⁴⁹The Lord will bring a nation against you^q from far away, from the ends of the earth,^r like an eagle^s swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand,^t ⁵⁰a fierce-looking nation without respect for the old^u or pity for the young.

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qSee Lev 26:44
r Isa 5:26–30, 26; 7:18–20; 39:3; Jer 4:16; 5:15; 6:22; 25:32; 31:8; Hab 1:6
s 2 Sa 1:23; Jer 4:13; 48:40; 49:22; La 4:19; Eze 17:3
tSee Ge 11:7; 1 Co 14:21*
u Isa 47:6

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, a hard-faced nation who shall not respect the old or show mercy to the young.

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, a ruthless nation, showing no respect for the old and not sparing the young.

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, a fierce and heartless nation that shows no respect for the old and no pity for the young.

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, a grim-faced nation who does not show respect to the old and the young and does not show pity.

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; A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:

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