PAV
16. ਓਹ ਮੁੜ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ ਪਰ ਅੱਤ ਮਹਾਨ ਵੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ, ਓਹ ਨਕਲੀ ਧਣੁਖ ਵਰਗੇ ਹਨ। ਓਹਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਸਰਦਾਰ ਤਲਵਾਰ ਨਾਲ, ਓਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਜ਼ਬਾਨ ਦੀ ਸ਼ੇਖੀ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਡਿੱਗ ਪੈਣਗੇ, - ਏਹ ਮਿਸਰ ਦੇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਓਹਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਠੱਠਾ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ।।

ERVPA

IRVPA
16. ਉਹ ਮੁੜ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ ਪਰ ਅੱਤ ਮਹਾਨ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਵੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ, ਉਹ ਨਕਲੀ ਧਣੁੱਖ ਵਰਗੇ ਹਨ। ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਹਾਕਮ ਤਲਵਾਰ ਨਾਲ, ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਜ਼ਬਾਨ ਦੀ ਕਾਹਲੀ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਡਿੱਗ ਪੈਣਗੇ, - ਇਹ ਮਿਸਰ ਦੇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਠੱਠਾ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ।



KJV
16. They return, [but] not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this [shall be] their derision in the land of Egypt.

AMP
16. They turn back, shift, or change, but not upwards [to the Most High]. They are like a deceitful bow; their princes shall fall by the sword for the insolence and rage of their tongue. This shall be [cause for] their derision and scorning in the land of Egypt.

KJVP
16. They return H7725 , [ but ] not H3808 NPAR to the most High H5920 : they are H1961 VQQ3MP like a deceitful H7423 bow H7198 : their princes H8269 shall fall H5307 by the sword H2719 for the rage H2195 of their tongue H3956 : this H2097 [ shall ] [ be ] their derision H3933 in the land H776 B-GFS of Egypt H4714 .

YLT
16. They turn back -- not to the Most High, They have been as a deceitful bow, Fall by sword do their princes, From the insolence of their tongue, This [is] their derision in the land of Egypt!

ASV
16. They return, but not to him that is on high; they are like a deceitful bow; their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

WEB
16. They return, but not to the Most High. They are like a faulty bow. Their princes will fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.

NASB
16. They have again become useless, like a treacherous bow. Their princes shall fall by the sword because of the insolence of their tongues; thus they shall be mocked in the land of Egypt.

ESV
16. They return, but not upwards; they are like a treacherous bow; their princes shall fall by the sword because of the insolence of their tongue. This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

RV
16. They return, but not to {cf15i him that is} on high; they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

RSV
16. They turn to Baal; they are like a treacherous bow, their princes shall fall by the sword because of the insolence of their tongue. This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

NKJV
16. They return, [but] not to the Most High; They are like a treacherous bow. Their princes shall fall by the sword For the cursings of their tongue. This [shall be] their derision in the land of Egypt.

MKJV
16. They return, but not to the Most High. They are like a deceitful bow; their rulers shall fall by the sword from the rage of their tongue. This shall be their scorn in the land of Egypt.

AKJV
16. They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

NRSV
16. They turn to that which does not profit; they have become like a defective bow; their officials shall fall by the sword because of the rage of their tongue. So much for their babbling in the land of Egypt.

NIV
16. They do not turn to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of their insolent words. For this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.

NIRV
16. I am the Most High God. But they do not turn to me. They are like a bow that does not shoot straight. Their leaders will be killed with swords. They will die because they have spoken too proudly. The people of Egypt will make fun of them."

NLT
16. They look everywhere except to the Most High. They are as useless as a crooked bow. Their leaders will be killed by their enemies because of their insolence toward me. Then the people of Egypt will laugh at them.

MSG
16. They turn, but not to me-- turn here, then there, like a weather vane. Their rulers will be cut down, murdered-- just deserts for their mocking blasphemies. And the final sentence? Ridicule in the court of world opinion.

GNB
16. They keep on turning away from me to a god that is powerless. They are as unreliable as a crooked bow. Because their leaders talk arrogantly, they will die a violent death, and the Egyptians will laugh."

NET
16. They turn to Baal; they are like an unreliable bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because their prayers to Baal have made me angry. So people will disdain them in the land of Egypt.

ERVEN
16. But they were like a boomerang. They changed directions, but they did not come back to me. Their leaders bragged about their strength, but they will be killed with swords. And the people in Egypt will laugh at them.