Jeremiah 14:6 — Compare Translations

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

And wild asses have stood on high places, They have swallowed up wind like dragons, Consumed have been their eyes, for there is no herb.

And the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.

English Amplified

And the wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; they pant for air like jackals or crocodiles; their eyesight fails because there is no grass.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And the wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; they pant for air like jackals or crocodiles; their eyesight fails because there is no grass.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights panting for air like jackals. Their eyes fail because there are no green plants.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the wild asses stand on the heights, they snuff up the wind like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.

English EASY 2024

Wild donkeys stand on the empty hills. They breathe very fast, like thirsty jackals. Their eyes hurt as they look for grass, but there is no food for them to eat.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Wild donkeys stand on the bare hills. They sniff the wind like jackals. But their eyes cannot find any food, because there are no plants to eat.

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

The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail because there is no vegetation.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The wild donkeys stand on the hilltops and pant for breath like jackals; their eyesight fails them because they have no food.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Wild donkeys stand on the bare hills. They sniff the air like jackals. Their eyesight fails because they have no green plants.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights panting for air like jackals. Their eyes fail because there are no green plants.

English KJV 1611

And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.

The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; They pant for air like jackals; Their eyes fail For there is no vegetation.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The wild donkeys stand in the high places; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail because there is no grass.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; They pant for air like jackals, Their eyes fail For there is no vegetation.

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

The wild asses stand on the bare heights, gasping for breath like jackals; Their eyes grow dim, because there is no vegetation to be seen.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Wild donkeys stand on the hilltops and pant for breath like jackals. Their eyes are strained looking for food, because there is none to be found.”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Wild donkeys stand on the bare hilltops. They long for water as wild dogs do. Their eyesight fails because they do not have any grass to eat."

Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights and pant like jackals; their eyesight fails for lack of pasture."

English NKJ 1982

And the wild donkeys stood in the desolate heights; They sniffed at the wind like jackals; Their eyes failed because there was no grass.”

The wild donkeys stand on the bare hills panting like thirsty jackals. They strain their eyes looking for grass to eat, but there is none to be found."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail because there is no herbage.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights, Panting for air like jackals; their eyes are glazed over because there is no pasture.”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

The wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail because there is no herbage.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The wild donkeys stand upon the bare hills panting like thirsty jackals. They strain their eyes looking for grass to eat, but there is none to be found.“

English Tyndale 1537

The wild Asses shall stand in the Moss, and draw in their wind like the Dragons, their eyes shall fail for want of grass.