Isaiah 28:20

Isaiah 28:20 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

20The bed is too short to stretch out on,

the blanket too narrow to wrap around you.

20The bed is too short on which to stretch out,

And the blanket is too small to wrap oneself in.

20For the bed is too short to stretch out on,

And the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself [and likewise all their preparations are inadequate].

20Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on,

and the blanket too small to wrap around you.

20For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it; and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.

20For the bed is streight that it can not suffice, and the couering narowe that one can not wrappe himselfe.

20For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in.

20You will be like someone whose bed is too short to lie down on.

You will be like those whose blankets are too small to wrap themselves in.

20You will not be able to rest, like a tall person who tries to sleep on a short bed. Your blanket will not cover your whole body.

20For the bed has been shorter || Than to stretch one’s self out in, || And the covering has been narrower || Than to wrap one’s self up in.