Psalm 82:5

Psalm 82:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

5“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.

They walk about in darkness;

all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

5¶They do not know nor do they understand;

They walk around in darkness;

All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

5They do not know nor do they understand;

They walk about in darkness;

All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

5¶The rulers do not know nor do they understand;

They walk on in the darkness [of complacent satisfaction];

All the foundations of the earth [the fundamental principles of the administration of justice] are shaken.

5They do not know or understand;

they wander in the darkness;

all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

5“You leaders don’t know anything.

You don’t understand anything.

You are in the dark about what is right.

Law and order have been destroyed all over the world.