New International Version (©1984) The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the alien, denying them justice.New American Standard Bible (©1995) "The people of the land have practiced oppression and committed robbery, and they have wronged the poor and needy and have oppressed the sojourner without justice. GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995) The common people oppress and rob others. They do wrong to humble people and to poor people. They oppress foreigners for no reason. King James Bible The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully. American King James Version The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yes, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully. American Standard Version The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yea, they have vexed the poor and needy, and have oppressed the sojourner wrongfully. Bible in Basic English The people of the land have been acting cruelly, taking men's goods by force; they have been hard on the poor and those in need, and have done wrong to the man from a strange land. Douay-Rheims Bible The people of the land have used oppression, and committed robbery: they afflicted the needy and poor, and they oppressed the stranger by calumny without judgment. Darby Bible Translation The people of the land use oppression and practise robbery; and they vex the poor and needy, and oppress the stranger wrongfully. English Revised Version The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yea, they have vexed the poor and needy, and have oppressed the stranger wrongfully. Webster's Bible Translation The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have oppressed the poor and needy: yes, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully. World English Bible The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yes, they have troubled the poor and needy, and have oppressed the foreigner wrongfully. Young's Literal Translation The people of the land have used oppression, And have taken plunder violently away, And humble and needy have oppressed, And the sojourner oppressed -- without judgment. |