World English Bible WEB
New International Version NIV
6 That the generation to come might know, even the children who should be born; Who should arise and tell their children,
6
so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.
7 That they might set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep his commandments,
7
Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.
8 And might not be as their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that didn't make their hearts loyal, Whose spirit was not steadfast with God.
8
They would not be like their ancestors— a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him.
9 The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle.
9
The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned back on the day of battle;
10 They didn't keep the covenant of God, And refused to walk in his law.
10
they did not keep God’s covenant and refused to live by his law.
11 They forgot his doings, His wondrous works that he had shown them.
11
They forgot what he had done, the wonders he had shown them.
12 Marvelous things did he in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
12
He did miracles in the sight of their ancestors in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
13 He split the sea, and caused them to pass through; He made the waters stand as a heap.
13
He divided the sea and led them through; he made the water stand up like a wall.
14 In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, All the night with a light of fire.
14
He guided them with the cloud by day and with light from the fire all night.
15 He split rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.
15
He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them water as abundant as the seas;
16 He brought streams also out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers.
16
he brought streams out of a rocky crag and made water flow down like rivers.
The World English Bible is in the public domain.
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide.