Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 9:21
American Standard Version
For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from without, `and' the young men from the streets.
Amplified® Bible
For death has come up into our windows; it has entered into our palaces, cutting off the children from outdoors and the young men from the streets.
Contemporary English Version
'We were in our fortress, but death sneaked in through our windows. It even struck down children at play and our strongest young men.'
Darby English Version
For death is come up through our windows, is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from the street, the young men from the broadways.
Good News Bible
Death has come in through our windows and entered our palaces; it has cut down the children in the streets and the young men in the marketplaces.
King James Version
For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.
New American Standard Bible
For death has come up through our windows; It has entered our palaces To cut off the children from the streets, The young men from the town squares.
New International Version
Death has climbed in through our windows
and has entered our fortresses;
it has cut off the children from the streets
and the young men from the public squares.
New King James Version
For death has come through our windows,
Has entered our palaces,
To kill off the children—no longer to be outside!
And the young men—no longer on the streets!
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For death has come up through our windows; It has entered our palaces To cut off the children from the streets, The young men from the town squares.
Revised Standard Version
For death has come up into our windows, it has entered our palaces, cutting off the children from the streets and the young men from the squares.
Young's Literal Translation
For death hath come up into our windows, It hath come into our palaces, To cut off the suckling from without, Young men from the broad places.
