Obadiah 1:5

Obadiah 1:5 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

5“If thieves came to you,

if robbers in the night—

oh, what a disaster awaits you!—

would they not steal only as much as they wanted?

If grape pickers came to you,

would they not leave a few grapes?

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

5“If thieves came to you,

If robbers by night—

Oh how you will be ruined!—

Would they not steal only until they had enough?

If grape-pickers came to you,

Would they not leave some gleanings?

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

5“If thieves came to you,

If robbers by night—

How you will be ruined!—

Would they not steal only until they had enough?

If grape gatherers came to you,

Would they not leave some grapes for gleaning? [Jer 49:9]

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

5“If thieves came to you,

if robbers by night —

oh, how you will be ruined —

would they not steal only what they wanted?

If grape gatherers came to you,

would they not leave some gleanings?

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American Standard Version (ASV)

5If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night (how art thou cut off!), would they not steal only till they had enough? if grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes?

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

5Came theeues to thee or robbers by night? howe wast thou brought to silence? woulde they not haue stolen, til they had ynough? if the grape gatherers came to thee, woulde they not leaue some grapes?

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

5“If thieves came to you, if robbers by night—oh, what disaster awaits you—wouldn’t they only steal until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn’t they leave some gleaning grapes?

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

5“Edom, suppose robbers came to you at night.

They would steal only as much as they wanted.

Suppose grape pickers came to harvest your vines.

They would still leave a few grapes.

But you are facing horrible trouble!

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

5‘If robbers came to rob you in the night,

they would only take the things that they wanted.

If people came to pick your grapes at harvest time,

they would leave some fruit for the poor people.

But it will be terrible for you!

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

5“If thieves have come in to you, || If spoilers of the night, || How have you been cut off! Do they not steal their sufficiency? If gatherers have come in to you, || Do they not leave gleanings?

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