9If gatherers have come in to thee, They do not leave gleanings, If thieves in the night, They have destroyed their sufficiency!


In Context

6 And after this I turn back the captivity of the sons of Ammon, An affirmation of Jehovah.'

7 Concerning Edom: 'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Is wisdom no more in Teman? Perished hath counsel from the intelligent? Vanished hath their wisdom?

8 Flee, turn, go deep to dwell, ye inhabitants of Dedan, For the calamity of Esau I brought in upon him, The time I inspected him.

9 If gatherers have come in to thee, They do not leave gleanings, If thieves in the night, They have destroyed their sufficiency!

10 For I — I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, And to be hidden he is not able, Spoiled is his seed, and his brethren, And his neighbours, and he is not.

11 Leave thine orphans — I do keep alive, And thy widows — on Me trust ye,

Jeremiah 49:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:9If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave [some] gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

49:9If grape pickers came to you, would they not leave a few grapes? If thieves came during the night, would they not steal only as much as they wanted?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

49:9If grapegatherers had come to thee, would they not have left a bunch? if thieves in the night, they would have taken what was enough for them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

49:9If grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, would they not destroy till they had enough?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:9If grape-gatherers had come to thee, would they not have left a gleaning? If thieves by night, they would destroy only till they had enough.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

49:9If grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, would they not destroy till they had enough?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:9If grape-gatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:9If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, wouldn't they destroy until they had enough?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:9If grape gatherers come to you, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.