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“‘Behold, the princes of Israel, every one was in thee to their power to shed blood.
Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been in thee to shed blood.
“Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been intending to shed blood in you.
Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been intending to shed blood.
Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.
“‘Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood.
Look, Israel’s princes, every one of them, have joined forces to shed blood in you.
“‘The leaders of Isra’el in you all use their power in order to shed blood.
Your own leaders use their power to murder.
Behold, the princes of Israel have been in thee to shed blood, each according to his power.
Behold the princes of Israel, every one hath employed his arm in thee to shed blood.
“‘Look, all the leaders in Israel are using their strength just to kill other people.
Each ruler of Israel that lives in you, Jerusalem, has been a murderer. Each one has used his power to kill people.
Look at the rulers of Israel. Each one among you uses his power to shed blood.
“Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.
“Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.
“‘See how each ·ruler [prince; leader] of Israel in you [C Jerusalem; v. 2] has been trying to ·kill people [shed blood].
Behold, the princes of Israel everyone in thee was ready to his power, to shed blood.
“ ‘See how all the princes of Israel who live in you have used their power to murder people.
All Israel's leaders trust in their own strength and commit murder.
“Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood.
“‘Jerusalem, see how each ruler of Israel in you has been trying to kill people.
“‘“Watch out! Each of the princes of Israel has misused his authority to shed blood.
Behold, the princes of Israel, each one according to their power, were in thee to shed blood.
Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.
Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.
“Behold, the princes of Israel, each according to his power, have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood.
Look! The princes of Israel, each one according to his strength, they are in you for the shedding of blood.
“Every leader in Israel who lives within your walls is bent on murder.
“‘Your leaders, the princes of Israel among you, compete in crime. You’re a community that’s insolent to parents, abusive to outsiders, oppressive against orphans and widows. You treat my holy things with contempt and desecrate my Sabbaths. You have people spreading lies and spilling blood, flocking to the hills to the sex shrines and fornicating unrestrained. Incest is common. Men force themselves on women regardless of whether they’re ready or willing. Sex is now anarchy. Anyone is fair game: neighbor, daughter-in-law, sister. Murder is for hire, usury is rampant, extortion is commonplace. “‘And you’ve forgotten me. Decree of God, the Master.
The princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.
“‘See how all the princes of Israel who live in you have used their power to murder people.
See! the princes of Israel within you use their power to shed blood.
“Behold, the rulers of Israel, each according to his power, have been among you for the purpose of shedding blood.
“Behold, the rulers of Israel, each according to his power, have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood.
The princes of Israel who dwell in your land are there only for the purpose of shedding blood.
“‘Jerusalem, see how each ruler of Israel in you has been trying to kill people.
“‘See how each of the princes of Israel living within you has used his authority to shed blood.
“ ‘ “The princes of Israel are in your city. All of them use their power to spill blood.
“‘See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed blood.
‘“See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed blood.
“Look, the princes of Israel: each one has used his power to shed blood in you.
See, each of the rulers of Israel who are in you has used his power to kill.
“Every leader in Israel who lives within your walls is bent on murder.
The princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.
The princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.
The princes of Israel in you, everyone according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.
The princes of Israel in you, everyone according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.
Hinei, the nasi’im (rulers) of Yisroel, every one has used his zero’a (arm, power) for shefach dahm in thee.
“Behold the princes of Israel. Each has used his power to shed blood.
“Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.
“Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.
“Behold, each prince of Israel has used his own arm’s strength in you to shed blood.
Look, the princes of Israel who reside in your walls use their political power to murder.
“‘“Behold, the princes of Israel, everyone according to his power, have been in you to shed blood.
Lo! [the] princes of Israel, all in their arm, were in thee, to shed out blood. (Lo! the leaders of Israel, all in their power, were in thee, to shed out blood.)
Lo, princes of Israel -- each according to his arm Have been in thee to shed blood.
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