷ 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; and he makes them stagger like a drunken man.

Job 37:20

Shall it be told him that I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up?

Isaiah 19:14

The Lord has mingled within her a spirit of confusion; and they have made Egypt stagger in all her doings as a drunken man staggers in his vomit.

Isaiah 19:3

and the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out, and I will confound their plans; and they will consult the idols and the sorcerers, and the mediums and the wizards;

Isaiah 24:20

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

Isaiah 29:9

Stupefy yourselves and be in a stupor, blind yourselves and be blind! Be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not with strong drink!