Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 49:9
American Standard Version
If grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, would they not destroy till they had enough?
Amplified® Bible
If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some ungleaned grapes? If thieves came by night, would they not destroy only what is enough [for them]?
Contemporary English Version
People who harvest grapes leave some for the poor. Thieves who break in at night take only what they want.
Darby English Version
If grape-gatherers had come to thee, would they not have left a gleaning? If thieves by night, they would destroy only till they had enough.
Good News Bible
When people pick grapes, they leave a few on the vines, and when robbers come at night, they take only what they want.
King James Version
If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.
New American Standard Bible
"If grape gatherers came to you, Would they not leave gleanings? If thieves {came} by night, They would destroy {only} until they had enough.
New International Version
If grape pickers came to you,
would they not leave a few grapes?
If thieves came during the night,
would they not steal only as much as they wanted?
New King James Version
If grape-gatherers came to you,
Would they not leave some gleaning grapes?
If thieves by night,
Would they not destroy until they have enough?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" If grape gatherers came to you, Would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came by night, They would destroy only until they had enough.
Revised Standard Version
If grape-gatherers came to you, would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came by night, would they not destroy only enough for themselves?
Young's Literal Translation
If gatherers have come in to thee, They do not leave gleanings, If thieves in the night, They have destroyed their sufficiency!
