Verse Comparison: Job 27:14
American Standard Version
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
Amplified® Bible
If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring will not have sufficient bread.
Contemporary English Version
They may have many children, but most of them will go hungry or suffer a violent death.
Darby English Version
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword, and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread;
Good News Bible
They may have many sons, but all will be killed in war; their children never have enough to eat.
King James Version
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
New American Standard Bible
"Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread.
New International Version
However many his children, their fate is the sword;
his offspring will never have enough to eat.
New King James Version
If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword;
And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Though he has many sons , they have the sword as their destiny; And his descendants will not take satisfaction with bread.
Revised Standard Version
If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring have not enough to eat.
Young's Literal Translation
If his sons multiply -- for them `is' a sword. And his offspring `are' not satisfied `with' bread.
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