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WEBBE Therefore their inhabitants had little power. They were dismayed and confounded. They were like the grass of the field and like the green herb, like the grass on the housetops and like grain blasted before it has grown up.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Their residents are powerless,
⇔ they are terrified and ashamed.
⇔ They are as short-lived as plants in the field,
⇔ or green vegetation.
⇔ They are as short-lived as grass on the rooftops
⇔ when it is scorched by the east wind.
LSV And their inhabitants [are] feeble-handed,
They were broken down, and are dried up,
They have been the herb of the field,
And the greenness of the tender grass,
Grass of the roofs,
And blasted grain—before it has risen up!
FBV Their people, powerless, are terrified and humiliated. They're like plants in a field, like soft green shoots, like grass that sprouts on rooftop—scorched before it can even grow.
T4T The people who lived in those cities have no power,
⇔ and as a result they became dismayed and discouraged.
⇔ They are as frail as plants and grass in the fields,
⇔ as frail as grass that grows on the roofs of houses
⇔ and is scorched by the hot east wind.
LEB • and they shall be ashamed. • They have become green plants of the open field, • and tender grass, • green grass of the roof • and blight before the standing grain.
BBE This is why their townsmen had no power, they were broken and put to shame; they were like the grass of the field and the green plant, like grass on the house-tops.
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JPS Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it is grown up.
ASV Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as grain blasted before it is grown up.
DRA And the inhabitants of them, were weak of hand, they trembled and were confounded, they became like the grass of the field, and the green herb on the tops of houses, which withered before it came to maturity.
YLT And their inhabitants [are] feeble-handed, They were broken down, and are dried up, They have been the herb of the field, And the greenness of the tender grass, Grass of the roofs, And blasted corn — before it hath risen up!
Drby And their inhabitants were powerless, They were dismayed and put to shame; They were [as] the growing grass, and [as] the green herb, [As] the grass on the housetops, and grain blighted before it be grown up.
RV Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
Wbstr Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the house-tops, and as corn blasted before it is grown up.
KJB-1769 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.[fn]
KJB-1611 [fn]Therefore their Inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded, they were as the grasse of the field, and as the greene herbe, as the grasse on the house tops, and as corne blasted before it be growen vp.
(Therefore their Inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded, they were as the grass of the field, and as the greene herbe, as the grass on the house tops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.)
Bshps And the inhabiters of them shalbe of litle power, and faynt hearted, and confounded, and shalbe lyke the grasse of the field, or greene hearbe, or as the hay on the toppes of the houses, or as the corne that is vnripe & smitten with blasting.
(And the inhabiters of them shall be of little power, and faint hearted, and confounded, and shall be like the grass of the field, or greene hearbe, or as the hay on the tops of the houses, or as the corn that is unripe and smitten with blasting.)
Gnva Whose inhabitants haue small power, and are afraid, and confounded: they are like the grasse of the field, and greene herbe, or grasse on ye house toppes, or as corne blasted before it be growen.
(Whose inhabitants have small power, and are afraid, and confounded: they are like the grass of the field, and greene herbe, or grass on ye/you_all house tops, or as corn blasted before it be growen. )
Cvdl & they that dwell therin, shal be faynte, and fearfull and a shamed, and shal be as the grasse vpon the felde, and as ye grene herbe and hay vpon the house toppes, that wythereth afore it be growne vp.
(& they that dwell therein, shall be faynte, and fearfull and a shamed, and shall be as the grass upon the field, and as ye/you_all grene herbe and hay upon the house tops, that wythereth afore it be grown up.)
Wycl And thei that sitten meke of hond in tho, trembliden togidere, and ben schent; thei ben maad as the hei of the feeld, and as grene eerbe of roouys, which is dried, bifor that it cam to ripenesse.
(And they that sit meek of hand in tho, trembliden together, and been schent; they been made as the hei of the field, and as grene eerbe of roouys, which is dried, before that it came to ripenesse.)
Luth und die drinnen wohnen, matt werden und sich fürchten und schämen müßten und werden wie das Gras auf dem Felde und wie das grüne Kraut zum Heu auf den Dächern, das verdorret, ehe denn es reif wird.
(and the drinnen reside, matt become and itself/yourself/themselves fürchten and schämen müßten and become like the Gras on to_him field and like the grüne Kraut for_the Heu on the Dächern, the verdorret, before because it reif wird.)
ClVg Et qui sedent in eis, humiles manu, contremuerunt et confusi sunt: facti sunt velut fœnum agri, et virens herba tectorum, quæ arefacta est antequam veniret ad maturitatem.
(And who sedent in eis, humiles manu, contremuerunt and confusi are: facti are velut fœnum agri, and virens herba tectorum, which arefacta it_is before would_come to maturitatem. )
