1 Samuel 2:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
"The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength.

New Living Translation
The bow of the mighty is now broken, and those who stumbled are now strong.

English Standard Version
The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble bind on strength.

Berean Study Bible
The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble are equipped with strength.

New American Standard Bible
“The bows of the mighty are broken to pieces, But those who have stumbled strap on strength.

NASB 1995
"The bows of the mighty are shattered, But the feeble gird on strength.

NASB 1977
“The bows of the mighty are shattered, But the feeble gird on strength.

Amplified Bible
“The bows of the mighty are broken, But those who have stumbled equip themselves with strength.

Christian Standard Bible
The bows of the warriors are broken, but the feeble are clothed with strength.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The bows of the warriors are broken, but the feeble are clothed with strength.

Contemporary English Version
Our LORD, you break the bows of warriors, but you give strength to everyone who stumbles.

Good News Translation
The bows of strong soldiers are broken, but the weak grow strong.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumble are armed with strength.

International Standard Version
The bows of warriors are shattered, but those who stumble are equipped with strength.

NET Bible
The bows of warriors are shattered, but those who stumble find their strength reinforced.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

New King James Version
“The bows of the mighty men are broken, And those who stumbled are girded with strength.

King James 2000 Bible
The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are clothed with strength.

New Heart English Bible
"The bows of the mighty men are broken. Those who stumbled are armed with strength.

World English Bible
"The bows of the mighty men are broken. Those who stumbled are armed with strength.

American King James Version
The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

American Standard Version
The bows of the mighty men are broken; And they that stumbled are girded with strength.

A Faithful Version
The bows of the mighty are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

Darby Bible Translation
The bow of the mighty is broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

English Revised Version
The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

Webster's Bible Translation
The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The bow and the mightie men are broken, and the weake haue girded themselues with strength.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
The bowe with the mightie men are broken, and they that were weake haue gyrde them selues with strength.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The bowe of the mightie is broken, and the weake are gyrded aboute with strength.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Bows of the mighty are broken, "" And the stumbling have girded on strength.

Young's Literal Translation
Bows of the mighty are broken, And the stumbling have girded on strength.

Smith's Literal Translation
The bows of the mighty being broken, and the weak were girded with strength.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The bow of the mighty is overcome, and the weak are girt with strength.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The bow of the powerful has been overwhelmed, and the weak have been girded with strength.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The bows of mighty men shall be broken and the week are strengthened in power!

Lamsa Bible
The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that are weak are girded with strength.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The bows of the mighty men are broken, And they that stumbled are girded with strength.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The bow of the mighty has waxed feeble, and the weak have girded themselves with strength.
















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