Other translations
American Standard Version
They pluck salt-wort by the bushes; And the roots of the broom are their food.
Darby Bible Translation
They gather the salt-wort among the bushes, and the roots of the broom for their food.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And they ate grass, and barks of trees, and the root of junipers was their food.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
They pluck salt-wort by the bushes; and the roots of the broom are their meat.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
they pick saltwort and the leaves of bushes, and the roots of the broom tree for their food.
God's Word
They pick saltwort from the underbrush, and the roots of the broom plant are their food.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
They plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.
International Standard Version
"They would pluck off herbs from salt marshes to eat; and roots of the broom shrub for food.
NET Bible
By the brush they would gather herbs from the salt marshes, and the root of the broom tree was their food.
New American Standard Bible
Who pluck mallow by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub.
New International Version
In the brush they gathered salt herbs, and their food was the root of the broom bush.
New Living Translation
They pluck wild greens from among the bushes and eat from the roots of broom trees.
Webster's Bible Translation
Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their food.
The World English Bible
They pluck salt herbs by the bushes. The roots of the broom are their food.
EasyEnglish Bible
They pulled up plants in the desert as their food. They burned the roots of bushes to keep themselves warm.
Young‘s Literal Translation
Those cropping mallows near a shrub, And broom-roots [is] their food.
New Life Version
They pick plants that taste of salt among the bushes. And they eat the root of the broom bush.
The Voice Bible
They are left with the desperate foods of the famished— plucking mallow from the bushes by the salt marshes, and making the ashy broom tree root their staple.
Living Bible
They eat roots and leaves,
New Catholic Bible
They plucked saltwort and scrub for food, and they ate the roots of the broom tree.
Legacy Standard Bible
Who pluck mallow by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom tree.
Jubilee Bible 2000
Who cut up mallows among the bushes and juniper roots for their food.
Christian Standard Bible
They plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.
Amplified Bible © 1954
They pluck saltwort or mallows among the bushes, and roots of the broom for their food or to warm them.
New Century Version
They gathered desert plants among the brush and ate the root of the broom tree.
The Message
“But no longer. Now I’m the butt of their jokes— young thugs! whippersnappers! Why, I considered their fathers mere inexperienced pups. But they are worse than dogs—good for nothing, stray, mangy animals, Half-starved, scavenging the back alleys, howling at the moon; Homeless ragamuffins chewing on old bones and licking old tin cans; Outcasts from the community, cursed as dangerous delinquents. Nobody would put up with them; they were driven from the neighborhood. You could hear them out there at the edge of town, yelping and barking, huddled in junkyards, A gang of beggars and no-names, thrown out on their ears.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
They picked marsh plants among the brush, and their food was the roots of broom bushes.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
they pick mallow and the leaves of bushes, and to warm themselves the roots of broom.
Good News Translation®
They pulled up the plants of the desert and ate them, even the tasteless roots of the broom tree!
Wycliffe Bible
and they ate herbs, and the rinds of trees; and the root of junipers was their meat. (and they ate grass, and the bark of trees; and juniper roots were their food.)
Contemporary English Version
They gather tasteless shrubs for food and firewood,
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
they pick mallow and the leaves of bushes, and to warm themselves the roots of the broom.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
they pick mallow and the leaves of bushes and to warm themselves the roots of broom.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
they pick mallow and the leaves of bushes, and to warm themselves the roots of broom.
Common English Bible © 2011
who pluck off the leaves on a bush, the root of the broom— a shrub is their food.
Amplified Bible © 2015
“They pluck [and eat] saltwort (mallows) among the bushes, And their food is the root of the broom shrub.
English Standard Version Anglicised
they pick saltwort and the leaves of bushes, and the roots of the broom tree for their food.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
They plucked saltwort and shrubs; the roots of the broom plant were their food.
New American Standard Bible
Who pluck saltweed by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub.
The Expanded Bible
They ·gathered desert plants [plucked mallow] among the brush and ·ate [or warmed themselves on] the root of the broom tree.
Tree of Life Version
In the brush they pluck salt herbs, and their food was from the root of the broom tree.
Revised Standard Version
they pick mallow and the leaves of bushes, and to warm themselves the roots of the broom.
New International Reader's Version
Among the bushes they gathered salty plants. They ate the roots of desert bushes.
BRG Bible
Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.
Complete Jewish Bible
They pluck saltwort and bitter leaves; these, with broom tree roots, are their food.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
they pick mallow and the leaves of bushes, and to warm themselves the roots of broom.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
They cut up mallow plants by the bushes, and juniper roots for their lechem.
Names of God Bible
They pick saltwort from the underbrush, and the roots of the broom plant are their food.
Modern English Version
Who pluck mallow by the bushes, and juniper roots for their food.
Easy-to-Read Version
They pull up salt plants in the desert and eat the roots from the broom tree.
International Children’s Bible
They gathered desert plants by the brush for food. They even ate the root of the broom tree.
Lexham English Bible
They are picking salt herbs, the leaves of bushes, and the roots of broom trees to warm themselves.
New International Version - UK
In the brush they gathered salt herbs, and their food was the root of the broom bush.