KJV
ASV
31. And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
ESV
31. And the strong shall become tinder, and his work a spark, and both of them shall burn together, with none to quench them.
ERVEN
31. Powerful people will be like small, dry pieces of wood, and what they did will be like the sparks that start a fire. These people and their works will both burn up, and no one will be able to put out that fire.
NLT
31. The strongest among you will disappear like straw; their evil deeds will be the spark that sets it on fire. They and their evil works will burn up together, and no one will be able to put out the fire.
WEB
31. The strong will be like tinder, And his work like a spark. They will both burn together, And no one will quench them."
NET
31. The powerful will be like a thread of yarn, their deeds like a spark; both will burn together, and no one will put out the fire.
NLV
31. The strong man will become easy to burn, and his work also a fire. They will burn together, and there will be no one to put the fire out.
HCSB
31. The strong one will become tinder, and his work a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench [the flames].
YLT
31. And the strong hath been for tow, And his work for a spark, And burned have both of them together, And there is none quenching!
LITV
31. And the strong shall be for tow, and his work for a spark; and they shall burn both together; and no one shall quench them.
RV
31. And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
NCV
31. Powerful people will be like small, dry pieces of wood, and their works will be like sparks. They will burn together, and no one will be able to put out that fire."
MKJV
31. And the strong shall be like tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall put them out.
AKJV
31. And the strong shall be as wick, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
LXXEN
31. And their strength shall be as a thread of tow, and their works as sparks, and the transgressors and the sinners shall be burnt up together, and there shall be none to quench them.
KJV
31. And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench [them.]
AMP
31. And the strong shall become like tow and become tinder, and his work like a spark, and they shall both burn together, with none to quench them.
KJVP
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YLT
31. And the strong hath been for tow, And his work for a spark, And burned have both of them together, And there is none quenching!
ASV
31. And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
WEB
31. The strong will be like tinder, And his work like a spark. They will both burn together, And no one will quench them."
NASB
31. The strong man shall turn to tow, and his work shall become a spark; Both shall burn together, and there shall be none to quench the flames.
ESV
31. And the strong shall become tinder, and his work a spark, and both of them shall burn together, with none to quench them.
RV
31. And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
RSV
31. And the strong shall become tow, and his work a spark, and both of them shall burn together, with none to quench them.
NKJV
31. The strong shall be as tinder, And the work of it as a spark; Both will burn together, And no one shall quench [them.]
MKJV
31. And the strong shall be like tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall put them out.
AKJV
31. And the strong shall be as wick, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
NRSV
31. The strong shall become like tinder, and their work like a spark; they and their work shall burn together, with no one to quench them.
NIV
31. The mighty man will become tinder and his work a spark; both will burn together, with no-one to quench the fire."
NIRV
31. Your strongest men will become like dry pieces of wood. Their worship of other gods will be the spark that lights the fire. Everything will be burned up. No one will be there to put the fire out.
NLT
31. The strongest among you will disappear like straw; their evil deeds will be the spark that sets it on fire. They and their evil works will burn up together, and no one will be able to put out the fire.
MSG
31. 'The Big Man' will turn out to be dead bark and twigs, and his 'work,' the spark that starts the fire That exposes man and work both as nothing but cinders and smoke."
GNB
31. Just as straw is set on fire by a spark, so powerful people will be destroyed by their own evil deeds, and no one will be able to stop the destruction.
NET
31. The powerful will be like a thread of yarn, their deeds like a spark; both will burn together, and no one will put out the fire.
ERVEN
31. Powerful people will be like small, dry pieces of wood, and what they did will be like the sparks that start a fire. These people and their works will both burn up, and no one will be able to put out that fire.