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Proverbs 24:31
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KJ21
and lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
ASV
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
AMP
And, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns, And nettles were covering its surface, And its stone wall was broken down.
AMPC
And, behold, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles were covering its face, and its stone wall was broken down.
BRG
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
CSB
Thistles had come up everywhere, weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was ruined.
CSBA
Thistles had come up everywhere, weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was ruined.
CEB
Thorns grew all over it; weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was falling down.
CJB
There it was, overgrown with thistles; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
CEV
Thorns and weeds were everywhere, and the stone wall had fallen down.
DARBY
and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.
DRA
And behold it was all filled with nettles, and thorns had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall was broken down.
ERV
Weeds were growing everywhere! Wild vines covered the ground, and the wall around the vineyard was broken and falling down.
EASY
There were weeds and thorn bushes over all the ground. The wall of stones round the field had fallen down.
EHV
It was overgrown with thistles and covered with weeds. Its stone wall was broken down.
ESV
and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
ESVUK
and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
EXB
Thorns had grown up everywhere. The ground was covered with weeds, and the stone walls had fallen down.
GNV
And lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
GW
I saw that it was all overgrown with thistles. The ground was covered with weeds, and its stone fence was torn down.
GNT
They were full of thorn bushes and overgrown with weeds. The stone wall around them had fallen down.
HCSB
Thistles had come up everywhere, weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was ruined.
ICB
Thorns had grown up everywhere. The ground was covered with weeds. And the stone walls had fallen down.
ISV
There it was, overgrown with thistles, the ground covered with thorns, its stone wall collapsed.
JUB
and, behold, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered its face, and its stone wall was broken down.
KJV
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
AKJV
and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
LSB
And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles; Nettles have covered its surface, And its stone wall has been torn down.
LEB
and behold, it was overgrown—all of it was covered with thorns, its surface with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
TLB
I walked by the field of a certain lazy fellow and saw that it was overgrown with thorns; it was covered with weeds, and its walls were broken down.
MSG
One day I walked by the field of an old lazybones, and then passed the vineyard of a slob; They were overgrown with weeds, thick with thistles, all the fences broken down. I took a long look and pondered what I saw; the fields preached me a sermon and I listened: “A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy—do you know what comes next? Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, with poverty as your permanent houseguest!”
MEV
and it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles covered its surface, and the stone wall was broken down.
NOG
I saw that it was all overgrown with thistles. The ground was covered with weeds, and its stone fence was torn down.
NABRE
It was all overgrown with thistles; its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall broken down.
NASB
And behold, it was completely overgrown with weeds; Its surface was covered with weeds, And its stone wall was broken down.
NASB1995
And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles; Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down.
NCB
I saw that it was completely overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.
NCV
Thorns had grown up everywhere. The ground was covered with weeds, and the stone walls had fallen down.
NET
I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.
NIRV
Thorns had grown up everywhere. The ground was covered with weeds. The stone wall had fallen down.
NIV
thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.
NIVUK
thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.
NKJV
And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; Its stone wall was broken down.
NLV
And see, it was all grown over with thorns. The ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.
NLT
I saw that it was overgrown with nettles. It was covered with weeds, and its walls were broken down.
NRSVA
and see, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
NRSVACE
and see, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
NRSVCE
and see, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
NRSVUE
and see, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
OJB
And, hinei, it was all grown over with thorns, and charullim (nettles) had covered the surface thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
RGT
And lo, it was all grown over with thorns; nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
RSV
and lo, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
RSVCE
and lo, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
TLV
Surprisingly, it was all overgrown with thorns, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.
VOICE
You should have seen it! The entire field was overgrown with thorns. Every inch was covered with weeds. Even the stone wall was crumbling down.
WEB
Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
WYC
and lo! nettles had filled all, thorns had covered the higher part thereof, and the wall of stones without mortar was destroyed.
YLT
And lo, it hath gone up -- all of it -- thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.
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