New International Version (NIV)
8I will make their widows more numerous
than the sand of the sea.
At midday I will bring a destroyer
against the mothers of their young men;
suddenly I will bring down on them
anguish and terror.
Jeremiah 15:8
Jeremiah 15:8 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
8“Their widows will be more numerous before Me
Than the sand of the seas;
I will bring against them, against the mother of a young man,
A destroyer at noon;
I will suddenly bring down on her
Shock and horror.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
8Their widows will be more numerous before Me
Than the sand of the seas;
I will bring against them, against the mother of a young man,
A destroyer at noonday;
I will suddenly bring down on her
Anguish and dismay.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
8“I will make their widows more numerous before Me
Than the sand of the seas;
I will bring against them, against the mother of the young men,
A 15:8 A midday attack would be completely unexpected.destroyer at noonday;
I will suddenly cause anguish and terror
To fall on her.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
8I will make their widows more numerous
than the sand of the sea.
I will bring a destroyer at noon
against the mothers of young men.
I will suddenly bring upon them
anguish and dismay.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
8I will increase the number of their widows.
There will be more of them than the grains of sand on the seashore.
At noon I will bring a destroyer
against the mothers of the young men among my people.
All at once I will bring down on them
great suffering and terror.