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Psalms 82:5
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Psalms 82:5
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“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
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Psalms 82:5 in Other Translations
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They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
ESV
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They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
NLT
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But these oppressors know nothing; they are so ignorant! They wander about in darkness, while the whole world is shaken to the core.
MSG
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Ignorant judges! Head-in-the-sand judges! They haven't a clue to what's going on. And now everything's falling apart, the world's coming unglued.
CSB
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They do not know or understand; they wander in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Psalms 82:5 In-Context
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Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
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Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
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“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
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“I said, ‘You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most High.’
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But you will die like mere mortals; you will fall like every other ruler.”
Cross References
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Psalms 14:4
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Psalms 53:2
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Micah 3:1
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Job 30:26
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Isaiah 5:30
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Isaiah 8:21-22
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Isaiah 9:2
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Isaiah 59:9
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Isaiah 60:2
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Jeremiah 13:16
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Jeremiah 23:12
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Lamentations 3:2
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Judges 5:4
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Psalms 11:3
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