⁵“If thieves came to you, if plunderers of the night—How you have been destroyed!—would they not steal what they wanted?^d If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave gleanings?

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dLiterally “their sufficiency”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

If thieves came to you,

if plunderers came by night—

how you have been destroyed!—

would they not steal only enough for themselves?

If grape gatherers came to you,

would they not leave gleanings?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“If thieves came to you,

if robbers in the night—

oh, what a disaster awaits you!—

would they not steal only as much as they wanted?

If grape pickers came to you,

would they not leave a few grapes?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

If thieves came to you,

if marauders by night—

how ravaged you would be!—

wouldn’t they steal only what they wanted?

If grape harvesters came to you,

wouldn’t they leave a few grapes?

NLTNew Living Translation

“If thieves came at night and robbed you

(what a disaster awaits you!),

they would not take everything.

Those who harvest grapes

always leave a few for the poor.

But your enemies will wipe you out completely!

KJV 1900King James Version

If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!)

Would they not have stolen till they had enough?

If the grapegatherers came to thee,

Would they not leave some grapes?

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