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Isaiah 33:4
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KJ21
And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpillar; as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
ASV
And your spoil shall be gathered as the caterpillar gathereth: as locusts leap shall men leap upon it.
AMP
Your spoil [of Israel’s foe] is gathered [by the people of Jerusalem] as the caterpillar gathers; As locusts swarming so people swarm on it.
AMPC
And the spoil [of the Assyrians] is gathered [by the inhabitants of Jerusalem] as the caterpillar gathers; as locusts leap and run to and fro, so [the Jews spoil the Assyrians’ forsaken camp as they] leap upon it.
BRG
And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
CSB
Your spoil will be gathered as locusts are gathered; people will swarm over it like an infestation of locusts.
CSBA
Your spoil will be gathered as locusts are gathered; people will swarm over it like an infestation of locusts.
CEB
They gathered spoil like insects; they rushed upon it like a swarm of locusts.
CJB
Your spoil is gathered as if stripped by shearer-worms; they run over it like a swarm of locusts.
CEV
We attack our enemies like swarms of locusts; we take everything that belongs to them.
DARBY
And your spoil shall be gathered [like] the gathering of the caterpillar: as the running of locusts shall they run upon it.
DRA
And your spoils shall be gathered together as the locusts are gathered, as when the ditches are full of them.
ERV
You people stole things in war. Those things will be taken from you. Many will come and take your wealth. It will be like the times when locusts come and eat all your crops.
EASY
You nations, after the battle your valuable things will quickly disappear! It will seem like locusts have eaten them all. Yes, we will take it all, like a hungry crowd of locusts.
EHV
Your plunder will be taken away the way a caterpillar eats things up. People will swarm on it like a locust swarm.
ESV
and your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; as locusts leap, it is leapt upon.
ESVUK
and your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; as locusts leap, it is leapt upon.
EXB
Like ·locusts [or the caterpillar], your enemies will ·take away [gather; harvest] ·the things you stole in war [your plunder]. Like locusts ·rushing about [swarming], they will take your wealth.
GNV
And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of caterpillars: and he shall go against him like the leaping of grasshoppers.
GW
You nations, your loot is gathered as grasshoppers harvest a crop. Like swarming locusts, people rush for your loot.
GNT
Their belongings are pounced upon and taken as loot.
HCSB
Your spoil will be gathered as locusts are gathered; people will swarm over it like an infestation of locusts.
ICB
Like locusts, your enemies will take away the things you stole in war. Like locusts rushing about, they will take your wealth.
ISV
Your plunder is gathered as when grasshoppers gather; just like locusts pounce, people have pounced on it.
JUB
And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpillar: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
KJV
And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
AKJV
And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
LSB
Your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; As locusts rushing about men rush about on it.
LEB
And your spoil is gathered, as the gathering of the locust, as a swarm of locusts storming on it.
TLB
Just as locusts strip the fields and vines, so Jerusalem will strip the fallen army of Assyria!
MSG
God, treat us kindly. You’re our only hope. First thing in the morning, be there for us! When things go bad, help us out! You spoke in thunder and everyone ran. You showed up and nations scattered. Your people, for a change, got in on the loot, picking the field clean of the enemy spoils.
MEV
your spoil is gathered like the caterpillar gathers; as locusts rush about, men rush about on it.
NOG
You nations, your loot is gathered as grasshoppers harvest a crop. Like swarming locusts, people rush for your loot.
NABRE
Spoil is gathered up as caterpillars gather, an onrush like the rush of locusts.
NASB
Your plunder is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; Like an infestation of locusts, people storm it.
NASB1995
Your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; As locusts rushing about men rush about on it.
NCB
Your spoil is gathered as if by caterpillars; like a swarm of locusts men descend upon it.
NCV
Like locusts, your enemies will take away the things you stole in war. Like locusts rushing about, they will take your wealth.
NET
Your plunder disappears as if locusts were eating it; they swarm over it like locusts.
NIRV
Nations, what you have taken in battle is destroyed. It’s as if young locusts had eaten it up. Like large numbers of locusts, people rush to get it.
NIV
Your plunder, O nations, is harvested as by young locusts; like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.
NIVUK
Your plunder, O nations, is harvested as by young locusts; like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.
NKJV
And Your plunder shall be gathered Like the gathering of the caterpillar; As the running to and fro of locusts, He shall run upon them.
NLV
The things taken in war will be gathered as the caterpillar gathers. Men rush upon it like locusts.
NLT
Just as caterpillars and locusts strip the fields and vines, so the fallen army of Assyria will be stripped!
NRSVA
Spoil was gathered as the caterpillar gathers; as locusts leap, they leapt upon it.
NRSVACE
Spoil was gathered as the caterpillar gathers; as locusts leap, they leapt upon it.
NRSVCE
Spoil was gathered as the caterpillar gathers; as locusts leap, they leaped upon it.
NRSVUE
Spoil was gathered as the caterpillar gathers; as locusts leap, they leaped upon it.
OJB
And your shalal (booty, plunder, gain) shall be gathered like the gathering of the locusts; as the swarm of grasshoppers shall men pounce upon them.
RGT
And Your plunder shall be gathered like the gathering of caterpillars. And He shall go against him like the leaping of grasshoppers.
RSV
and spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; as locusts leap, men leap upon it.
RSVCE
and spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; as locusts leap, men leap upon it.
TLV
Your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; like a swarm of locusts, they are rushing over it.
VOICE
The spoil of the nations is gathered—swiftly and decisively— as a hungry locust gathers, as a swarm of locusts rushes to strip the land.
WEB
Your plunder will be gathered as the caterpillar gathers. Men will leap on it as locusts leap.
WYC
And your spoils shall be gathered together, as a bruchus, that is, (the) fruit of locusts, is gathered together, as when ditches be full thereof. (And their spoils shall be gathered up, like the gathering of the bruchi, that is, the fruit of the locusts, when the ditches be full of them.)
YLT
And gathered hath been your spoil, A gathering of the caterpillar, As a running to and fro of locusts is he running on it.
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