American Standard Version (1901)
The best of them is as a brier; the most upright is worse than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen, even thy visitation, is come; now shall be their perplexity.
Micah 7:4
86 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament
ASV Byzantine Text
The best of them is as a brier; the most upright is worse than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen, even thy visitation, is come; now shall be their perplexity.
Asang Khongca Bible
Nihcae thung ih kahoih koek kami loe soekhring hoiah anghmong; katoeng koek kami mataeng doeh takha pakaahaih soekhring pongah noet kue; nang toepkungnawk ih ani hoi na paqaihhaih ani loe angzoh boeh; vaihi loe nihcae han anghmang thok atue ah oh.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs
Amih kah a then te hling banghui ni. Aka thuem khaw vonghling lakah nah. Khohnin he nang aka tawt tih nang aka ngoldoelh hamla pai coeng. Amih kah tingtongnah khaw om coeng.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019
Amih kah a then te hling banghui ni. Aka thuem khaw vonghling lakah nah. Khohnin he nang aka tawt tih nang aka ngoldoelh hamla pai coeng. Amih kah tingtongnah khaw om coeng.
Hawaiian Bible 1868
O ka mea maikai o lakou ua like me ka laau ooi; A o ka mea pono, ua oioi ia mamua o ka palaau oioi. O ka la o kou poe kiai, a o kou hoopai ana, e hiki mai no ia; Ano e hiki mai ai ko lakou popilikia.
English Berean Standard Bible
The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion.
Haitian Creole Bible 1985
Moun ki ta pi bon nan mitan yo a, se ponya wouye. Sa ki ta yon ti jan pi serye a, li boule pase lèt kandelab, li koupe pase zèb razwa. Jou pou Bondye pini pèp li a pral rive, jan l' te voye yo avèti l' la. Lè sa a, pèp la p'ap konnen ni sa pou l' di ni sa pou l' fè.
Clementine Vulgate 1598
Qui optimus in eis est, quasi paliurus, et qui rectus, quasi spina de sepe. Dies speculationis tuæ, visitatio tua venit: nunc erit vastitas eorum.
Bible in Basic English
The best of them is like a waste plant, and their upright ones are like a wall of thorns. Sorrow! the day of their fate has come; now will trouble come on them.
French: Bible J.N. Darby
Le meilleur d’entre eux est comme une ronce, le plus droit, pire qu’une haie d’épines. Le jour de tes sentinelles [et] de ta visitation est arrivé ; maintenant sera leur confusion.
Czech Kralická Bible 1613
Nejlepší z nich jest jako bodlák, nejupřímější převyšuje trní. Přicházíť den strážných tvých, navštívení tvé přichází; jižť nastane zpletení jejich.
Kosraean Bible
Finne mwet su srulun wo ac lulalfongiyuk inmasrlolos, a elos mwet lusrongten oana mah uh. Len sac summa tari ke God El ac kalyei mwet uh, oana ke El tuh sensenkakinulos meet ke pusren mwet palu. Inge elos arulana fohsak.
World Portuguese Bible
O melhor deles é como um brier. A mais erguida é pior que uma sebe de espinhos. O dia de seus vigilantes, mesmo a sua visita, chegou; agora é o momento de sua confusão.
Romanian BTF Bible
Cel mai bun dintre ei este ca un mărăcine, cel mai integru este mai ascuțit decât un gard de spini; ziua paznicilor tăi și a cercetării vine; acum va fi uimirea și nedumerirea lor.
Brenton English Septuagint
therefore I will take away their goods as a devouring moth, and as one who acts by a rigid rule in a day of visitation. Woe, woe, thy times of vengeance are come; now shall be their lamentations.
Burmese Common Language Bible
အတော်ဖြောင့်ဆုံးဟုဆိုရသောသူများ ပင်လျှင် ပေါင်းပင်ကဲ့သို့အသုံးမကျချေ။ ဘုရားသခင်သည်သူတို့၏ကင်းစောင့် သဖွယ်ဖြစ်သော ပရောဖက်များမှတစ်ဆင့် သတိပေးသည့်အတိုင်း လူများကိုဒဏ်ခတ် မည့်အချိန်ရောက်လာပြီ။ သူတို့သည်ယခု အခါကယောင်ချောက်ချားဖြစ်လျက်ရှိ ကြ၏။-
Darby Translation
The best of them is as a briar; the most upright, [worse] than a thorn-fence. The day of thy watchmen, thy visitation is come; now shall be their perplexity.
