2 Chronicles 20:12
10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;
11 Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.
13 And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
14 Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
- KJV
- O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.
- WEB
- Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us. We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”
- ASV
- O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but out eyes are upon thee.
- DARBY
- Our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might in presence of this great company which cometh against us, neither know we what to do; but our eyes are upon thee.
- BLB
- Our God, will You not bring judgment against them? For there is no power in us before the face of this great multitude that is coming against us, and we do not know what to do, but our eyes [are] upon You.”
- ÅB
- Vår Gud! Vil du ikke holde dom over dem? For vi har ikke kraft nok til å motstå denne store hær som kommer imot oss, og vi vet ikke hva vi skal gjøre; men til deg er våre øyne vendt.
- OTB
- Vår Gud, vil Du ikke dømme dem? For vi er maktesløse foran denne store mengden som kommer mot oss; og vi vet ikke hva vi skal gjøre, men våre øyne er rettet mot Deg."
- B1930
- Vår Gud! Vil du ikke holde dom over dem? For vi har ikke kraft nok til å motstå denne store hær som kommer imot oss, og vi vet ikke hvad vi skal gjøre; men til dig er våre øine vendt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 121:1–2
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
Read in contextPsalms 25:15
Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
Read in contextPsalms 141:8
But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
Read in contextPsalms 123:1–2
Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:36
For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.
Read in context2 Corinthians 1:8–9
For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
Read in contextPsalms 9:19
Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
Read in contextPsalms 43:1
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
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