3 Let not the archer string his bow,

nor let him put on his armor.

Do not spare her young men;

completely destroy her army.

3 Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow,

And against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine:

And spare ye not her young men;

Destroy ye utterly all her host.

3 Don’t let the archers put on their armor

or draw their bows.

Don’t spare even her best soldiers!

Let her army be completely destroyed.

3 Against her let the archer bend his bow,

And lift himself up against her in his armor.

Do not spare her young men;

Utterly destroy all her army.

3 Don’t let the Babylonian soldiers prepare their bows to shoot.

Don’t even let them put on their armor.

Don’t feel sorry for the young men of Babylon,

but completely destroy her army.

3 Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his coat of mail: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.

3 Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his coat of mail; and spare not her young men: destroy utterly all her host.

3 Have the archers bend their bows. 

Have them put on their armor. 

Don’t spare Babylon’s young men. 

Completely destroy its whole army. 

3 Don’t let the archer string his bow;

don’t let him put on his armor.

Don’t spare her young men;

completely destroy her entire army!

3 Let not the archer bend his bow,

and let him not array himself in his coat of mail.

Do not spare her young men;

utterly destroy her entire army.

3 Let not him who bends the bow shoot his bow,

and let him not rise high in his body armor.

And you must not spare her young men;

destroy her whole army.

3 Do not let its soldiers get their bows ready to use.

Do not let them put on their armor.

Do not spare their young men.

Destroy their armies completely.

3 “Let not him who bends his bow bend it,

Nor let him rise up in his scale-armor;

So do not spare her young men;

Devote all her army to destruction.