NETBible | The clods of the torrent valley 1 are sweet to him; behind him everybody follows in procession, and before him goes a countless throng. |
NIV © |
The soil in the valley is sweet to him; all men follow after him, and a countless throng goes before him. |
NASB © |
"The clods of the valley will gently cover him; Moreover, all men will follow after him, While countless ones go before him. |
NLT © |
A great funeral procession goes to the cemetery. Many pay their respects as the body is laid to rest and the earth gives sweet repose. |
MSG © |
Gently lowered into expensive graves, with everyone telling lies about how wonderful they were. |
BBE © |
The earth of the valley covering his bones is sweet to him, and all men come after him, as there were unnumbered before him. |
NRSV © |
The clods of the valley are sweet to them; everyone will follow after, and those who went before are innumerable. |
NKJV © |
The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him; Everyone shall follow him, As countless have gone before him. |
KJV | The clods <07263> of the valley <05158> shall be sweet <04985> (8804) unto him, and every man <0120> shall draw <04900> (8799) after <0310> him, as [there are] innumerable <04557> before <06440> him. |
NASB © |
"The clods <7263> of the valley <5158> will gently <4985> cover <4985> him; Moreover, all <3605> men <120> will follow <4900> after <310> him, While countless <369> <4557> ones go before him.<6440> |
LXXM | eglukanyhsan {V-API-3P} autw <846> D-DSM calikev {N-NPM} ceimarrou {N-GSM} kai <2532> CONJ opisw <3694> PREP autou <846> D-GSM pav <3956> A-NSM anyrwpov <444> N-NSM apeleusetai <565> V-FMI-3S kai <2532> CONJ emprosyen <1715> PREP autou <846> D-GSM anariymhtoi <382> A-NPM |
NET [draft] ITL | The clods <07263> of the torrent valley <05158> are sweet <04985> to him; behind <0310> him everybody <0120> <03605> follows <04900> in procession, and before <06440> him goes a countless <04557> <0369> |
HEBREW | rpom <04557> Nya <0369> wynplw <06440> Kwsmy <04900> Mda <0120> lk <03605> wyrxaw <0310> lxn <05158> ybgr <07263> wl <0> wqtm (21:33) <04985> |
NETBible | The clods of the torrent valley 1 are sweet to him; behind him everybody follows in procession, and before him goes a countless throng. |
NET Notes |
1 tn The clods are those that are used to make a mound over the body. And, for a burial in the valley, see Deut 34:6. The verse here sees him as participating in his funeral and enjoying it. Nothing seems to go wrong with the wicked. |