9 If grape pickers came to you,

would they not leave a few grapes?

If thieves came during the night,

would they not steal only as much as they wanted?

9 If grape gatherers came to you,

would they not leave gleanings?

If thieves came by night,

would they not destroy only enough for themselves?

9 If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes?

If thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.

9 Those who harvest grapes

always leave a few for the poor.

If thieves came at night,

they would not take everything.

9 If workers came and picked the grapes from your vines,

they would leave a few grapes behind.

If robbers came at night,

they would steal only enough for themselves.

9 If grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, would they not destroy till they had enough?

9 If grape-gatherers had come to thee, would they not have left a gleaning? If thieves by night, they would destroy only till they had enough.

9 If people come to pick your grapes, 

won’t they leave a few grapes behind? 

If thieves come during the night, 

won’t they steal only until they’ve had enough? 

9 If grape harvesters came to you,

wouldn’t they leave some gleanings?

Were thieves to come in the night,

they would destroy only what they wanted.

9 If grape-gatherers came to you,

would they not leave gleanings?

If thieves came by night,

even they would pillage only what they wanted.

9 If grape-gatherers come to you,

would they not leave gleanings?

If thieves in the night,

they destroy only enough for them.

9 Edom, suppose grape pickers came to harvest your vines.

They would still leave a few grapes.

Suppose robbers came at night.

They would steal only as much as they wanted.

9 “If grape gatherers came to you,

Would they not leave gleanings?

If thieves came by night,

They would destroy only until they had enough.