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Proverbs 23:34

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

KJV

Et eris sicut dormiens in medio mari, et quasi sopitus gubernator, amisso clavo.

Vulgate

καὶ κατακείσῃ ὥσπερ ἐν καρδίᾳ θαλάσσης, καὶ ὥσπερ κυβερνήτης ἐν πολλῷ κλύδωνι.

LXX

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

ASV

וְ֭/הָיִיתָ כְּ/שֹׁכֵ֣ב בְּ/לֶב יָ֑ם וּ֝/כְ/שֹׁכֵ֗ב בְּ/רֹ֣אשׁ חִבֵּֽל

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

ה
h
noun · 393×
חִבֵּֽל
chbl
noun · 1×
י
y
noun · 591×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב
yshkb
verb · 211×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Thess 5:2 — For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.