Job 5:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

New Living Translation
The hungry devour their harvest, even when it is guarded by brambles. The thirsty pant after their wealth.

English Standard Version
The hungry eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

Berean Study Bible
The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

New American Standard Bible
“The hungry devour his harvest And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth.

NASB 1995
"His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth.

NASB 1977
“His harvest the hungry devour, And take it to a place of thorns; And the schemer is eager for their wealth.

Amplified Bible
“The hungry devour his harvest And take it even [when it grows] among the thorns; The trap opens for [his] wealth.

Christian Standard Bible
The hungry consume his harvest, even taking it out of the thorns. The thirsty pant for his children’s wealth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The hungry consume his harvest, even taking it out of the thorns. The thirsty pant for his children's wealth.

Contemporary English Version
Then hungry and greedy people gobble up their crops and grab their wealth.

Good News Translation
Hungry people will eat the fool's crops--even the grain growing among thorns--and thirsty people will envy his wealth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
What a stubborn fool gathers, hungry people eat. They take it even from among the thorns, and thirsty people pant after his wealth.

International Standard Version
Then the hungry will devour his harvest, snatching it even from the midst of thorns, while the thirsty covet their wealth.

NET Bible
The hungry eat up his harvest, and take it even from behind the thorns, and the thirsty swallow up their fortune.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.

New King James Version
Because the hungry eat up his harvest, Taking it even from the thorns, And a snare snatches their substance.

King James 2000 Bible
Whose harvest the hungry eats up, and takes it even out of the thorns, and the robber swallows up their wealth.

New Heart English Bible
whose harvest the hungry eats up, and take it even out of the thorns. And the thirsty swallow up their wealth.

World English Bible
whose harvest the hungry eats up, and take it even out of the thorns. The snare gapes for their substance.

American King James Version
Whose harvest the hungry eats up, and takes it even out of the thorns, and the robber swallows up their substance.

American Standard Version
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.

A Faithful Version
Their harvest the hungry eats up, and takes it even out of the thorns; and the snare swallows up their wealth.

Darby Bible Translation
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh even out of the thorns; and the snare gapeth for his substance.

English Revised Version
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the snare gapeth for their substance.

Webster's Bible Translation
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The hungrie shall eate vp his haruest: yea, they shall take it from among the thornes, and the thirstie shall drinke vp their substance.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
His haruest was eaten of the hungrie, & taken from among the thornes, and the thurstie drunke vp their labour: It is not the earth that bringeth foorth iniquitie,

Coverdale Bible of 1535
that his haruest was eaten vp off the hungrie: that the weapened man had spoyled it, and that the thurstie had droncke vp his riches. It is not the earth that bryngeth forth trauayle,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Whose harvest the hungry eat, "" And even take it from the thorns, "" And the designing swallowed their wealth.

Young's Literal Translation
Whose harvest the hungry doth eat, And even from the thorns taketh it, And the designing swallowed their wealth.

Smith's Literal Translation
Which his harvest the hungry one will devour, and not from thorns shall they take it, and destruction gaped after their substance.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Whose harvest the hungry shall eat, and the armed man shall take him by violence, and the thirsty shall drink up his riches.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Their harvest, the starving will eat. The armed man will rob him, and the thirsty will drink his resources.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
What he reaps a famine will consume, and they will be poured out for thirst, and the thirsty break their possessions into pieces

Lamsa Bible
His harvest the hungry eat up; and they shall pour out water to the thirsty, and the thirsty devour their substance.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns, and the snare gapeth for their substance.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For what they have collected, the just shall eat; but they shall not be delivered out of calamities: let their strength be utterly exhausted.
















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