Other translations
American Standard Version
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, And all men shall draw after him, As there were innumerable before him.
Darby Bible Translation
The clods of the valley are sweet unto him; and every man followeth suit after him, as there were innumerable before him.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
He hath been acceptable to the gravel of Cocytus, and he shall draw every man after him, and there are innumerable before him.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and all men shall draw after him, as there were innumerable before him.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
The clods of the valley are sweet to him; all mankind follows after him, and those who go before him are innumerable.
God's Word
The soil in the creekbed is sweet to him. Everyone follows him. Countless others went before him.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The dirt on his grave is sweet to him. Everyone follows behind him, and those who go before him are without number.
International Standard Version
The runoff from the streams will seem sweet to him; everyone will follow after him; countless crows march ahead of him.
NET Bible
The clods of the torrent valley are sweet to him; behind him everybody follows in procession, and before him goes a countless throng.
New American Standard Bible
"The clods of the valley will gently cover him; Moreover, all men will follow after him, While countless ones go before him.
New International Version
The soil in the valley is sweet to them; everyone follows after them, and a countless throng goes before them.
New Living Translation
A great funeral procession goes to the cemetery. Many pay their respects as the body is laid to rest, and the earth gives sweet repose.
Webster's Bible Translation
The clods of the valley will be sweet to him, and every man will draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.
The World English Bible
The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him. All men shall draw after him, as there were innumerable before him.
EasyEnglish Bible
A big crowd of people come to his funeral. They make a heap of earth over his body, in the valley where he rests happily.
Young‘s Literal Translation
Sweet to him have been the clods of the valley, And after him every man he draweth, And before him there is no numbering.
New Life Version
The earth of the valley will be sweet to him. All men will follow after him, and those who go before him are too many to number.
The Voice Bible
Laid to rest beside the stream, clods of earth cover them kindly; while countless souls have gone before, all of humanity follows after.
Living Bible
A great funeral procession precedes and follows him as the soft earth covers him.
New Catholic Bible
The clods of the valley are sweet to him; the remainder of mankind will follow him, and those who preceded him are beyond counting.
Legacy Standard Bible
The clods of the valley will gently cover him; Moreover, all men will draw up after him, While countless ones go before him.
Jubilee Bible 2000
The clods of the river valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall be drawn after him, as there were innumerable before him.
Christian Standard Bible
The dirt on his grave is sweet to him. Everyone follows behind him, and those who go before him are without number.
Amplified Bible © 1954
The clods of the valley are sweet to him, and every man shall follow him to a grave, as innumerable people [have gone] before him.
New Century Version
The dirt in the valley seems sweet to them. Everybody follows after them, and many people go before them.
The Message
“I’m not deceived. I know what you’re up to, the plans you’re cooking up to bring me down. Naively you claim that the castles of tyrants fall to pieces, that the achievements of the wicked collapse. Have you ever asked world travelers how they see it? Have you not listened to their stories Of evil men and women who got off scot-free, who never had to pay for their wickedness? Did anyone ever confront them with their crimes? Did they ever have to face the music? Not likely—they’re given fancy funerals with all the trimmings, Gently lowered into expensive graves, with everyone telling lies about how wonderful they were.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
the clods of dirt from the streambed are sweet to him. Everyone follows his funeral procession. A crowd of people marches ahead of it.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The clods of the valley are sweet to them; everyone will follow after, and those who went before are innumerable.
Good News Translation®
thousands join the funeral procession, and even the earth lies gently on their bodies.
Wycliffe Bible
He was sweet to the stones, either filths, of hell; and he draweth each man after him, and unnumberable men went before him. (The dust of the earth shall be sweet to him/shall lie gently upon him; and he draweth each person after him, like the innumerable people who went before him.)
Contemporary English Version
the earth welcomes them home, while crowds mourn.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The clods of the valley are sweet to him; all men follow after him, and those who go before him are innumerable.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The clods of the valley are sweet to them; everyone will follow after, and those who went before are innumerable.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The clods of the valley are sweet to them; everyone will follow after, and those who went before are innumerable.
Common English Bible © 2011
The soil near the desert streambed is sweet to them; everyone marches after them— those before them, beyond counting.
Amplified Bible © 2015
“The [dirt] clods of the valley are sweet to him [and gently cover him], Moreover, all men will follow after him [to a grave], While countless ones go before him.
English Standard Version Anglicised
The clods of the valley are sweet to him; all mankind follows after him, and those who go before him are innumerable.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Sweet to him are the clods of the valley. All humankind will follow after him, and countless others before him.
New American Standard Bible
The clods of the valley will gently cover him; Moreover, all mankind will follow after him, While countless others go before him.
The Expanded Bible
The dirt in the valley seems sweet to them. Everybody follows after them, and many people go before them.
Tree of Life Version
The soil in the valley is sweet to him; everyone follows after him, and countless are those before him.
Revised Standard Version
The clods of the valley are sweet to him; all men follow after him, and those who go before him are innumerable.
New International Reader's Version
The soil in the valley will be pleasant to those who have died. Many people will walk along behind their bodies. Many others will walk in front of them.
BRG Bible
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.
Complete Jewish Bible
the clods of the valley are sweet to him; so everyone follows his example, just as before him were countless others.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The clods of the valley are sweet to them; everyone will follow after, and those who went before are innumerable.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and kol adam shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.
Names of God Bible
The soil in the creekbed is sweet to him. Everyone follows him. Countless others went before him.
Modern English Version
The clods of the valley will be sweet unto him; and everyone will follow him, as countless have gone before.
Easy-to-Read Version
So even the soil in the valley will be pleasant for them, and thousands of people will join their funeral procession.
International Children’s Bible
The dirt in the valley will seem sweet to him. Everybody follows after him. Many people go before him.
Lexham English Bible
The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone will follow after him, and before him they are innumerable.
New International Version - UK
The soil in the valley is sweet to them; everyone follows after them, and a countless throng goes before them.