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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ואבד מנוס מקל וחזק לא יאמץ כחו וגבור לא ימלט נפשו
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vAbd mnvs mql vKHzq lA yAmTS kKHv vgbvr lA ymlt npSHv

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et peribit fuga a veloce et fortis non obtinebit virtutem suam et robustus non salvabit animam suam

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his power, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
Authorized (King James) Version   
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
New King James Version   
Therefore flight shall perish from the swift, The strong shall not strengthen his power, Nor shall the mighty deliver himself;
21st Century King James Version   
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;
Darby Bible Translation   
And flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver his soul.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And flight shall perish from the swift, and the valiant shall not possess his strength, neither shall the strong save his life.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain his strength, nor shall the mighty save his life;
God's Word   
Runners will not be able to escape. Strong men will find that their strength is useless. Soldiers will not be able to save themselves.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Escape will fail the swift, the strong one will not prevail by his strength, and the brave will not save his life.
International Standard Version   
So the swift runner will not escape, the valiant will not fortify his strength, and the mighty warrior will not save his life.
NET Bible   
Fast runners will find no place to hide; strong men will have no strength left; warriors will not be able to save their lives.
New American Standard Bible   
"Flight will perish from the swift, And the stalwart will not strengthen his power, Nor the mighty man save his life.
New International Version   
The swift will not escape, the strong will not muster their strength, and the warrior will not save his life.
New Living Translation   
Your fastest runners will not get away. The strongest among you will become weak. Even mighty warriors will be unable to save themselves.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
The World English Bible   
Flight will perish from the swift; and the strong won't strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;
EasyEnglish Bible   
You might try to run away. But nobody will get free. Even the fastest runner will not get free. The strong people will not be strong enough to stop me. The soldiers will not be able to save their lives.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And perished hath refuge from the swift, And the strong strengtheneth not his power, And the mighty delivereth not his soul.
New Life Version   
Even the fast man will not get away. The strong man will not keep his strength. And the powerful man will not save his life.
The Voice Bible   
The swift will lose their speed; there will be no escape; the strong will lose his strength; the warrior will not survive the battle;
Living Bible   
Your swiftest warriors will stumble in flight. The strong will all be weak, and the great ones can no longer save themselves.
New Catholic Bible   
The swift will be unable to take flight; the strong man will not retain his strength, and the warrior will be unable to save his life.
Legacy Standard Bible   
So flight will perish from the swift, And the strong will not instill his power with courage, Nor will the mighty man make his life escape.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver his soul:
Christian Standard Bible   
Escape will fail the swift, the strong one will not maintain his strength, and the warrior will not save his life.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And flight shall be lost to the swift and refuge shall fail him; the strong shall not retain and confirm his strength, neither shall the mighty deliver himself.
New Century Version   
No one will escape, not even the fastest runner. Strong people will not be strong enough; warriors will not be able to save themselves.
The Message   
“When I go into action, what will you do? There’s no place to run no matter how fast you run. The strength of the strong won’t count. Fighters won’t make it. Skilled archers won’t make it. Fast runners won’t make it. Chariot drivers won’t make it. Even the bravest of all your warriors Won’t make it. He’ll run off for dear life, stripped naked.” God’s Decree.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
There will be no escape for the swift runner. The powerful man will not be able to exert his strength, and the strong warrior will not be able to save his own life.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain their strength, nor shall the mighty save their lives;
Good News Translation®   
Not even fast runners will escape; strong men will lose their strength, and soldiers will not be able to save their own lives.
Wycliffe Bible   
And flight shall perish from a swift man, and a strong man shall not hold his strength, and a stalworthy man shall not save his life; (And the swift shall not be able to escape, and a strong man shall not be able to hold onto his own strength, and a stalwart man, or a warrior, shall not be able to save his own life;)
Contemporary English Version   
No matter how fast you run, you won't escape. No matter how strong you are, you will lose your strength and your life.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain his strength, nor shall the mighty save his life;
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain their strength, nor shall the mighty save their lives;
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain their strength, nor shall the mighty save their lives;
Common English Bible © 2011   
Fast runners will find no refuge; the strong will lose their strength; the mighty will be unable to save their lives.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
“Flight will be lost to the swift [so they will be unable to escape], And the strong shall not strengthen nor maintain his power, Nor shall the mighty man save his own life.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain his strength, nor shall the mighty save his life;
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Flight shall elude the swift, and the strong shall not retain strength; The warrior shall not save his life,
New American Standard Bible   
Refuge will be lost from the swift, And the strong will not strengthen his power, Nor the warrior save his life.
The Expanded Bible   
No one will ·escape [find refuge], not even the fastest runner. Strong people will not be strong enough; warriors will not be able to save themselves.
Tree of Life Version   
Then flight will fail for the swift. The mighty will not strengthen his power, The warrior will not save his life.
Revised Standard Version   
Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain his strength, nor shall the mighty save his life;
New International Reader's Version   
Your fastest runners will not escape. The strongest people will not get away. Even soldiers will not be able to save their own lives.
BRG Bible   
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
Complete Jewish Bible   
Even the swift won’t be able to flee; the strong won’t be able to use their strength, the warriors won’t save themselves.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain their strength, nor shall the mighty save their lives;
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Therefore flight shall perish from the swift, and the chazak shall not strengthen his ko’ach, neither shall the gibbor deliver his own nefesh;
Names of God Bible   
Runners will not be able to escape. Strong men will find that their strength is useless. Soldiers will not be able to save themselves.
Modern English Version   
Flight will perish from the swift, the strong will not retain his strength, nor will the warrior save his life.
Easy-to-Read Version   
No one will escape, not even the fastest runner. Strong men will not be strong enough. Soldiers will not be able to save themselves.
International Children’s Bible   
No one will escape, not even the fastest runner. Strong men will not be strong enough. Warriors will not be able to save themselves.
Lexham English Bible   
Flight will perish from the swift and the strong person will not muster his strength and the warrior will not save his life.
New International Version - UK   
The swift will not escape, the strong will not muster their strength, and the warrior will not save his life.