She went into captivity;
aHer young children also were dashed to pieces
bAt the head of every street;
They ccast lots for her honorable men,
And all her great men were bound in chains.
If they are shaken,
They fall into the mouth of the eater.
The gates of your land are wide open for your enemies;
Fire shall devour the bbars of your gates.
aFortify your strongholds!
Go into the clay and tread the mortar!
Make strong the brick kiln!
The sword will cut you off;
It will eat you up like a alocust.
Make yourself many—like the locust!
Make yourself many— like the swarming locusts!
The locust plunders and flies away.
And your generals like great grasshoppers,
Which camp in the hedges on a cold day;
When the sun rises they flee away,
And the place where they are is not known.
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American Standard Version
All thy fortresses shall be `like' fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.
Amplified® Bible
All your fortresses are fig trees with early figs; if they are shaken they will fall into the mouth of the eater.
Contemporary English Version
Your fortresses are fig trees with ripe figs. Merely shake the trees, and fruit will fall into every open mouth.
Darby English Version
All thy strongholds are [like] fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: if they be shaken, they even fall into the mouth of the eater.
Good News Bible
All your fortresses will be like fig trees with ripe figs: shake the trees, and the fruit falls right into your mouth!
King James Version
All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.
New American Standard Bible
All your fortifications are fig trees with ripe fruit-- When shaken, they fall into the eater's mouth.
New International Version
All your fortresses are like fig trees
with their first ripe fruit;
when they are shaken,
the figs fall into the mouth of the eater.
New King James Version
All your strongholds are fig trees with ripened figs:
If they are shaken,
They fall into the mouth of the eater.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Fig Trees with ripe fruit-- serve as your fortifications When shaken , they fall into the eater's mouth.
Revised Standard Version
All your fortresses are like fig trees with first-ripe figs--if shaken they fall into the mouth of the eater.
Young's Literal Translation
All thy fortresses `are' fig-trees with first-fruits, If they are shaken, They have fallen into the mouth of the eater.
New English Translation
All your fortifications will be like fig trees1 with first-ripe fruit:2 If they are shaken,3 their figs4 will fall5 into the mouth of the eater!6
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