New International VersionThey will stretch out their hands in it, as swimmers stretch out their hands to swim. God will bring down their pride despite the cleverness of their hands.
New Living TranslationGod will push down Moab’s people as a swimmer pushes down water with his hands. He will end their pride and all their evil works.
English Standard VersionAnd he will spread out his hands in the midst of it as a swimmer spreads his hands out to swim, but the LORD will lay low his pompous pride together with the skill of his hands.
Berean Standard BibleHe will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands.
King James BibleAnd he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth
his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.
New King James VersionAnd He will spread out His hands in their midst As a swimmer reaches out to swim, And He will bring down their pride Together with the trickery of their hands.
New American Standard BibleAnd he will spread out his hands in the middle of it As a swimmer spreads out
his hands to swim, But
the Lord will lay low his pride together with the trickery of his hands.
NASB 1995And he will spread out his hands in the middle of it As a swimmer spreads out his hands to swim, But the Lord will lay low his pride together with the trickery of his hands.
NASB 1977And he will spread out his hands in the middle of it As a swimmer spreads out
his hands to swim, But
the Lord will lay low his pride together with the trickery of his hands.
Legacy Standard BibleAnd he will spread out his hands in the middle of it As a swimmer spreads out
his hands to swim, But
Yahweh will lay low his lofty pride together with the trickery of his hands.
Amplified BibleAnd Moab will spread out his hands in the middle of the filth As a swimmer spreads out
his hands to swim, But
the Lord will humiliate his pride in spite of the [skillful] movements of his hands.
Christian Standard BibleHe will spread out his arms in the middle of it, as a swimmer spreads out his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, along with the trickery of his hands.
Holman Christian Standard BibleHe will spread out his arms in the middle of it, as a swimmer spreads out his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, along with the trickery of his hands.
American Standard VersionAnd he shall spread forth his hands in the midst thereof, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim; but Jehovah will lay low his pride together with the craft of his hands.
Contemporary English VersionThey will struggle to get out, but God will humiliate them no matter how hard they try.
English Revised VersionAnd he shall spread forth his hands in the midst thereof, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall lay low his pride together with the craft of his hands.
GOD'S WORD® TranslationThe Moabites will stretch out their hands in the manure like swimmers who stretch out their hands to swim. [The LORD] will humble those arrogant people despite the movements of their hands.
Good News TranslationThey will reach out their hands as if they were trying to swim, but God will humiliate them, and their hands will sink helplessly.
International Standard VersionThey will spread out their hands in the thick of it, just as swimmers spread out their hands to swim, but the LORD will bring down their pride, together with the cleverness of their hands.
NET BibleMoab will spread out its hands in the middle of it, just as a swimmer spreads his hands to swim; the LORD will bring down Moab's pride as it spreads its hands.
New Heart English BibleHe will spread out his hands in its midst, like one who swims spreads out hands to swim, but his pride will be humbled together with the craft of his hands.
Webster's Bible TranslationAnd he will spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he will bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard BibleHe will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands.
World English BibleHe will spread out his hands in the middle of it, like one who swims spreads out hands to swim, but his pride will be humbled together with the craft of his hands.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard VersionAnd He spread out His hands in its midst, "" As the swimmer spreads out to swim; And He has humbled his excellence "" With the machinations of his hands.
Young's Literal Translation And he spread out his hands in its midst, As spread out doth the swimmer to swim; And He hath humbled his excellency With the machinations of his hands.
Smith's Literal TranslationAnd he spread forth his hands in their midst, as he swimming will spread forth to swim: and he humbled their pride with the ambuscades of their hands.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he shall stretch forth his hands under him, as he that swimmeth stretcheth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down his glory with the dashing of his hands.
Catholic Public Domain VersionAnd he will extend his hands under him, like a swimmer extending his hands to swim. And he will bring down his glory with a clap of his hands.
New American BibleHe will spread out his hands in its midst, as a swimmer spreads out his hands to swim; His pride will be brought low despite his strokes.
New Revised Standard VersionThough they spread out their hands in the midst of it, as swimmers spread out their hands to swim, their pride will be laid low despite the struggle of their hands.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa BibleAnd he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as a swimmer spreads forth his hands to swim; and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their bands.
Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd he shall spread out his hands widely within it, as a swimmer spreads out swimming, and he shall lay low its strength with the spreading out of his hands
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917And when he shall spread forth his hands in the midst thereof, As he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim, His pride shall be brought down together with the cunning of his hands.
Brenton Septuagint TranslationAnd he shall spread forth his hands, even as he also brings down
man to destroy
him: and he shall bring low his pride
in regard to the thing on which he has laid his hands.
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