Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 14:6
American Standard Version
And the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.
Amplified® Bible
And the wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; they pant for air like jackals {or} crocodiles; their eyesight fails because there is no grass.
Contemporary English Version
Wild donkeys go blind from starvation. So they stand on barren hilltops and sniff the air, hoping to smell green grass.
Darby English Version
And the wild asses stand on the heights, they snuff up the wind like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.
Good News Bible
The wild donkeys stand on the hilltops and pant for breath like jackals; their eyesight fails them because they have no food.
King James Version
And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
New American Standard Bible
"The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; They pant for air like jackals, Their eyes fail For there is no vegetation.
New International Version
Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights
and pant like jackals;
their eyesight fails
for lack of pasture."
New King James Version
And the wild donkeys stood in the desolate heights;
They sniffed at the wind like jackals;
Their eyes failed because there was no grass."
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; They pant for air like jackals, Their eyes fail For no vegetation appears.
Revised Standard Version
The wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail because there is no herbage.
Young's Literal Translation
And wild asses have stood on high places, They have swallowed up wind like dragons, Consumed have been their eyes, for there is no herb.