¹²to^y loot loot,^z and to plunder^a plunder, to assail^b inhabited ruins and a people gathered together from various peoples and who are acquiring livestock and goods and dwelling at the center of the world. ¹³Sheba and Dedan and traders of Tarshish and all its strong lions,^c they will ask you, ‘To^d loot loot^e are you coming? To plunder^f plunder have you summoned your assembly, to take away silver and gold, to take livestock and goods, to loot great amounts^g of loot?” ’

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Footnotes

yOr “for”
zOr “war-booty”; this word is chosen because of the alliteration in Hebrew
aOr “seize”; this word is chosen because of the alliteration in Hebrew
bLiterally “to bring back your hand against”; NJPS, “to turn your hand against”
cOr “all of its violent leaders”
dOr “for”
eOr “war-booty” this word is chosen because of the alliteration in Hebrew
fOr “seize”; this word is chosen because of the alliteration in Hebrew
gHebrew “amount”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against the waste places that are now inhabited, and the people who were gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell at the center of the earth. Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all its leaders will say to you, ‘Have you come to seize spoil? Have you assembled your hosts to carry off plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to seize great spoil?’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I will plunder and loot and turn my hand against the resettled ruins and the people gathered from the nations, rich in livestock and goods, living at the center of the land.” Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all her villages will say to you, “Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?” ’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

in order to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against ruins now inhabited and against a people gathered from the nations, who have been acquiring cattle and possessions and who live at the center of the world. Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish with all its rulers will ask you, “Have you come to seize spoil? Have you mobilized your assembly to carry off plunder, to make off with silver and gold, to take cattle and possessions, to seize plenty of spoil?” ’

NLTNew Living Translation

I will go to those formerly desolate cities that are now filled with people who have returned from exile in many nations. I will capture vast amounts of plunder, for the people are rich with livestock and other possessions now. They think the whole world revolves around them!’ But Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish will ask, ‘Do you really think the armies you have gathered can rob them of silver and gold? Do you think you can drive away their livestock and seize their goods and carry off plunder?’

KJV 1900King James Version

To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land. Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?

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