Psalms 94:21

In 11 translations

BSB

They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.Or condemn innocent blood

KJV

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

WEB

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

ASV

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn the innocent blood.

LSV

They decree against the soul of the righteous, || And declare innocent blood wicked.

YLT

They decree against the soul of the righteous, And innocent blood declare wicked.

DBY

They band together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.

DRC93:21

They will hunt after the soul of the just, and will condemn innocent blood.

GNV

They gather them together against the soule of the righteous, and condemne the innocent blood.

JPS

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.

LXXE93:21

They will hunt for the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.

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Original-language editions

WLC

יָ֭גוֹדּוּ עַל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וְדָ֖ם נָקִ֣י יַרְשִֽׁיעוּ׃

LXX-Br93:21

Θηρεύσουσιν ἐπὶ ψυχὴν δικαίου, καὶ αἷμα ἀθῶον καταδικάσονται.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 17:15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.
• Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
• Psalms 59:3See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
• Exodus 23:7Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
• Revelation 17:6I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.
• Psalms 22:16For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
• Ezekiel 22:12In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.
• James 5:6You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
• Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
• 1 Kings 21:19Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also…
• Acts 7:58–60They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my…
• Psalms 2:1–3Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: “Let us break Their chains and cast away…
• Ezekiel 22:27Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
• Matthew 27:4“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
• Matthew 23:32–36Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers. You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell? Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you…
• Psalms 106:38They shed innocent blood— the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.

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