ESV
KJV
9. Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
ASV
9. Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
ERVEN
9. "Look at you people! You get rich by cheating people, and it hurts your own family! You build you houses high on the cliffs to protect yourself from danger.
NLT
9. "What sorrow awaits you who build big houses with money gained dishonestly! You believe your wealth will buy security, putting your family's nest beyond the reach of danger.
WEB
9. Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
NET
9. The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. He does this so he can build his nest way up high and escape the clutches of disaster.
NLV
9. "It is bad for him who builds his house by sinful ways, to put his nest in a high place to be safe from trouble!
HCSB
9. Woe to him who unjustly gains wealth for his house to place his nest on high, to escape from the reach of disaster!
YLT
9. Wo [to] him who is gaining evil gain for his house, To set on high his nest, To be delivered from the hand of evil,
LITV
9. Woe to him who robs evil booty for his house, to set his nest on high, to be snatched from the hand of evil!
RV
9. Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
NCV
9. "How terrible it will be for the nation that becomes rich by doing wrong, thinking they will live in a safe place and escape harm.
MKJV
9. Woe to him who robs evil booty for his house, to set his nest on high, to be delivered from the hand of evil!
AKJV
9. Woe to him that covets an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
LXXEN
9. Woe to him that covets an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evils.
KJV
9. Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
AMP
9. Woe to him who obtains wicked gain for his house, [who thinks by so doing] to set his nest on high that he may be preserved from calamity and delivered from the power of evil!
KJVP
9. Woe H1945 to him that coveteth H1214 an evil H7451 AMS covetousness H1215 NMS to his house H1004 L-CMS-3MS , that he may set H7760 L-VQFC his nest H7064 on high H4791 BD-NMS , that he may be delivered H5337 from the power H3709 M-CFS of evil H7451 AMS !
YLT
9. Wo [to] him who is gaining evil gain for his house, To set on high his nest, To be delivered from the hand of evil,
ASV
9. Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
WEB
9. Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
NASB
9. Woe to him who pursues evil gain for his household, setting his nest on high to escape the reach of misfortune!
ESV
9. "Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of harm!
RV
9. Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
RSV
9. Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of harm!
NKJV
9. " Woe to him who covets evil gain for his house, That he may set his nest on high, That he may be delivered from the power of disaster!
MKJV
9. Woe to him who robs evil booty for his house, to set his nest on high, to be delivered from the hand of evil!
AKJV
9. Woe to him that covets an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
NRSV
9. "Alas for you who get evil gain for your houses, setting your nest on high to be safe from the reach of harm!"
NIV
9. "Woe to him who builds his realm by unjust gain to set his nest on high, to escape the clutches of ruin!
NIRV
9. "How terrible it will be for the Babylonians! They build their kingdom with money they gained by cheating others. They have tried to make the kingdom as secure as possible. After all, they did not want to be destroyed.
NLT
9. "What sorrow awaits you who build big houses with money gained dishonestly! You believe your wealth will buy security, putting your family's nest beyond the reach of danger.
MSG
9. "Who do you think you are-- recklessly grabbing and looting, Living it up, acting like king of the mountain, acting above it all, above trials and troubles?
GNB
9. You are doomed! You have made your family rich with what you took by violence, and have tried to make your own home safe from harm and danger!
NET
9. The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. He does this so he can build his nest way up high and escape the clutches of disaster.
ERVEN
9. "Look at you people! You get rich by cheating people, and it hurts your own family! You build you houses high on the cliffs to protect yourself from danger.