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Job 9:26

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26They sweep by like boats made of papyrus,

like an eagle swooping down on its prey.u

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Cross references

  1. uJb 39:29; Is 18:2; Hab 1:8

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They go by like skiffs of reed,

like an eagle swooping on the prey.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They skim past like boats of papyrus,

like eagles swooping down on their prey.

NLTNew Living Translation

It disappears like a swift papyrus boat,

like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They go by like papyrus skiffs,

like an eagle swoops down on its prey.

KJV 1900King James Version

They are passed away as the swift ships:

As the eagle that hasteth to the prey.