Ecclesiastes 9:14 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

A little city, and few men in it, and a great king hath come unto it, and hath surrounded it, and hath built against it great bulwarks;

There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.

English Amplified

There was a little city with few men in it. And a great king came against it and besieged it and built great bulwarks against it.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

There was a little city with few men in it. And a great king came against it and besieged it and built great bulwarks against it.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

There was a small city with few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege works against it.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and encompassed it, and built great bulwarks against it:

English EASY 2024

There was a small city and only a few people lived in it. A powerful king came to attack that city. His army made their camp around the city. They built heaps of earth all around the city.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

There was a small town with a few people in it. A great king fought against that town and put his armies all around it.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

There was a little city with few men in it, and a great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

There was a little town without many people in it. A powerful king attacked it. He surrounded it and prepared to break through the walls.

English God's Word - GW 1995

There was a small town with a few soldiers in it, and a powerful king came to attack it. He surrounded it and blockaded it.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

There was a small city with few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege works against it.

English KJV 1611

There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

There was a small city with few men in it, and a great king came to it, surrounded it, and built large siegeworks against it.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

There was a small city with a few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built great siege works against it.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

There was a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded it and constructed large siegeworks against it.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Against a small city with few men in it advanced a mighty king, who surrounded it and threw up great siegeworks about it.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

There was once a small city with a few men in it, and a mighty king attacked it, besieging it and building strong siege works against it.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

There was once a small city. Only a few people lived there. A powerful king attacked it. He brought in war machines all around it.

There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siegeworks against it.

English NKJ 1982

There was a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great snares around it.

There was a small town with only a few people living in it, and a great king came with his army and besieged it.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

There was a little city with few people in it. A great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

There was a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

There was a small city with only a few people living in it, and a great king came with his army and besieged it.

English Tyndale 1537

There was a little city, and a few men within it: so there came a great king and besieged it, and made great bulwarks against it.