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Nahum 3:17

King James Version (KJV)

Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

Translations

Nahum 3:17 - Amplified Bible

Your princes are like the grasshoppers and your marshals like the swarms of locusts which encamp in the hedges on a cold day--but when the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows where they are.

Nahum 3:17 - American Standard Version

Thy princes are as the locusts, and thy marshals as the swarms of grasshoppers, which encamp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

Nahum 3:17 - Bible in Basic English

Your crowned ones are like the locusts, and your scribes like the clouds of insects which take cover in the walls on a cold day, but when the sun comes up they go in flight, and are seen no longer in their place.

Nahum 3:17 - Darby Bible

Thy chosen men are as the locusts, and thy captains as swarms of grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day: when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

Nahum 3:17 - English Standard Version

Your princes are like grasshoppers, your scribes like clouds of locusts settling on the fences in a day of cold– when the sun rises, they fly away; no one knows where they are.

Nahum 3:17 - King James Version

Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

Nahum 3:17 - La Biblia de las Americas

Tus oficiales son como la langosta,
tus jefes como nubes de langostas
posados sobre las tapias
en un dìa de frìo;
sale el sol, y se van,
y no se sabe donde están.

Nahum 3:17 - The Message

Nahum 3:17 - New American Standard Bible

Your guardsmen are like the swarming locust. Your marshals are like hordes of grasshoppers Settling in the stone walls on a cold day. The sun rises and they flee, And the place where they are is not known.

Nahum 3:17 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Tus oficiales son como la langosta,
Tus jefes como nubes de langostas
Posados sobre las tapias
En un dìa de frìo;
Sale el sol, y se van,
Y no se sabe donde están.

Nahum 3:17 - World English Bible

Your guards are like the locusts, and your officials like the swarms of locusts, which settle on the walls on a cold day, but when the sun appears, they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

Nahum 3:17 - Young's Living Translation

Thy crowned ones [are] as a locust, And thy princes as great grasshoppers, That encamp in hedges in a day of cold, The sun hath risen, and it doth flee away, And not known is its place where they are.

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