As soon as they hear
shema`  (shay'-mah)
something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience -- bruit, fame, hear(-ing), loud, report, speech, tidings.
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.

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of me they shall obey
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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me the strangers
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
nekar  (nay-kawr')
foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom -- alien, strange (+ -er).

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shall submit
kachash  (kaw-khash')
to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)

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themselves unto me

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
As soon as they hear, they obey me; Foreigners submit to me.

King James Bible
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Foreigners submit to me grudgingly; as soon as they hear, they obey me.

International Standard Version
When they hear of me, they will obey me; foreigners will submit to me.

NET Bible
When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners are powerless before me;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
When they hear they will listen to me; children of foreigners will submit themselves to me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me. Foreigners will cringe in front of me.

King James 2000 Bible
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.

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