Psalm 149:8 “to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron…”

Psalm 149:8

to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

World English Bible

to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

American Standard Version

To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;

Geneva Bible 1599

To binde their Kings in chaines, and their nobles with fetters of yron,

Darby Translation

To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

Young's Literal Translation

To bind their kings with chains, And their honoured ones with fetters of iron,

Bible in Basic English

To put their kings in chains, and their rulers in bands of iron;

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Cross references

“To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;”

Joshua 12:7 Joshua 10:23 Joshua 10:24 Judges 1:6 Judges 1:7

Joshua 12:7 · BSB

And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (according to the allotments to t…

Joshua 10:23 · BSB

So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.

Joshua 10:24 · BSB

When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forw…

Judges 1:6 · BSB

As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.

Judges 1:7 · BSB

Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.

Also

Job 36:8

Job 36:8 · BSB

And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,

9to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah!

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