Psalm 78:57 - Easy To Read Version

The people of Israel turned away from God.\par They turned against him\par just like their fathers did.\par They changed directions like a boomerang. {\cf2\super [452]} \par

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But they turned back and dealt unfaithfully and treacherously like their fathers; they were twisted like a warped and deceitful bow [that will not respond to the archer's aim].

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

They turned away, became faithless just like their ancestors; they twisted away like a defective bow.

Psalm 78:57 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 78:41

Again and again those people\par tested God’s patience.\par They really hurt the Holy One of Israel.\par

Psalm 78:8

If the people teach their God’s commands\par to their children,\par then the children will not be like\par their ancestors. {\cf2\super [444]} \par Their ancestors turned against God.\par They refused to obey him.\par Those people were stubborn.\par They were not loyal to God’s Spirit.\par

Isaiah 1:4

The nation of Israel is full of guilt. This guilt is like a heavy weight the people have to carry. Those people are like bad children from evil families. They left the Lord. They insulted the Holy One (God) of Israel. They left him and treated him like a stranger.

Hosea 7:16

But they were like a boomerang. {\cf2\super [74]} \par They changed directions,\par but they did not come back to me. {\cf2\super [75]} \par Their leaders bragged \{about their strength\}.\par But they will be killed with swords.\par And the people in Egypt will laugh at them.\par

Judges 3:12

Again the Lord saw the people of Israel do evil things. So the Lord gave Eglon king of Moab power to defeat the people of Israel.