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Thanksgiving for Deliverance

Psalms 107:18

In 11 translations

BSB
They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
KJV
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
WEB
Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.
ASV
Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; And they draw near unto the gates of death.
LSV
Their soul detests all food, || And they come near to the gates of death,
YLT
All food doth their soul abominate, And they come nigh unto the gates of death,
DBY
Their soul abhorreth all manner of food, and they draw near unto the gates of death:
DRC106:18
Their soul abhorred all manner of meat: and they drew nigh even to the gates of death.
GNV
Their soule abhorreth al meat, and they are brought to deaths doore.
JPS
Their soul abhorred all manner of food, and they drew near unto the gates of death —
LXXE106:18
Their soul abhorred all meat; and they drew near to the gates of death.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
כָּל־אֹ֭כֶל תְּתַעֵ֣ב נַפְשָׁ֑ם וַ֝יַּגִּ֗יעוּ עַד־שַׁ֥עֲרֵי מָֽוֶת׃
LXX-Br106:18
Πᾶν βρῶμα ἐβδελύξατο ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτῶν, καὶ ἤγγισαν ἕως τῶν πυλῶν τοῦ θανάτου.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 9:13Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,
  • Psalms 88:3For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
  • Job 33:19–22A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones, so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food. His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude. He…
  • Isaiah 38:10I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.”
  • Job 38:17Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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  • 106:18 in some Bibles
  • 107:18 in most Bibles

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