Isaiah 28:20 — Compare All Translations

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

For shorter hath been the bed Than to stretch one`s self out in, And the covering hath been narrower Than to wrap one`s self up in.

English ASV

For 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.

English Amplified

For [they will find that] the bed is too short for a man to stretch himself on and the covering too narrow for him to wrap himself in. [All their sources of confidence will fail them.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For [they will find that] the bed is too short for a man to stretch himself on and the covering too narrow for him to wrap himself in. [All their sources of confidence will fail them.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and its cover too small to wrap up in.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow when he would wrap himself in it.

English EASY 2024

You 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.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

A man tried to sleep on a bed that was too short for him. He had a blanket that was not wide enough to cover him. {The bed and blanket were useless, and so were your agreements.}"

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

You will be like the person in the proverb, who tries to sleep in a bed too short to stretch out on, with a blanket too narrow to wrap himself in.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The bed is too short to stretch out on. The blanket is too narrow to serve as a cover.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and its cover too small to wrap up in.

English KJV 1611

For 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.

English LSB

The bed is too short on which to stretch out, And the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The bed is too short to stretch out, and the covering is too small to wrap oneself in it.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

The bed is too short on which to stretch out, And the blanket is too small to wrap oneself in.

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

For the bed shall be too short to stretch out in, and the cover too narrow to wrap in.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

You 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.

English NIV

The bed is too short to stretch out on, the blanket too narrow to wrap around you.

English NKJ 1982

For the bed is too short to stretch out on, And the covering so narrow that one cannot wrap himself in it.

English NLT

For you have no place of refuge--the bed you have made is too short to lie on. The blankets are too narrow to cover you.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on it, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in it.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Your bed is too short to stretch yourself out on, and your covering is too narrow to wrap yourself in.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on it, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in it.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The bed you have made is far too short to lie on; the blankets are too narrow to cover you.

English Tyndale 1537

For the bed shall be so narrow that a man can not lie upon it: And the covering too small, that a man may not wind himself therein.

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