Psalm 106:39
Modern Translations
New International Version
They defiled themselves by what they did; by their deeds they prostituted themselves.

New Living Translation
They defiled themselves by their evil deeds, and their love of idols was adultery in the LORD’s sight.

English Standard Version
Thus they became unclean by their acts, and played the whore in their deeds.

Berean Study Bible
They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.

New American Standard Bible
So they became unclean in their practices, And were unfaithful in their deeds.

NASB 1995
Thus they became unclean in their practices, And played the harlot in their deeds.

NASB 1977
Thus they became unclean in their practices, And played the harlot in their deeds.

Amplified Bible
In this way they became unclean in their practices; They played the prostitute in their own deeds [by giving their worship, which belongs to God alone, to other “gods”].

Christian Standard Bible
They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.

Contemporary English Version
By doing such gruesome things, they also became filthy.

Good News Translation
They made themselves impure by their actions and were unfaithful to God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They became filthy because of what they did. They behaved like prostitutes.

International Standard Version
Therefore, they became unclean because of what they did; they have acted like whores by their evil deeds.

NET Bible
They were defiled by their deeds, and unfaithful in their actions.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.

New King James Version
Thus they were defiled by their own works, And played the harlot by their own deeds.

King James 2000 Bible
Thus were they defiled with their own works, and played the harlot with their own deeds.

New Heart English Bible
Thus were they defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.

World English Bible
Thus were they defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.

American King James Version
Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.

American Standard Version
Thus were they defiled with their works, And played the harlot in their doings.

A Faithful Version
And they were defiled with their works, and went awhoring after their own inventions.

Darby Bible Translation
And they were defiled with their works, and went a-whoring in their doings.

English Revised Version
Thus were they defiled with their works, and went a whoring in their doings.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went astray with their own inventions.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Thus were they steined with their owne woorkes, and went a whoring with their owne inuentions.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
(106:37) Thus were they stayned with their owne workes: and went a whoryng with their owne inuentions.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Thus were they stayned wt their owne workes, and wente a whoringe with their owne invencions.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they are defiled with their works, "" And commit whoredom in their habitual doings.

Young's Literal Translation
And they are defiled with their works, And commit whoredom in their habitual doings.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they will be defiled with their works: and they will commit fornication in their doings.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
and was defiled with their works: and they went aside after their own inventions.

Catholic Public Domain Version
and was contaminated with their works. And they fornicated according to their own inventions.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
They were defiled by their works and they committed fornication with their inventions.

Lamsa Bible
Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went awhoring with their own inventions.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thus were they defiled with their works, And went astray in their doings.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and was polluted with their works; and they went a whoring with their own devices.
















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