Psalm 49:11
World English Bible (WEB)
Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
In context
9 that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.
10 For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.
11 Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
12 But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.
13 This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah.
Psalm 49:11 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
- KJV King James Version
- Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, And their dwelling-places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Their heart [is]: Their houses [are] to the age, Their tabernacles to all generations. They proclaimed their names over the lands.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever, their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Their inward thought is , that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.