Psalm 82:5 "They know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

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New International Version (©1984)
"They know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
They do not know nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Wicked people do not know or understand anything. As they walk around in the dark, all the foundations of the earth shake.

King James Bible
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

American King James Version
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

American Standard Version
They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Bible in Basic English
They have no knowledge or sense; they go about in the dark: all the bases of the earth are moved.

Douay-Rheims Bible
They have not known nor understood: they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth shall be moved.

Darby Bible Translation
They know not, neither do they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are moved.

English Revised Version
They know not, neither do they understand; they walk to and fro in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are moved.

Webster's Bible Translation
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

World English Bible
They don't know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Young's Literal Translation
They knew not, nor do they understand, In darkness they walk habitually, Moved are all the foundations of earth.

Geneva Study Bible

They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the {d} foundations of the earth are out of course.

(d) That is, all things are out of order either by their tyranny or careless negligence.

Wesley's Notes

82:5 They - The magistrates of whom this psalm treats. Know not - The duty of their place. Nor will - Their ignorance is wilful. Walk on - They persist: it is their constant course. In darkness - In their sinful courses. The foundations - This corruption of the supreme rulers, flows from them to their inferior officers and members.

King James Translators' Notes

out...: Heb. moved

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

5. By the wilful ignorance and negligence of judges, anarchy ensues (Ps 11:3; 75:3).

out of course-(Compare Margin; Ps 9:6; 62:2).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

82:1-5 Magistrates are the mighty in authority for the public good. Magistrates are the ministers of God's providence, for keeping up order and peace, and particularly in punishing evil-doers, and protecting those that do well. Good princes and good judges, who mean well, are under Divine direction; and bad ones, who mean ill, are under Divine restraint. The authority of God is to be submitted to, in those governors whom his providence places over us. But when justice is turned from what is right, no good can be expected. The evil actions of public persons are public mischiefs.

Psalm 11:3 If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do?"

Psalm 14:4 Do all the workers of wickedness not know, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And do not call upon the Lord?

Proverbs 2:13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness To walk in the ways of darkness;

Isaiah 59:9 Therefore justice is far from us, And righteousness does not overtake us; We hope for light, but behold, darkness, For brightness, but we walk in gloom.

Jeremiah 4:22 "For My people are foolish, They know Me not; They are stupid children And have no understanding. They are shrewd to do evil, But to do good they do not know."

Jeremiah 23:12 "Therefore their way will be like slippery paths to them, They will be driven away into the gloom and fall down in it; For I will bring calamity upon them, The year of their punishment," declares the LORD.

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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.

they. That is, the judges know not.
know not Ps 53:4 Pr 1:29 Mic 3:1 Ro 1:28

walk Pr 2:13 4:19 Ec 2:14 Joh 3:19 12:35 1Jo 2:11

all the. etc., All the civil institutions of the land totter. Ps 11:3 75:3 Ec 3:16 Isa 5:7 2Ti 2:19

out of course. Heb. moved

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