Modern Translations New International VersionIf he does not relent, he will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow. New Living Translation If a person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow. English Standard Version If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword; he has bent and readied his bow; Berean Study Bible If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow. New American Standard Bible If one does not repent, He will sharpen His sword; He has bent His bow and taken aim. NASB 1995 If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword; He has bent His bow and made it ready. NASB 1977 If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword; He has bent His bow and made it ready. Amplified Bible If a man does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has strung and bent His [mighty] bow and made it ready. Christian Standard Bible If anyone does not repent, he will sharpen his sword; he has strung his bow and made it ready. Holman Christian Standard Bible If anyone does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has strung His bow and made it ready. Contemporary English Version Whenever your enemies refuse to change their ways, you sharpen your sword and string your bow. Good News Translation If they do not change their ways, God will sharpen his sword. He bends his bow and makes it ready; GOD'S WORD® Translation If a person does not change, God sharpens his sword. By bending his bow, he makes it ready [to shoot]. International Standard Version If the ungodly one doesn't repent, God will sharpen his sword; he will string his bow and prepare it. NET Bible If a person does not repent, God sharpens his sword and prepares to shoot his bow. Classic Translations King James BibleIf he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. New King James Version If he does not turn back, He will sharpen His sword; He bends His bow and makes it ready. King James 2000 Bible If he turns not, he will whet his sword; he has bent his bow, and made it ready. New Heart English Bible If a man doesn't relent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow. World English Bible If a man doesn't relent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow. American King James Version If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he has bent his bow, and made it ready. American Standard Version If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready. A Faithful Version If he does not turn, He will whet His sword; He has bent His bow and made it ready. Darby Bible Translation If one turn not, he will sharpen his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready, English Revised Version If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. Webster's Bible Translation If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Except he turne, he hath whet his sword: he hath bent his bowe and made it readie. Bishops' Bible of 1568 If the wicked wyll not turne, he wyll whet his sworde: bende his bowe, and haue it in a redinesse Coverdale Bible of 1535 God is a rightuous iudge, & God is euer threateninge. Yf men wil not turne, he hath whet his swearde: he hath bent his bowe & made it ready. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIf [one] does not turn, "" He sharpens His sword, "" He has bent His bow [and] He prepares it, Young's Literal Translation If one turn not, His sword he sharpeneth, His bow he hath trodden -- He prepareth it, Smith's Literal Translation If he shall not turn back, he will sharpen his sword; he bent his bow and he will be prepared. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleExcept you will be converted, he will brandish his sword: he hath bent his bow and made it ready. Catholic Public Domain Version Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedIf he does not turn, he sharpens his sword, he bends his bow; he is ready. Lamsa Bible If he turn not from his anger, he will whet his sword and bend his bow and make it ready. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917If a man turn not, He will whet His sword, He hath bent His bow, and made it ready; Brenton Septuagint Translation If ye will not repent, he will furbish his sword; he has bent his bow, and made it ready.     |