| NETBible | Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down 1 the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly. 2 |
| NIV © |
The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright. |
| NASB © |
The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow To cast down the afflicted and the needy, To slay those who are upright in conduct. |
| NLT © |
The wicked draw their swords and string their bows to kill the poor and the oppressed, to slaughter those who do right. |
| MSG © |
Bullies brandish their swords, pull back on their bows with a flourish. They're out to beat up on the harmless, or mug that nice man out walking his dog. |
| BBE © |
The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways. |
| NRSV © |
The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to kill those who walk uprightly; |
| NKJV © |
The wicked have drawn the sword And have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay those who are of upright conduct. |
| KJV | The wicked <07563> have drawn out <06605> (8804) the sword <02719>_, and have bent <01869> (8804) their bow <07198>_, to cast down <05307> (8687) the poor <06041> and needy <034>_, [and] to slay <02873> (8800) such as be of upright <03477> conversation <01870>_. {such...: Heb. the upright of way} |
| NASB © |
The wicked <7563> have drawn <6605> the sword <2719> and bent <1869> their bow <7198> To cast <5307> down <5307> the afflicted <6041> and the needy <34> , To slay <2873> those who <3477> are upright <3477> in conduct .<1870> |
| LXXM | (36:14) romfaian {N-ASF} espasanto <4685> V-AMI-3P oi <3588> T-NPM amartwloi <268> A-NPM eneteinan {V-AAI-3P} toxon <5115> N-ASN autwn <846> D-GPM tou <3588> T-GSN katabalein <2598> V-AAN ptwcon <4434> N-ASM kai <2532> CONJ penhta <3993> N-ASM tou <3588> T-GSN sfaxai <4969> V-AAN touv <3588> T-APM euyeiv <2117> A-APM th <3588> T-DSF kardia <2588> N-DSF |
| NET [draft] ITL | Evil <07563> men draw <01869> their swords <02719> and prepare <06605> their bows <07198> , to bring down <05307> the oppressed <06041> and needy <034> , and to slaughter <02873> those who are godly <01870> <03477> |
| HEBREW | Krd <01870> yrsy <03477> xwbjl <02873> Nwybaw <034> yne <06041> lyphl <05307> Mtsq <07198> wkrdw <01869> Myesr <07563> wxtp <06605> brx (37:14) <02719> |
| NETBible | Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down 1 the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly. 2 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “to cause to fall.” 2 tn Heb “the upright in way,” i.e., those who lead godly lives. |