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Surely God Is Good to Israel

Psalms 73:4

In 11 translations

BSB
They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.
KJV
For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.firm: Heb. fat
WEB
For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm.
ASV
For there are no pangs in their death; But their strength is firm.
LSV
And their might [is] firm.
YLT
And their might [is] firm.
DBY
For they have no pangs in their death, and their body is well nourished;
DRC72:4
For there is no regard to their death, nor is there strength in their stripes.
GNV
For there are no bandes in their death, but they are lustie and strong.
JPS
For there are no pangs at their death, and their body is sound.
LXXE72:4
For there is no sign of reluctance in their death: and they have firmness under their affliction.

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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
כִּ֤י אֵ֖ין חַרְצֻבּ֥וֹת לְמוֹתָ֗ם וּבָרִ֥יא אוּלָֽם׃
LXX-Br72:4
Ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἀνάνευσις ἐν τῷ θανάτῳ αὐτῶν, καὶ στερέωμα ἐν τῇ μάστιγι αὐτῶν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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

Cross-references most cited first

  • Ecclesiastes 2:16For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!
  • Job 21:23–24One man dies full of vigor, completely secure and at ease. His body is well nourished, and his bones are rich with marrow.
  • Luke 16:22One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
  • Ecclesiastes 7:15In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.
  • Psalms 17:14from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
  • Job 24:20The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree.
  • Psalms 17:10They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.

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

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  • 72:4 in some Bibles
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