^28:49The Lord will raise up a distant nation against you, one from the other side of the earth⁴⁹ as the eagle flies,⁵⁰ a nation whose language you will not understand,

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49 Heb “from the end of the earth.”
50 Some translations understand this to mean “like an eagle swoops down” (e.g., , , , , ), comparing the swift attack of an eagle to the attack of the Israelites’ enemies.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the end of the earth, swooping down like the eagle, a nation whose language you do not understand,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord will bring a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down on you like an eagle, a nation whose language you won’t understand,

NLTNew Living Translation

“The Lord will bring a distant nation against you from the end of the earth, and it will swoop down on you like a vulture. It is a nation whose language you do not understand,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Yahweh will raise up against you a nation from far off, from the end of the earth, attacking as the eagle swoops down, a nation whose language you will not understand,

KJV 1900King James Version

The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;

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