1 Samuel 12:17

1 Samuel 12:17 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

17Is it not wheat harvest now? I will call on the Lord to send thunder and rain. And you will realize what an evil thing you did in the eyes of the Lord when you asked for a king.”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

17Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call to the Lord, that He will send 12:17 Lit soundsthunder and rain. Then you will know and see that your wickedness is great which you have done in the sight of the Lord, by asking for yourselves a king.”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

17Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call to the Lord, that He may send thunder and rain. Then you will know and see that your wickedness is great which you have done in the sight of the Lord by asking for yourselves a king.”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

17Is it not [the beginning of the] wheat harvest today? I will call to the Lord and He will send thunder and rain; then you will know [without any doubt], and see that your evil which you have done is great in the sight of the Lord by asking for yourselves a king.”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

17Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the Lord to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the Lord by asking for a king.”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

17It’s time to gather in the wheat, isn’t it? I’ll call out to the Lord to send thunder and rain. Then you will realize what an evil thing you did in the sight of the Lord. You shouldn’t have asked for a king.”

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