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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ואחריתה מרה כלענה חדה כחרב פיות
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vAKHryth mrh kl`nh KHdh kKHrb pyvt

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
novissima autem illius amara quasi absinthium et acuta quasi gladius biceps

King James Variants
American King James Version   
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
Authorized (King James) Version   
but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
New King James Version   
But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.
21st Century King James Version   
but her end is as bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
But their end is of bitter wormwood, for they are sharper than a double-edged sword
Darby Bible Translation   
but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
But her latter end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
God's Word   
but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, as sharp as a two-edged sword.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
in the end she's as bitter as wormwood and as sharp as a double-edged sword.
International Standard Version   
But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a double-edged sword.
NET Bible   
but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
New American Standard Bible   
But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.
New International Version   
but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword.
New Living Translation   
But in the end she is as bitter as poison, as dangerous as a double-edged sword.
Webster's Bible Translation   
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
The World English Bible   
But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
EasyEnglish Bible   
But in the end, she gives you bitter food, like poison. She gives you pain like a sharp sword.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And her latter end [is] bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a sword [with] mouths.
New Life Version   
But in the end she is as bitter tasting as wormwood, and as sharp as a sword that cuts both ways.
The Voice Bible   
But in the end, she is bitter, turning the stomach and rotting the soul; she cuts as deep as a double-edged sword.
Living Bible   
But afterwards only a bitter conscience is left to you, sharp as a double-edged sword.
New Catholic Bible   
but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
Legacy Standard Bible   
But her end is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Christian Standard Bible   
in the end she’s as bitter as wormwood and as sharp as a double-edged sword.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged and devouring sword.
New Century Version   
But in the end she will bring you sorrow, causing you pain like a two-edged sword.
The Message   
The lips of a seductive woman are oh so sweet, her soft words are oh so smooth. But it won’t be long before she’s gravel in your mouth, a pain in your gut, a wound in your heart. She’s dancing down the perfumed path to Death; she’s headed straight for Hell and taking you with her. She hasn’t a clue about Real Life, about who she is or where she’s going.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood and as sharp as a double-edged sword.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Good News Translation®   
but when it is all over, she leaves you nothing but bitterness and pain.
Wycliffe Bible   
but the last things [of her] be (as) bitter as wormwood, and her tongue is (as) sharp as a sword carving, (or cutting,) on each side.
Contemporary English Version   
But all that you really get from being with her is bitter poison and pain.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Common English Bible © 2011   
but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
But in the end she is bitter like [the extract of] wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, as sharp as a two-edged sword.
New American Standard Bible   
But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.
The Expanded Bible   
But in the end she ·will bring you sorrow [L is bitter like wormwood], ·causing you pain [L sharp] like a two-edged sword.
Tree of Life Version   
But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.
Revised Standard Version   
but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
New International Reader's Version   
But in the end she is like bitter poison. She cuts like a sword that has two edges.
BRG Bible   
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
Complete Jewish Bible   
but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
But her end is marah (bitter) as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged cherev.
Names of God Bible   
but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, as sharp as a two-edged sword.
Modern English Version   
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Easy-to-Read Version   
But in the end, she will bring only bitterness and pain. It will be like bitter poison and a sharp sword.
International Children’s Bible   
But in the end she will bring you sorrow. She will cause you pain like a two-edged sword.
Lexham English Bible   
But her end is bitter as the wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
New International Version - UK   
but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword.