Then Absalom commanded his young men saying, “Now watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine. When I tell you, ‘Strike Amnon!’ then put him to death! Have no fear! Isn’t it I who commanded you? Be strong! Be sons of valor!”
Proverbs 23:34 - Tree of Life Version Then you will be like one lying down in the heart of the sea, or sprawled on the top of a mast. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Yes, you will be [as unsteady] as he who lies down in the midst of the sea, and [as open to disaster] as he who lies upon the top of a mast. American Standard Version (1901) Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. Common English Bible You will be like one who lies down while out on the sea or one who lies on top of a mast. Catholic Public Domain Version And you will be like someone sleeping in the middle of the sea, and like a pilot, fast asleep, who has lost his hold on the helm. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thou shalt be as one sleeping in the midst of the sea, and as a pilot fast asleep, when the stern is lost. |
Then Absalom commanded his young men saying, “Now watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine. When I tell you, ‘Strike Amnon!’ then put him to death! Have no fear! Isn’t it I who commanded you? Be strong! Be sons of valor!”
Then his servant Zimri, commander of half his chariotry, conspired against him while he was in Tirzah, making himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was in charge of the palace in Tirzah.
With the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up. The floods stood upright as a heap. The deeps became firm ground in the heart of the sea.
Your eyes will see strange things. Your heart will utter perverse things.
“They hit me! But I was not hurt. They beat me up! But I did not feel it. When will I wake up? I will look for another drink.”
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
Awake, drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you drinkers of wine— on account of sweet wine, for it is denied to your mouth!
For in those days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark.
“But watch out so your hearts are not weighed down by carousing, strong drink, and the worries of life. Do not let that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.