Other translations
American Standard Version
They come all of them for violence; the set of their faces is forwards; and they gather captives as the sand.
Darby Bible Translation
They come all of them for violence: the crowd of their faces is forwards, and they gather captives as the sand.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
They shall all come to the prey, their face is like a burning wind: and they shall gather together captives as the sand.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
They come all of them for violence; their faces are set eagerly as the east wind; and they gather captives as the sand.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
They all come for violence, all their faces forward. They gather captives like sand.
God's Word
They will all come for violence. Every face will be directed forward. They will gather prisoners like sand.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
All of them come to do violence; their faces are set in determination. They gather prisoners like sand.
International Standard Version
"They all come to oppress— hordes of them, their faces pressing onward— they take prisoners as numerous as the desert sand!
NET Bible
All of them intend to do violence; every face is determined. They take prisoners as easily as one scoops up sand.
New American Standard Bible
"All of them come for violence. Their horde of faces moves forward. They collect captives like sand.
New International Version
they all come intent on violence. Their hordes advance like a desert wind and gather prisoners like sand.
New Living Translation
"On they come, all bent on violence. Their hordes advance like a desert wind, sweeping captives ahead of them like sand.
Webster's Bible Translation
They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
The World English Bible
All of them come for violence. Their hordes face the desert. He gathers prisoners like sand.
EasyEnglish Bible
Their whole army comes to do violent things. They march forward like a wind from the desert. They make people their prisoners, as easily as if they are picking up sand.
Young‘s Literal Translation
Wholly for violence it doth come in, Their faces swallowing up the east wind, And it doth gather as the sand a captivity.
New Life Version
They all come in anger. Their armies move like the desert wind. They gather prisoners like sand.
The Voice Bible
And Babylonia keeps on coming, hungry for violence. Hordes of determined faces are on the move like a hot east wind, Scooping up captives like sand.
Living Bible
All opposition melts away before the terror of their presence. They collect captives like sand.
New Catholic Bible
They are all bent on violence, a horde moving steadily forward like an east wind; they scoop up captives like sand.
Legacy Standard Bible
All of them come for violence. Their horde of faces moves forward. And they gather captives like sand.
Jubilee Bible 2000
All of her shall come for the prey, before their faces an east wind, and they shall gather the captives as the sand.
Christian Standard Bible
All of them come to do violence; their faces are set in determination. They gather prisoners like sand.
Amplified Bible © 1954
They all come for violence; their faces turn eagerly forward, and they gather prisoners together like sand.
New Century Version
They all come to fight. Nothing can stop them. Their prisoners are as many as the grains of sand.
The Message
“Look around at the godless nations. Look long and hard. Brace yourself for a shock. Something’s about to take place and you’re going to find it hard to believe. I’m about to raise up Babylonians to punish you, Babylonians, fierce and ferocious— World-conquering Babylon, grabbing up nations right and left, A dreadful and terrible people, making up its own rules as it goes. Their horses run like the wind, attack like bloodthirsty wolves. A stampede of galloping horses thunders out of nowhere. They descend like vultures circling in on carrion. They’re out to kill. Death is on their minds. They collect victims like squirrels gathering nuts. They mock kings, poke fun at generals, Spit on forts, and leave them in the dust. They’ll all be blown away by the wind. Brazen in sin, they call strength their god.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
All of them come to commit violence. Their hordes blow by like the desert wind and sweep up prisoners like sand.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
They all come for violence, with faces pressing forward; they gather captives like sand.
Good News Translation®
“Their armies advance in violent conquest, and everyone is terrified as they approach. Their captives are as numerous as grains of sand.
Wycliffe Bible
All (these) men shall come to prey, the faces of them is as a burning wind; and he shall gather as gravel (the) captivity, (All these men shall come for prey, their faces be like the burning wind; and they shall gather up captives like the sand,)
Contemporary English Version
They are eager to destroy, and they gather captives like handfuls of sand.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
They all come for violence; terror of them goes before them. They gather captives like sand.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
They all come for violence, with faces pressing forward; they gather captives like sand.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
They all come for violence, with faces pressing forward; they gather captives like sand.
Common English Bible © 2011
They come for violence, the horde with all their faces set toward the desert. He takes captives like sand.
Amplified Bible © 2015
“They all come for violence; Their horde of faces moves [eagerly] forward, They gather prisoners like sand.
English Standard Version Anglicised
They all come for violence, all their faces forward. They gather captives like sand.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
All of them come for violence, their combined onslaught, a stormwind to gather up captives like sand.
New American Standard Bible
All of them come for violence. Their horde of faces moves forward. They gather captives like sand.
The Expanded Bible
They all come ·to fight [L for violence]. ·Nothing can stop them [or …a horde moving like an east wind; or …their faces set forward]. Their prisoners are ·as many as the grains of [L like] sand.
Tree of Life Version
All of them come for violence— an assembling of faces to the east. He gathers captives like sand.
Revised Standard Version
They all come for violence; terror of them goes before them. They gather captives like sand.
New International Reader's Version
All of them are ready and willing to destroy others. Their huge armies advance like a wind out of the desert. They gather prisoners like sand.
BRG Bible
They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
Complete Jewish Bible
All of them come for violence, their faces set eagerly forward, scooping up captives like sand.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
They all come for violence, with faces pressing forward; they gather captives like sand.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
They shall come all for chamas; the swarm of their faces is directed forward, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
Names of God Bible
They will all come for violence. Every face will be directed forward. They will gather prisoners like sand.
Modern English Version
They all come for violence; their forces advance like the east wind. They gather captives like sand.
Easy-to-Read Version
The one thing they all want to do is fight. Their armies will march fast like the wind in the desert. And the Babylonian soldiers will take many prisoners—as many as the grains of sand.
International Children’s Bible
They all come to fight. Their armies march quickly like a whirlwind in the desert. Their prisoners are as many as the grains of sand.
Lexham English Bible
All of them come for violence, their faces pressing forward. They gather captives like the sand.
New International Version - UK
they all come intent on violence. Their hordes advance like a desert wind and gather prisoners like sand.