Modern Translations New International Versionand poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man. New Living Translation then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber. English Standard Version and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man. Berean Study Bible and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit. New American Standard Bible Then your poverty will come like a drifter, And your need like an armed man. NASB 1995 Then your poverty will come as a robber And your want like an armed man. NASB 1977 Then your poverty will come as a robber, And your want like an armed man. Amplified Bible Then your poverty will come as a robber, And your want like an armed man. Christian Standard Bible and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need, like a bandit. Holman Christian Standard Bible and your poverty will come like a robber, your need, like a bandit. Contemporary English Version Suddenly poverty hits you and everything is gone! Good News Translation but while you are asleep, poverty will attack you like an armed robber. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then your poverty will come like a drifter, and your need will come like a bandit. International Standard Version Then your poverty will come upon you like a robber, your need like an armed bandit. NET Bible and your poverty will come like a bandit, and your need like an armed robber." Classic Translations King James BibleSo shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. New King James Version So shall your poverty come like a prowler, And your need like an armed man. King James 2000 Bible So shall your poverty come like a robber; and your want like an armed man. New Heart English Bible so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man. World English Bible so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man. American King James Version So shall your poverty come as one that travels; and your want as an armed man. American Standard Version So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man. A Faithful Version Then your poverty comes stalking, and your wants like an armed man. Darby Bible Translation So shall thy poverty come [as] a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man. English Revised Version So shall thy poverty come as a robber; and thy want as an armed man. Webster's Bible Translation So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth; and thy want as an armed man. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587So thy pouertie commeth as one that traueileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man. Bishops' Bible of 1568 So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie lyke a weaponed man. Coverdale Bible of 1535 so shall pouerte come vnto the as one yt trauayleth by ye waye, & necessite like a wapened man. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd your poverty has come [as] a traveler, "" And your want as an armed man! Young's Literal Translation And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man! Smith's Literal Translation And thy poverty came going about, and thy want as a man of shield. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd poverty shall come to thee as a runner, and beggary as an armed man. Catholic Public Domain Version And destitution will overtake you like a runner, and begging will overtake you like an armed man.” Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedPoverty will walk before you, and want will overtake you like a man who is a runner. Lamsa Bible So shall poverty come upon you, and want shall overtake you suddenly like a runner. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So shall thy poverty come as a runner, And thy want as an armed man. Brenton Septuagint Translation But if thou do this, thy poverty will come speedily; and thy want like a swift courier.     |