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Broken Bondage

Psalms 48:12

In 11 translations

BSB
March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,
KJV
Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
WEB
Walk about Zion, and go around her. Number its towers.
ASV
Walk about Zion, and go round about her; Number the towers thereof;
LSV
Surround Zion, and go around her, count her towers,
YLT
Compass Zion, and go round her, count her towers,
DBY
Walk about Zion, and go round about her: count the towers thereof;
DRC47:13
Surround Sion, and encompass her: tell ye in her towers.
GNV
Compasse about Zion, and goe round about it, and tell the towres thereof.
JPS48:13
Walk about Zion, and go round about her; count the towers thereof.
LXXE47:13
Go round about Sion, and encompass her: tell ye her towers.

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Original-language editions

WLC48:13
סֹ֣בּוּ צִ֭יּוֹן וְהַקִּיפ֑וּהָ סִ֝פְר֗וּ מִגְדָּלֶֽיהָ׃KJV:Ps.48.12
LXX-Br47:13
Κυκλώσατε Σιὼν, καὶ περιλάβετε αὐτὴν, διηγήσασθε ἐν τοῖς πύργοις αὐτῆς.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 24:1–2As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings. “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every…
  • Isaiah 33:18–20Your mind will ponder the former terror: “Where is he who tallies? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?” You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer…
  • Nehemiah 12:31–40Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate. Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah…

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