Psalm 82:5
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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 know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
The rulers do not know nor do they understand; They walk on in the darkness [of complacent satisfaction]; All the foundations of the earth [the fundamental principles of the administration of justice] are shaken.
[The magistrates and judges] know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in the darkness [of complacent satisfaction]; all the foundations of the earth [the fundamental principles upon which rests the administration of justice] are shaking.
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
They do not know or understand; they wander in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
They don’t know; they don’t understand; they wander around in the dark. All the earth’s foundations shake.
They don’t know, they don’t understand, they wander about in darkness; meanwhile, all the foundations of the earth are being undermined.
“None of you know or understand a thing. You live in darkness, while the foundations of the earth tremble.
They know not, neither do they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are moved.
They have said: Come and let us destroy them, so that they be not a nation: and let the name of Israel be remembered no more.
“They don’t know what is happening. They don’t understand! They don’t know what they are doing. Their world is falling down around them!”
The powerful leaders know nothing and they understand nothing. They walk about in a dark place. At the same time the foundation of the earth shakes!
They do not know. They do not understand. They walk around in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
“You know nothing. You don’t understand. You walk in the dark, while the ·world is falling apart [L foundations of the earth are tottering].
They know not and understand nothing: they walk in darkness, albeit all the foundations of the earth be moved.
Wicked people do not know or understand anything. As they walk around in the dark, all the foundations of the earth shake.
“How ignorant you are! How stupid! You are completely corrupt, and justice has disappeared from the world.
They do not know or understand; they wander in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
“You know nothing. You don’t understand. You walk in the dark, while the world is falling apart.
They neither know nor understand; they walk about in the dark while all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
They do not know, neither do they understand; they walk in darkness; they move all the foundations of the earth.
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
They do not know and do not understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
They do not know or consider. They go about in the darkness, so that all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
But you are so foolish and so ignorant! Because you are in darkness, all the foundations of society are shaken to the core.
Ignorant judges! Head-in-the-sand judges! They haven’t a clue to what’s going on. And now everything’s falling apart, the world’s coming unglued.
“They have neither knowledge nor understanding; they walk in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are shaken.”
Wicked people do not know or understand anything. As they walk around in the dark, all the foundations of the earth shake.
The gods neither know nor understand, wandering about in darkness, and all the world’s foundations shake.
They do not know nor do they understand; They walk around in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
They do not know nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
“They neither know nor understand; they wander around in darkness while all the foundations of the earth are crumbling.
“You know nothing. You don’t understand. You walk in the dark, while the world is falling apart.
They neither know nor understand. They stumble around in the dark, while all the foundations of the earth crumble.
“You leaders don’t know anything. You don’t understand anything. You are in the dark about what is right. Law and order have been destroyed all over the world.
“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
‘The “gods” know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
They do not know, nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are unstable.
They know nothing; they understand nothing. They walk around in the dark. All that the earth is built upon is shaking.
But these oppressors know nothing; they are so ignorant! They wander about in darkness, while the whole world is shaken to the core.
They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk around in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk around in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk around in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
They have neither knowledge nor understanding; they walk around in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in choshech; all the foundations of ha’aretz are shaken.
They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
They know nothing; they understand nothing— they walk about in darkness. All of earth’s foundations are shaken.
These bullies are ignorant; they have no understanding of My ways. So as they walk in darkness, the foundations of the earth tremble.
They don’t know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
They know not, neither understand, they go in darknesses; all the foundaments of earth shall be moved. (But ye know not, nor do ye understand, that ye go in darkness; and that all the foundations of the earth have been shaken.)
They knew not, nor do they understand, In darkness they walk habitually, Moved are all the foundations of earth.
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