from the sons of Issachar—men who know how to interpret the signs of the times to determine what Israel should do—200 chiefs with all their kinsmen under their command;
Psalm 12:2 - Tree of Life Version Help, Adonai! For no one godly exists. For the faithful have vanished from the children of men. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: With flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition To his neighbor each one speaks words without use or worth or truth; with flattering lips and double heart [deceitfully] they speak. American Standard Version (1901) They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak. Common English Bible Everyone tells lies to everyone else; they talk with slick speech and divided hearts. Catholic Public Domain Version How long can I take counsel in my soul, sorrowing in my heart throughout the day? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version How long shall I take counsels in my soul, sorrow in my heart all the day? |
from the sons of Issachar—men who know how to interpret the signs of the times to determine what Israel should do—200 chiefs with all their kinsmen under their command;
His mouth is full of cursing, lies and oppression. On his tongue are trouble and iniquity.
Snatch me, deliver me out of the hand of foreigners, whose mouth speaks falsehood, whose right hand is a right hand of deceit.
whose mouth speaks falsehood, whose right hand is a right hand of deceit.
Do not drag me away with the wicked and with doers of iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbors, while evil is in their hearts.
My friends and my companions stay away from my wound, and my kinsmen stand far off.
My enemies speak evil about me: “When will he die and his name perish?”
Lead me, Adonai, in Your righteousness, because of my enemies. Make Your path straight before me.
My companion put forth his hands against those at peace with him, as he violates his covenant.
Do not slay them, lest my people forget. With Your power shake them and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
How long will all of you assault a man, to crush him, like a leaning wall, a fence to be torn down?
A talebearer goes about, revealing secrets, so do not associate with a babbler.
So you will say to them, ‘This nation has not obeyed the voice of Adonai their God or received correction. Truth has perished and is cut off from their mouth.
For such things shall I not punish them?” It is a declaration of Adonai. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”
For no longer will every vision be deceitful and every oracle false in the house of Israel.
The pious have perished from the land, there is none upright among mankind. All of them lie in wait for blood. A man hunts his brother with a net.
For such people do not serve our Lord the Messiah, but only their own belly. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
For as you know and God is witness, we never came with a word of flattery or a motive of greed—