Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Whose harvest, the hungry, eateth up, and, even out of thorn hedges, he taketh it, and the snare gapeth for their substance.

New American Standard Bible

His harvest the hungry devour
And take it to a place of thorns,
And the schemer is eager for their wealth.

King James Version

Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.

Holman Bible

The hungry consume his harvest,
even taking it out of the thorns.
The thirsty pant for his children’s wealth.

International Standard Version

Then the hungry will devour his harvest, snatching it even from the midst of thorns, while the thirsty covet their wealth.

A Conservative Version

whose harvest the hungry eat up, and takes it even out of the thorns, and the snare gapes for their substance.

American Standard Version

Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.

Amplified


“The hungry devour his harvest
And take it even [when it grows] among the thorns;
The trap opens for [his] wealth.

Bible in Basic English

Their produce is taken by him who has no food, and their grain goes to the poor, and he who is in need of water gets it from their spring.

Darby Translation

Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh even out of the thorns; and the snare gapeth for his substance.

Julia Smith Translation

Which his harvest the hungry one will devour, and not from thorns shall they take it, and destruction gaped after their substance.

King James 2000

Whose harvest the hungry eats up, and takes it even out of the thorns, and the robber swallows up their wealth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

whose harvest [the] hungry eats, and he takes it {from behind} [the] thorns; and [the] thirsty pants after their wealth.

Modern King James verseion

Their harvest the hungry eats, and takes it even out of the thorns; and the snare swallows up their wealth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

that his harvest was eaten up of the hungry; that the weaponed man had spoiled it, and that the thirsty had drunk up his riches.

NET Bible

The hungry eat up his harvest, and take it even from behind the thorns, and the thirsty swallow up their fortune.

New Heart English Bible

whose harvest the hungry eats up, and take it even out of the thorns. The snare gapes for their substance.

Webster

Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.

World English Bible

whose harvest the hungry eats up, and take it even out of the thorns. The snare gapes for their substance.

Youngs Literal Translation

Whose harvest the hungry doth eat, And even from the thorns taketh it, And the designing swallowed their wealth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קציר 
Qatsiyr 
Usage: 54

the hungry
רעב 
Ra`eb 
Usage: 19

eateth up
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

and taketh
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

it even out

unto, with, against, at, into, in, before, to, of, upon, by, toward, hath, for, on, beside, from, where, after, within
Usage: 0

of the thorns
צן 
Tsen 
Usage: 2

and the robber
צמּים 
Tsammiym 
Usage: 2

שׁאף 
Sha'aph 
Usage: 14

References

Context Readings

Eliphaz's Response Continues

4 His children are far removed from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is none to deliver: 5 Whose harvest, the hungry, eateth up, and, even out of thorn hedges, he taketh it, and the snare gapeth for their substance. 6 For sorrow, cometh not forth out of the dust, - nor, out of the ground, sprouteth trouble.


Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:33

The fruit of thy soil, and all thy toilsome produce, shall a people whom thou knowest not, eat up, - and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed, all the days;

Deuteronomy 28:51

then shall be eat the young of thy cattle and the fruit of thy ground until thou art destroyed, who will not leave for thee corn, new wine or oil, the young of thy kine, or the ewes of thy flock, - until he hath caused thee to perish.

Judges 6:3-6

And so it used to be, if Israel had sown, then came up Midian and Amalek and the sons of the east, yea came up against them,

Judges 6:11

Then came the messenger of Yahweh, and sat down under the oak which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash, the Abiezrite; and, Gideon his son, was beating out wheat in the winepress, to escape the notice of the Midianites;

2 Chronicles 33:11

So Yahweh brought in upon them, the captains of the army that belonged to the king of Assyria, and they captured Manasseh with hooks, - and bound him captive with a pair of bronze fetters, and took him away to Babylon.

Job 1:15

when the Sabeans swooped down, and took them, and, the young men, smote they with the edge of the sword, - and escaped am, only I alone, too tell thee.

Job 1:17

Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, The Chaldeans, appointed three chiefs, and spread out against the camels, and took them, and, the young men, smote they with the edge of the sword; and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.

Job 2:3

And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Hast thou applied thy heart unto my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man blameless and upright, one who revereth God, and avoideth evil; and still he is holding fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.

Job 12:6

At peace are the tents that belong to the spoilers, and there is security to them who provoke GOD, To him who bringeth a god in his hand.

Job 18:8-10

For he is thrust into a net by his own feet, and, upon a trap, he marcheth;

Job 20:15

Wealth, hath he swallowed, and hath vomited the same, Out of his belly, shall, GOD, drive it forth:

Isaiah 62:8

Sworn hath Yahweh - By his own right hand, and By his own strong arm, - Surely I will give thy corn no more, as food to thine enemies, Nor shall the sons of the foreigner drink thy new wine, for which thou hast toiled;

Jeremiah 51:34

Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon - Hath devoured me Hath vexed me, Hath set me down as an empty vessel, He hath swallowed me like a sea-monster, He hath filled his belly with my dainties, - He hath driven me away!

Jeremiah 51:44

So will I bring punishment upon Bel in Babylon, And will bring forth what he hath swallowed out of his mouth, And the nations shall stream unto him no more, - Even the wall of Babylon hath fallen!

Lamentations 2:5

My Lord hath become like a foe, hath swallowed up Israel, hath swallowed up all her castles, ruined his strongholds, - and hath caused to abound, in the daughter of Judah, lamentation and mourning.

Lamentations 2:16

All thy foes, have opened wide, over thee their mouth, They have hissed, and gnashed their teeth, They have said - We have swallowed her up! Surely, this, is the day for which we have waited, We have found! We have seen!

Hosea 8:7

For, to the wind, they sow, and, to the whirlwind, they reap: stalk, hath it none, That which shooteth forth, shall yield no meal, If so be it yield, foreigners, swallow it lip,

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