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Berean Standard Bible

“Your guards are like the swarming locust, and your scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows where.”

Nahum 3:17

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Your guards are like the swarming locust, and your scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows where.

World English Bible (WEB)

Your guards are like the locusts, and your officials like the swarms of locusts, which settle on the walls on a cold day, but when the sun appears, they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

King James Version (KJV)

Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Thy princes are as the locusts, and thy marshals as the swarms of grasshoppers, which encamp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Your crowned ones are like the locusts, and your scribes like the clouds of insects which take cover in the walls on a cold day, but when the sun comes up they go in flight, and are seen no longer in their place.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Tus príncipes serán como langostas, y tus grandes como langostas de langostas que se sientan en vallados en día de frío: salido el sol se mudan, y no se conoce el lugar donde estuvieron.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Tus príncipes son como langostas y tus generales como enjambre de insectos, que en el tiempo de frío se asientan sobre los muros, pero todos ellos huirán y desaparecerán, como la langosta cuando el sol sale y calienta la tierra.

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