German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible
Der Beste unter ihnen ist wie ein Dornstrauch, der Rechtschaffenste wie eine Dornhecke. Der Tag deiner Wächter, deine Heimsuchung, ist gekommen; dann wird ihre Verwirrung da sein.
Dutch Bible 1917
De beste van hen is als een doorn; de oprechtste is scherper dan een doornheg; de dag uwer wachters, uw bezoeking, is gekomen; nu zal hunlieder verwarring wezen.
Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius
De besten kronkelen zich als een heg, De eerlijksten als een doornenhaag. Wee, de dag van hun straf is gekomen, Nu ligt het vernield,
Italian Diodati Bible
Il miglior di loro è come una spina , il più diritto è peggior che una siepe; il giorno delle tue guardie, la tua punizione è venuta; ora sarà la lor perplessità.
Douay-Rheims 1899
He that is best among them, is as a brier: and he that is righteous, as the thorn of the hedge. The day of thy inspection, thy visitation cometh: now shall be their destruction.
Geneva Bible 1599
The best of them is as a brier, and the most righteous of them is sharper then a thorne hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation commeth: then shalbe their confusion.
Noyes Bible
The best of them is like a brier; The most upright of them is sharper than a thorn-hedge. The day of recompense, announced by thy watchmen, cometh; Then shall come their perplexity.
Danish Bible 1931
Den bedste er som en Tornebusk, den ærlige værre end en Tjørnehæk. Dine Vægteres Dag, din Hjemsøgelse kommer, af Rædsel rammes de nu.
Leeser Tanakh
The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is [sharper] than a thorn-hedge: the day of thy watchmen, thy punishment, is come; now shall be perplexity among them.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
The best of them is as a brier; the most upright is worse than a thorn hedge; the day of thy watchmen, even thy visitation, is come; now shall be their perplexity.
King James Version
The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
King James Version + Apocrypha
The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
Vietnamese Bible 1923
Người lành hơn hết trong chúng nó giống như chà chuôm, còn kẻ rất ngay thẳng lại xấu hơn hàng rào gai gốc. Ngày của kẻ canh giữ ngươi, tức là ngày thăm phạt ngươi, đã đến rồi, nay chúng nó sẽ bối rối.
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
The best of them is as a brier: The most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: The day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; Now shall be their perplexity.
Revised West Version
Ko e lelei lahi ʻiate kinautolu ʻoku hangē ko e ʻakau talatala pe: ko ia ʻoku fungani angatonu ʻoku māsila ʻi he ʻa talatala: ʻoku hoko mai ʻae ʻaho ʻo ho kau leʻo, pea mo ho ʻaʻahi; ko eni ʻe hoko ʻenau puputuʻu.
French Ostervald Bible
Le meilleur d'entre eux est comme une ronce; le plus droit est pire qu'une haie d'épines. Le jour annoncé par tes sentinelles, ton châtiment arrive: c'est alors qu'ils seront dans la confusion.
Esperanto Bible
La plej bona inter ili estas kiel dornarbetaĵo, la justulo estas kiel pikaĵa barilo. Sed venos la tago de Via esploro, de Via puno; tiam ili ne scios, kion fari.
French Louis Segond 1910 Bible
Le meilleur d’entre eux est comme une ronce, Le plus droit pire qu’un buisson d’épines. Le jour annoncé par tes prophètes, ton châtiment approche. C’est alors qu’ils seront dans la confusion.
German Luther Bible 1912
Der Beste unter ihnen ist wie ein Dorn und der Redlichste wie eine Hecke. Aber wenn der Tag deiner Prediger kommen wird, wenn du heimgesucht sollst werden, da werden sie dann nicht wissen, wo aus.
LXX2012 U. S. English
therefore I will take away their goods as a devouring moth, and as one who acts by a rigid rule in a day of visitation. Woe, woe, your times of vengeance are come; now shall be their lamentations.
British English Septuagint 2012
therefore I will take away their goods as a devouring moth, and as one who acts by a rigid rule in a day of visitation. Woe, woe, your times of vengeance are come; now shall be their lamentations.
Majority Standard BIble
The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion.
Webster Bible
The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
Open English Bible (Commonwealth)
The best of them are like a thorn thicket, their most upright like a prickly hedge. The day of their punishment has come, now will be their confusion!
Open English Bible (US)
The best of them are like a thorn thicket, their most upright like a prickly hedge. The day of their punishment has come, now will be their confusion!
Revised Version
The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is worse than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen, even thy visitation, is come; now shall be their perplexity.
