KJV King James Version
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, [being] bound in affliction and iron;
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Psalm 107:10
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, [being] bound in affliction and iron;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
WEB World English Bible
Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,
ASV American Standard Version
Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,
Surrounding context — Psalm 107
7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
8 Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!
9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, [being] bound in affliction and iron;
11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and [there was] none to help.
13 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, [and] he saved them out of their distresses.
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Luke 1:79To give light to them that sit in darkness and [in] the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.Micah 7:8Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD [shall be] a light unto me.Romans 6:20-21For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.Matthew 4:16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.Isaiah 42:7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, [and] them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.Matthew 22:13Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast [him] into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.Job 36:8-9And if [they be] bound in fetters, [and] be holden in cords of affliction;Exodus 2:23-24And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.Psalm 105:18Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:Lamentations 3:6-7He hath set me in dark places, as [they that be] dead of old.Job 3:5Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.Isaiah 9:2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.2 Chronicles 33:11Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
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