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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
התפל צפור על פח הארץ ומוקש אין לה היעלה פח מן האדמה ולכוד לא ילכוד
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
htpl TSpvr `l pKH hArTS vmvqSH Ayn lh hy`lh pKH mn hAdmh vlkvd lA ylkvd

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
numquid cadet avis in laqueum terrae absque aucupe numquid auferetur laqueus de terra antequam quid ceperit

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Can a bird fall in a snare on the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no trap is for it? shall one take up a snare from the earth, having taken nothing at all?
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
Authorized (King James) Version   
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
New King James Version   
Will a bird fall into a snare on the earth, where there is no trap for it? Will a snare spring up from the earth, if it has caught nothing at all?
21st Century King James Version   
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth where no trap is for him? Shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is'set for him? shall a snare spring up from the ground, and have taken nothing at all?
Darby Bible Translation   
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth when no gin is laid for him? Will the snare spring up from the earth when nothing at all hath been taken?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Will the bird fall into the snare upon the earth, if there be no fowler? Shall the snare be taken up from the earth, before it hath taken somewhat ?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is set for him? shall a snare spring up from the ground, and have taken nothing at all?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Does a bird fall in a snare on the earth, when there is no trap for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when it has taken nothing?
God's Word   
Does a bird land in a trap on the ground if there's no bait in it? Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has caught something?
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Does a bird land in a trap on the ground if there is no bait for it? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has caught nothing?
International Standard Version   
Does a bird fall into a snare on the ground without any bait in the trap? Will a trap snap shut when there is nothing to catch?
NET Bible   
Does a bird swoop down into a trap on the ground if there is no bait? Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has surely caught something?
New American Standard Bible   
Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait in it? Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?
New International Version   
Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground when no bait is there? Does a trap spring up from the ground if it has not caught anything?
New Living Translation   
Does a bird ever get caught in a trap that has no bait? Does a trap spring shut when there's nothing to catch?
Webster's Bible Translation   
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
The World English Bible   
Can a bird fall in a trap on the earth, where no snare is set for him? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when there is nothing to catch?
EasyEnglish Bible   
If there is no food in a trap, a bird will not fly into it. If the door of the trap closes, it means that it has caught something.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
Doth a bird fall into a snare of the earth, And there is no gin for it? Doth a snare go up from the ground, And prey it captureth not?
New Life Version   
Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no food to tempt it? Does a trap jump up from the ground when it does not catch anything?
The Voice Bible   
Does a bird fall into a trap if no net has been set for it? Does a trap snap shut if nothing has set it off?
Living Bible   
A trap doesn’t snap shut unless it is stepped on; your punishment is well deserved.
New Catholic Bible   
Does a bird fall into a snare on the earth unless a trap has been set for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground unless something has been caught in it?
Legacy Standard Bible   
Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait in it? Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth without a fowler? Shall the snare rise up from the earth and have taken nothing at all?
Christian Standard Bible   
Does a bird land in a trap on the ground if there is no bait for it? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has caught nothing?
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth where there is no trap for him? Does a trap spring up from the ground when nothing at all has sprung it?
New Century Version   
A bird will not fall into a trap where there is no bait; the trap will not spring shut if there is nothing to catch.
The Message   
Do two people walk hand in hand if they aren’t going to the same place? Does a lion roar in the forest if there’s no carcass to devour? Does a young lion growl with pleasure if he hasn’t caught his supper? Does a bird fall to the ground if it hasn’t been hit with a stone? Does a trap spring shut if nothing trips it? When the alarm goes off in the city, aren’t people alarmed? And when disaster strikes the city, doesn’t God stand behind it? The fact is, God, the Master, does nothing without first telling his prophets the whole story.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground if there is no bait? Does a trap spring up from the ground when nothing has tripped it?
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Does a bird fall into a snare on the earth, when there is no trap for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when it has taken nothing?
Good News Translation®   
Does a bird get caught in a trap if the trap has not been baited? Does a trap spring unless something sets it off?
Wycliffe Bible   
Whether a bird shall fall into a snare of (the) earth, without a fowler? Whether a snare shall be taken away from (the) earth, before that it take something? (Shall a bird fall into a snare on the ground, without a fowler having first set it there? Shall a snare spring from the ground, before that it catch something?)
Contemporary English Version   
How can anyone catch a bird without using a net? Does a trap spring shut unless something is caught?
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Does a bird fall in a snare on the earth, when there is no trap for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when it has taken nothing?
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Does a bird fall into a snare on the earth when there is no trap for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground when it has taken nothing?
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Does a bird fall into a snare on the earth, when there is no trap for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when it has taken nothing?
Common English Bible © 2011   
Will a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait for it? Will a trap spring up from the ground when it has taken nothing?
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait in it? Does a trap spring up from the ground when it has caught nothing at all? [Of course not! So it is that Israel has earned her impending judgment.]
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Does a bird fall in a snare on the earth, when there is no trap for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when it has taken nothing?
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Does a bird swoop down on a trap on the ground when there is no lure for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground without catching anything?
New American Standard Bible   
Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no device in it? Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?
The Expanded Bible   
·A bird will not [L Does a bird…?] fall into a trap where there is no bait; ·the trap will not [L does the trap…?] spring shut if there is nothing to catch.
Tree of Life Version   
Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground if it has no bait? Will a snare spring up from the ground without taking anything?
Revised Standard Version   
Does a bird fall in a snare on the earth, when there is no trap for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when it has taken nothing?
New International Reader's Version   
Does a bird fly down to a trap on the ground when no bait is there? Does a net spring up from the ground when it has not caught anything?
BRG Bible   
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
Complete Jewish Bible   
Does a bird get caught in a trap on the ground if it hasn’t been baited? Does a trap spring up from the ground when it has taken nothing?
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Does a bird fall into a snare on the earth, when there is no trap for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when it has taken nothing?
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Can a bird fall in a pach ha’aretz (trap on the ground), when his snare is not set? Can a pach spring up from ha’aretz without making a capture?
Names of God Bible   
Does a bird land in a trap on the ground if there’s no bait in it? Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has caught something?
Modern English Version   
Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground, if there was no snare for it? Does a trap spring up from the ground, if it has not caught something?
Easy-to-Read Version   
A bird doesn’t fly into a trap unless there is food in it. If a trap closes, it will catch the bird.
International Children’s Bible   
A bird will not fall into a trap where there is no bait. The trap will not spring shut if there is nothing to catch.
Lexham English Bible   
Does a bird fall into a trapping net on the earth when there is no snare for it? Does a trapping net spring up from the ground unless it has certainly caught something?
New International Version - UK   
Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground when no bait is there? Does a trap spring up from the ground if it has not caught anything?