Italian Riveduta Bible
Il migliore di loro è come un pruno; il più retto è peggiore d’una siepe di spine. Il giorno annunziato dalle tue sentinelle, il giorno della tua punizione viene; allora saranno nella costernazione.
French Free Holy Bible for the World
Le meilleur d’entre eux est comme une ronce. Le plus droit est pire qu’une haie d’épines. Le jour annoncé par tes guetteurs, le jour de ton châtiment, est arrivé ; c’est maintenant le temps de leur confusion.
Reina Valera 1909
El mejor de ellos es como el cambrón; el más recto, como zarzal: el día de tus atalayas, tu visitación, viene; ahora será su confusión.
Spanish BLL
El mejor de ellos es como un espino; el más recto es peor que un cerco de zarzas. Pero viene el día que anunciaron tus mensajeros; el día de tu castigo ya llegó. ¡Ahora es cuando reinará la confusión entre ellos!
Spanish Free Bible for the World
El mejor de ellos es como una zarza; el más recto es peor que un seto de espinos. El día de tus atalayas, el día de tu castigo ha llegado; ahora será su confusión.
Croatian Bible
I najbolji među njima je kao trn, najpravedniji kao drača živica. Iskušenje njihovo danas sa Sjevera dolazi, dolazi ura strave njihove.
Serbian DK Bible (Latin)
Najbolji je između njih kao trn, najpraviji je gori od trnjaka; dan stražara tvojih, pohođenje tvoje dođe, sada će se smesti.
German Textbibel
Der Beste von ihnen gleicht einem Stechdorn, der Rechtschaffene ist schlimmer als eine Hecke. Der Tag, dem die Worte deiner Späher galten, deine Heimsuchung zieht heran! Dann kommt ihre Bestürzung!
Updated Brenton English Septuagint
therefore I will take away their goods as a devouring moth, and as one who acts by a rigid rule in a day of visitation. Woe, woe, thy times of vengeance are come; now shall be their lamentations.
Hebrew OT (WLC)
טוֹבָ֣ם כְּחֵ֔דֶק יָשָׁ֖ר מִמְּסוּכָ֑ה י֤וֹם מְצַפֶּ֨יךָ֙ פְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣ בָ֔אָה עַתָּ֥ה תִהְיֶ֖ה מְבוּכָתָֽם׃
World English Bible
The best of them is like a brier. The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, even your visitation, has come; now is the time of their confusion.
World English Bible (Catholic)
The best of them is like a brier. The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, even your visitation, has come; now is the time of their confusion.
World English Bible British Edition
The best of them is like a brier. The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, even your visitation, has come; now is the time of their confusion.
World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
The best of them is like a brier. The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, even your visitation, has come; now is the time of their confusion.
World English Bible Classic
The best of them is like a brier. The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, even your visitation, has come; now is the time of their confusion.
World English Bible Updated
The best of them is like a brier. The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, even your visitation, has come; now is the time of their confusion.
World Messianic Bible
The best of them is like a brier. The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, even your visitation, has come; now is the time of their confusion.
World Messianic Bible British Edition
The best of them is like a brier. The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, even your visitation, has come; now is the time of their confusion.
Young's Literal Translation
Their best one [is] as a brier, The upright one — than a thorn-hedge, The day of thy watchmen — Thy visitation — hath come. Now is their perplexity.
SEPTUAGINTA
ὡς σὴς ἐκτρώγων καὶ βαδίζων ἐπὶ κανόνος ἐν ἡμέρᾳ σκοπιᾶς. οὐαὶ οὐαί, αἱ ἐκδικήσεις σου ἥκασι, νῦν ἔσονται κλαυθμοὶ αὐτῶν.
Brenton Septuagint
ὡς σὴς ἐκτρώγων, καὶ βαδίζων ἐπὶ κανόνος ἐν ἡμέρᾳ σκοπιᾶς· οὐαὶ οὐαὶ, αἱ ἐκδικήσεις σου ἥκασι, νῦν ἔσονται κλαυθμοὶ αὐτῶν.
Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)
Чел май бун динтре ей есте ка ун мэрэчине, чел май чинстит есте май рэу декыт ун туфиш де спинь. Зиуа веститэ де тоць пророчий Тэй, педяпса Та, се апропие! Атунч ва фи улуяла лор.
Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish
Лучший з них похожий на терен, а справедливий — ще гірший, нїж бодяччє в плотї. Надходить день, заповіданий віщими твоїми; й караючі навідання твої; борзо прийде на них трівога.
