1 Samuel 8:18
World English Bible (WEB)
You will cry out in that day because of your king whom you will have chosen for yourselves; and the LORD will not answer you in that day.”
In context
16 He will take your male servants, your female servants, your best young men, and your donkeys, and assign them to his own work.
17 He will take one tenth of your flocks; and you will be his servants.
18 You will cry out in that day because of your king whom you will have chosen for yourselves; and the LORD will not answer you in that day.”
19 But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us,
20 that we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.”
1 Samuel 8:18 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- You will cry out in that day because of your king whom you will have chosen for yourselves; and the LORD will not answer you in that day.”
- KJV King James Version
- And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall have chosen you; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And ye have cried out in that day because of the king whom ye have chosen for yourselves, and Jehovah doth not answer you in that day.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye have chosen; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen for yourselves; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.