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Is “At their wits’ end” in the Bible?
Yes. “At their wits’ end” is in the Bible, at Psalm 107:27. The psalm says it about sailors caught in a storm.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is Psalm 107:27.
The psalm says it about sailors caught in a storm.
The verse
They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was swallowed up.
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What it means there
They have run out of skill and ideas. Then they cry out to God, and he stills the storm (Psalm 107:28-29). Today “at my wits’ end” means not knowing what to do next.
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Is “At their wits’ end” in the Bible?
Yes. “At their wits’ end” is in the Bible, at Psalm 107:27. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. The psalm says it about sailors caught in a storm.
Where in the Bible is “At their wits’ end”?
In Psalm 107:27. In the Lumin Translation, Psalm 107:27 reads: “They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was swallowed up.”
Who said “At their wits’ end”?
The psalm says it about sailors caught in a storm.
What does “At their wits’ end” mean in the Bible?
They have run out of skill and ideas. Then they cry out to God, and he stills the storm (Psalm 107:28-29). Today “at my wits’ end” means not knowing what to do next.
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