Ukrainian Freedom Bible
Лучший з них похожий на терен, а справедливий — ще гірший, нїж бодяччє в плотї. Надходить день, заповіданий віщими твоїми; й караючі навідання твої; борзо прийде на них трівога.
Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)
Најбољи је између њих као трн, најправији је гори од трњака; дан стражара твојих, похођење твоје дође, сада ће се смести.
Russian Synodal Bible
Лучший из них - как терн, и справедливый - хуже колючей изгороди, день провозвестников Твоих, посещение Твое наступает; ныне постигнет их смятение.
Hebrew Masoretic OT
טֹובָ֣ם כְּחֵ֔דֶק יָשָׁ֖ר מִמְּסוּכָ֑ה יֹ֤ום מְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ פְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣ בָ֔אָה עַתָּ֥ה תִהְיֶ֖ה מְבוּכָתָֽם׃
Modern Hebrew Bible
טובם כחדק ישר ממסוכה יום מצפיך פקדתך באה עתה תהיה מבוכתם׃
Arabic Van Dyck Bible
أَحْسَنُهُمْ مِثْلُ ٱلْعَوْسَجِ، وَأَعْدَلُهُمْ مِنْ سِيَاجِ ٱلشَّوْكِ. يَوْمَ مُرَاقِبِيكَ عِقَابُكَ قَدْ جَاءَ. ٱلْآنَ يَكُونُ ٱرْتِبَاكُهُمْ.
Old Persion Version Bible
نیکوترین ایشان مثل خار میباشد و راست کردار ایشان از خاربست بدتر. روز پاسبانانت و (روز) عقوبت تو رسیده است، الان اضطراب ایشان خواهد بود.
Judson Burmese Bible
အကောင်း ဆုံးသောသူ သည် ဆူး ပင်ကဲ့သို့ ဖြစ် ၏။ အဖြောင့် ဆုံးသောသူသည် ဆူး ခြံထက် ခက်လှ၏။ သင် ၏ကင်းစောင့် တို့သည် သတိပေးသောနေ့ ၊ သင် စစ်ကြော ခြင်းကို ခံရသောနေ့ရက်သည် ရောက် လာပြီ။ နှိပ်စက် နှောင့်ရှက်ရာကာလဖြစ် ၏။
Korean Bible 1910
그들의 가장 선한 자라도 가시 같고 가장 정직한 자라도 찔레 울타리보다 더하도다 그들의 파숫군들의 날 곧 그들의 형벌의 날이 임하였으니 이제는 그들이 요란하리로다
Japanese Freedom Bible
彼らのうち最も良い者も、いばらのようであり、 最も正しい者も、いばらの生け垣より悪い。 あなたの見張り人が告げた日、 あなたへの罰の日が来た。 今、彼らは混乱する。
World Chinese Bible
他们中最好的也不过像荆棘； 最正直的也比荆棘篱笆更坏。 你守望者的日子， 就是你受察验的日子，已经来到； 现在是他们混乱的时候。
Chinese Union Version (simplified)
他们最好的，不过是蒺藜； 最正直的，不过是荆棘篱笆。 你守望者 说，降罚的日子已经来到。 他们必扰乱不安。
Chinese Union Version (traditional)
他們最好的，不過是蒺藜； 最正直的，不過是荊棘籬笆。 你守望者 說，降罰的日子已經來到。 他們必擾亂不安。
Portuguese Bíblia Livre
O melhor dentre eles é como o espinho; o mais justo é como o espinheiro. O dia de teus vigilantes, teu castigo, vem; agora será sua confusão.
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Mashi Bible
Omwinja mulibo, anali nka lukererhè n’omushinganyanya nka lugurhu lwa mishûgi. Loli, olusiku lw’obuhane abalanzi bâwe baderhaga luyîruka, mukolaga mwasômerwa.
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German Schlachter Bible 1951
Der Beste von ihnen ist wie ein Dorn, der Redlichste schlimmer als eine Dornhecke. Der Tag deiner Wächter, deiner Heimsuchung, ist da; jetzt wird ihre Bestürzung kommen!
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La Biblia en Español Sencillo
El mejor de ellos es como una planta de espinos, y él más recto como un muro de espinas; él día que pongas tus centinelas él castigo llegará; entonces será su confusión.
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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)
El mejor de ellos es como la espina, el más recto como un zarzal. Pero viene el día de tu castigo, el que anunciaron tus vigilantes. ¡Entonces será su turbación!
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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible
The best of them is like a brier; the yashar ([most] upright) is sharper than a thorn hedge; the yom of thy watchmen and thy pekuddah (visitation) cometh; now shall their confusion follow.
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