11 translations · Hebrew
2 Chronicles 14:11
Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, there is no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God. Don’t let man prevail against you.”
2 Chronicles 14:11 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, there is no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God. Don’t let man prevail against you.”
- KJV King James Version
- And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, there is none besides thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength: help us, O Jehovah our God; for we rely on thee, and in thy name are we come against this multitude. O Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And Asa calls to his God YHWH and says, “YHWH, it is nothing for You to help, between the mighty and those who have no power; help us, O YHWH, our God, for we have leaned on You, and in Your Name we have come against this multitude; O YHWH, You [are] our God; do not let mortal man prevail against You!”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Asa called out for help to the Lord his God: “Lord, there is no one apart from you who can help the powerless against the powerful. Please help us, Lord our God, for we trust in you. We have come against this horde because we stand for you, Lord. You are our God. Do not let a mere human being beat you.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And Asa calleth unto Jehovah his God, and saith, 'Jehovah! it is nothing with Thee to help, between the mighty and those who have no power; help us, O Jehovah, our God, for on Thee we have leant, and in Thy name we have come against this multitude; O Jehovah, our God thou [art]; let him not prevail with Thee — mortal man!
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, it maketh no difference to thee to help, whether there be much or no power: help us, O Jehovah our God, for we rely on thee, and in thy name have we come against this multitude. Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And Asa cried to the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Asa cried to the LORD his God, and said, “LORD, there is no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, LORD our God; for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. LORD, you are our God. Don’t let man prevail against you.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And he called upon the Lord God, and said: O Lord, there is no difference with thee, whether thou help with few, or with many: help us, O Lord our God: for with confidence in thee, and in thy name, we are come against this multitude. O Lord thou art our God, let not man prevail against thee.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקְרָ֨א | way·yiq·rā | cried out | H7121 קָרָא to call: call to |
| אָסָ֜א | ’ā·sā | Then Asa | H609 אָסָא Asa |
| אֶל־ | ’el- | to | H413 אֶל to(wards) |
| יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| אֱלֹהָיו֮ | ’ĕ·lō·hāw | his God | H430 אֱלֹהִים God |
| וַיֹּאמַר֒ | way·yō·mar | — | H559 אָמַר to say |
| יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | O LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| אֵֽין־ | ’ên- | there is no one | H369 אַ֫יִן nothing |
| עִמְּךָ֤ | ‘im·mə·ḵā | besides You | H5973 עִם with |
| לַעְזוֹר֙ | la‘·zō·wr | to help | H5826 עָזַר to help |
| בֵּ֥ין | bên | — | H996 בַּ֫יִן between |
| רַב֙ | raḇ | against the mighty | H7227 רַב many |
| לְאֵ֣ין | lə·’ên | the powerless | H369 אַ֫יִן nothing |
| כֹּ֔חַ | kō·aḥ | — | H3581 כֹּחַ reptile |
| עָזְרֵ֜נוּ | ‘ā·zə·rê·nū | Help us | H5826 עָזַר to help |
| יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | O LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | our God | H430 אֱלֹהִים God |
| כִּֽי־ | kî- | for | H3588 כִּי for |
| עָלֶ֣יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | on You | H5921 עַל upon |
| נִשְׁעַ֔נּוּ | niš·‘an·nū | we rely | H8172 שָׁעַן to lean |
| וּבְשִׁמְךָ֣ | ū·ḇə·šim·ḵā | and in Your name | H8034 שֵׁם name |
| בָ֔אנוּ | ḇā·nū | we have come | H935 בּוֹא to come (in): come |
| עַל־ | ‘al- | against | H5921 עַל upon |
| הֶהָמ֖וֹן | he·hā·mō·wn | multitude | H1995 הָמוֹן crowd |
| הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | this | H2088 זֶה this |
| יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | O LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | are our God | H430 אֱלֹהִים God |
| אַ֔תָּה | ’at·tāh | You | H859 אַתָּ֫ה you(m.s.) |
| אַל־ | ’al- | Do not | H408 אַל not |
| יַעְצֹ֥ר | ya‘·ṣōr | prevail | H6113 עָצַר to restrain |
| עִמְּךָ֖ | ‘im·mə·ḵā | against You | H5973 עִם with |
| אֱנֽוֹשׁ׃ס | ’ĕ·nō·wōš | let a mere mortal | H582 אֱנוֹשׁ human |
Related verses
- Jeremiah 1:19
They will fight against you, but they will not prevail against you; for I am with you”, says Yahweh, “to rescue you.”
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me. Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.
- Psalm 22:5
They cried to you, and were delivered. They trusted in you, and were not disappointed.
- Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust the name of Yahweh our God.
- 2 Chronicles 13:14
When Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried to Yahweh, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Acts 2:21
It will be that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
- 1 Samuel 14:6
Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that Yahweh will work for us; for there is no restraint on Yahweh to save by many or by few.”
- 2 Chronicles 13:18
Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
- Proverbs 18:10
Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
9 Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million troops and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.
10 Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
11 Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, there is no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God. Don’t let man prevail against you.”
12 So Yahweh struck the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
13 Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar: and so many of the Ethiopians fell that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Yahweh and before his army; and they carried away very much booty.
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Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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