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Isaiah 21:15
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KJ21
For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow and from the grievousness of war.
ASV
For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
AMP
For they have fled from the swords, From the drawn sword, from the bent bow And from the press of battle and grief of war.
AMPC
For they have fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war [the press of battle].
BRG
For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
CSB
For they have fled from swords, from the drawn sword, from the bow that is strung, and from the stress of battle.
CSBA
For they have fled from swords, from the drawn sword, from the bow that is strung, and from the stress of battle.
CEB
They have fled from swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow and from the intensity of battle.
CJB
because they are fleeing the sword, the drawn sword, the bent bow and the press of battle.
CEV
They are worn out and weary from being chased by enemies with swords and arrows.
DARBY
For they flee from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
DRA
For they are fled from before the swords, from the sword that hung over them, from the bent bow, from the face of a grievous battle.
ERV
They were running from swords that were ready to kill. They were running from bows that were ready to shoot. They were running from a hard battle.
EASY
They are running away from the weapons of war. They are running from the swords, bows and arrows of a dangerous battle.
EHV
They fled from the sword, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the heat of battle.
ESV
For they have fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the press of battle.
ESVUK
For they have fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the press of battle.
EXB
They ·were running [flee] from swords, from ·swords ready to kill [L the drawn sword], from ·bows ready to shoot [the bent bow], from ·a hard [the distress/terrors/hardship of] battle.
GNV
For they flee from the drawn swords, even from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
GW
They flee from swords, from swords ready to kill, from bows ready to shoot, and from the thick of battle.
GNT
People are fleeing to escape from swords that are ready to kill them, from bows that are ready to shoot, from all the dangers of war.
HCSB
For they have fled from swords, from the drawn sword, from the bow that is strung, and from the stress of battle.
ICB
They were running from swords. The swords were ready to kill. They were running from bows ready to shoot. They were running from a hard battle.
ISV
For he has fled from swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the heat of battle.”
JUB
For they flee from the presence of the sword, from the presence of the drawn sword, from the presence of the bent bow, from the presence of the grievousness of the battle.
KJV
For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
AKJV
For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
LSB
For they have fled from the swords, From the drawn sword, and from the bent bow And from the heaviness of battle.
LEB
For they have fled from the swords, from the drawn sword and the bent bow, and from the heaviness of the battle.
TLB
They have fled from drawn swords and sharp arrows and the terrors of war!
MSG
A Message concerning Arabia: You’ll have to camp out in the desert badlands, you caravans of Dedanites. Haul water to the thirsty, greet fugitives with bread. Show your desert hospitality, you who live in Tema. The desert’s swarming with refugees escaping the horrors of war.
MEV
For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
NOG
They flee from swords, from swords ready to kill, from bows ready to shoot, and from the thick of battle.
NABRE
For they have fled from the sword, from the drawn sword; From the taut bow, from the thick of battle.
NASB
For they have fled from the swords, From the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, And from the press of battle.
NASB1995
For they have fled from the swords, From the drawn sword, and from the bent bow And from the press of battle.
NCB
For they have fled from the sword, from the sharp edge of the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the stress of battles.
NCV
They were running from swords, from swords ready to kill, from bows ready to shoot, from a hard battle.
NET
For they flee from the swords— from the drawn sword, and from the battle-ready bow, and from the severity of the battle.
NIRV
They are running away from where the fighting is heaviest. That’s where the swords are ready to strike. That’s where the bows are ready to shoot.
NIV
They flee from the sword, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow and from the heat of battle.
NIVUK
They flee from the sword, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow and from the heat of battle.
NKJV
For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, From the bent bow, and from the distress of war.
NLV
They are running from swords, from lifted swords, from bows that are ready to shoot, and from the trouble of battle.
NLT
They have fled from the sword, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow and the terrors of battle.
NRSVA
For they have fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the stress of battle.
NRSVACE
For they have fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the stress of battle.
NRSVCE
For they have fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the stress of battle.
NRSVUE
For they have fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the stress of battle.
OJB
For they fled from the charavot (swords), from the drawn cherev, and from the bent keshet (bow), and from the grievousness of milchamah (war).
RGT
For they flee from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
RSV
For they have fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the press of battle.
RSVCE
For they have fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the press of battle.
TLV
For they fled from swords, from drawn sword, from bent bow and distress of war.
VOICE
They’re on the run, refugees tired of war, trying to escape the edge of the sword, the bent bow, And the imminent threat of battle.
WEB
For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the heat of battle.
WYC
For they fled from the face of swords, from the face of [the] sword nighing, from the face of [the] bow bent, from the face of [the] grievous battle.
YLT
For from the face of destructions they fled, From the face of a stretched-out sword, And from the face of a trodden bow, And from the face of the grievousness of battle.
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