饿死的不如被刀杀的，因为这是缺了田间的土产，就身体衰弱，渐渐消灭。

被刀剑刺杀的胜过因饥饿而死的；饥饿者由于缺乏田里的出产就消瘦而亡。

被刀剑刺杀的胜过因饥饿而死的；饥饿者由于缺乏田里的出产就消瘦而亡。

死于刀下的胜过死于饥饿的，后者因田间缺粮而活活饿死。

那些死于刀下的比饿死的还好；饿死的因缺乏田间的出产，就日渐消瘦而死亡。

餓死的不如被刀殺的，因為這是缺了田間的土產，就身體衰弱，漸漸消滅。

被刀劍刺殺的勝過因飢餓而死的；飢餓者由於缺乏田裏的出產就消瘦而亡。

被刀劍刺殺的勝過因飢餓而死的；飢餓者由於缺乏田裏的出產就消瘦而亡。

死於刀下的勝過死於饑餓的，後者因田間缺糧而活活餓死。

那些死於刀下的比餓死的還好；餓死的因缺乏田間的出產，就日漸消瘦而死亡。

被刀刺死的比被饑荒餓死的還好，因為前者雖被刺傷，還可以喫田間的出產。

戮於刃者、較死於飢者猶幸兮、因乏田間之產、日漸衰弱、如被刺兮、

寧殞於鋒刃、不願死於饑饉、土產已絶、日漸衰微兮。

亡於鋒刃者、較死於饑饉者猶為幸、死於饑饉者、土產罄盡、日漸衰微、

Those killed by the sword are better off than those who die of famine; racked with hunger, they waste away for lack of food from the field.

Those killed by swords are better off than those who die of hunger. Those who are hungry waste away to nothing. They don’t have any food from the fields.

Happier were the victims of the sword than the victims of hunger, who wasted away, pierced by lack of the fruits of the field.

Those killed by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger. Starving, they waste away for lack of food from the fields.

Those slain by the sword are better off than those slain by hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.

Better off are those killed by the sword Than those killed by hunger; For they waste away, stricken By the lack of the produce of the field.

Those slain by the sword are better off Than those who die of hunger; For these pine away, Stricken for lack of the fruits of the field.

They that are slain with the sword are better than they that are slain with hunger; For these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field.

Those slain by the sword are better off than those slain by hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.

[ They that be] slain with the sword are better than[ they that be] slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for[ want of] the fruits of the field.

Those who died by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, those who waste away, struck down from lack of food.י( Yod)

Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed with hunger; For these pine away, stricken through, for lack of the fruits of the field.

Those of you who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins; also because of their ancestors’ sins they will waste away. (niv)

You will keep your turbans on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep but will waste away because of your sins and groan among yourselves. (niv)

“ They will die of deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will be like dung lying on the ground. They will perish by sword and famine, and their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals.” (niv)

“ Son of man, say to the Israelites,‘ This is what you are saying:“ Our offenses and sins weigh us down, and we are wasting away because of them. How then can we live?”’ (niv)