Obadiah 1:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

If thieves came to you, if robbers came by night—oh, how you would be ruined!—would they not steal only enough for themselves? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings?

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    If thieves came to thee, if rbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    If thieves came to you, if robbers by night—oh, how you are cut off!—would they not have stolen till they had enough? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some grapes?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    If thieves{H1590} came{H935} to thee, if robbers{H7703} by night{H3915} (how art thou cut off!),{H1820} would they not steal{H1589} [only] till they had enough?{H1767} if grape-gatherers{H1219} came{H935} to thee, would they not leave{H7604} some gleaning grapes?{H5955}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    If thieves{H1590} came{H935}{(H8804)} to thee, if robbers{H7703}{(H8802)} by night{H3915},(how{H349} art thou cut off{H1820}{(H8738)}!) would they not have stolen{H1589}{(H8799)} till they had enough{H1767}? if the grapegatherers{H1219}{(H8802)} came{H935}{(H8804)} to thee, would they not leave{H7604}{(H8686)} some grapes{H5955}?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Yf ye theues & robbers came to ye bynight, thou takinge thy rest: shulde they not steale, till they had ynough? yf the grape gatherers came vpon the, wolde they not leaue the some grapes?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Came theeues to thee or robbers by night? howe wast thou brought to silence? woulde they not haue stolen, til they had ynough? if the grape gatherers came to thee, woulde they not leaue some grapes?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Came theeues to thee, or robbers by night? how wast thou brought to silence? woulde they not haue stollen till they had inough? If the grape gatherers came to thee, woulde they not leaue some grapes?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave [some] grapes?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    If thieves came to you, if robbers by night-- oh, what disaster awaits you--wouldn't they only steal until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn't they leave some gleaning grapes?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    If thieves have come in to thee, If spoilers of the night, How hast thou been cut off! Do they not steal their sufficiency? If gatherers have come in to thee, Do they not leave gleanings?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night (how art thou cut off!), would they not steal `only' till they had enough? if grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night (how art thou cut off!), would they not steal [only] till they had enough? if grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    If thieves came, attacking you by night, (how are you cut off!) would they not go on taking till they had enough? if men came cutting your grapes would they take them all?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "If thieves came to you, if robbers by night--oh, what disaster awaits you--wouldn't they only steal until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn't they leave some gleaning grapes?

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “If thieves came to rob you during the night, they would steal only as much as they wanted! If grape pickers came to harvest your vineyards, they would leave some behind for the poor! But you will be totally destroyed!

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 24:21 : 21 When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
  • Jer 49:9 : 9 If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave a few gleanings? If thieves came by night, would they not steal only what they needed?
  • Isa 17:6 : 6 Yet gleanings will remain, like an olive tree that is beaten: two or three berries at the top of the highest branch, four or five on its fruitful branches, declares the LORD, the God of Israel.
  • Isa 24:13 : 13 So it will be in the midst of the earth among the nations, like the shaking of an olive tree, as gleanings after the grape harvest is over.
  • 2 Sam 1:19 : 19 Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your high places. How the mighty have fallen!
  • Isa 14:12 : 12 How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, you who laid low the nations.
  • Jer 50:23 : 23 How the hammer of the whole earth has been cut down and broken! Babylon has become an object of horror among the nations.
  • Lam 1:1 : 1 How lonely sits the city, once so full of people! She has become like a widow, great among the nations, a princess among the provinces, now a slave.
  • Mic 7:1 : 1 Woe is me, for I am like those gathering summer fruit, like those gleaning after the harvest; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that my soul desires.
  • Zeph 2:15 : 15 This is the jubilant city that dwelled securely and said in her heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me.' How she has become a desolation, a resting place for wild animals! Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.
  • Rev 18:10 : 10 Standing far off because of the fear of her torment, they will say, 'Woe, woe to the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.'

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