Other translations
American Standard Version
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens: They chased us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
Darby Bible Translation
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens; they chased us hotly upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Coph. Our persecutors were swifter than the eagles of the air: they pursued us upon the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they chased us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles in the heavens; they chased us on the mountains; they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
God's Word
Those who were hunting us were faster than eagles in the sky. They chased us in the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Those who chased us were swifter than eagles in the sky; they relentlessly pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.
International Standard Version
Our pursuers were swifter than soaring eagles; they pursued us over the mountains, lying in wait for us in the wilderness.
NET Bible
Those who pursued us were swifter than eagles in the sky. They chased us over the mountains; they ambushed us in the wilderness.
New American Standard Bible
Our pursuers were swifter Than the eagles of the sky; They chased us on the mountains, They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.
New International Version
Our pursuers were swifter than eagles in the sky; they chased us over the mountains and lay in wait for us in the desert.
New Living Translation
Our enemies were swifter than eagles in flight. If we fled to the mountains, they found us. If we hid in the wilderness, they were waiting for us there.
Webster's Bible Translation
Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
The World English Bible
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky: They chased us on the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
EasyEnglish Bible
The enemy was quicker than big birds that fly in the air. They followed us so that they could catch us out on the mountains. They hid and they waited for us in the desert.
Young‘s Literal Translation
Swifter have been our pursuers, Than the eagles of the heavens, On the mountains they have burned [after] us, In the wilderness they have laid wait for us.
New Life Version
Those who came after us were faster than the eagles of the sky. They came after us on the mountains. They hid and waited for us in the desert.
The Voice Bible
Swifter than eagles in the sky, they pursued us through the mountains; And in all the wild places, they hunted us and lay in wait.
Living Bible
Our enemies are swifter than the eagles; if we flee to the mountains, they find us. If we hide in the wilderness, they are waiting for us there.
New Catholic Bible
Our pursuers were swifter than eagles in the heavens. They hounded us over the mountains and lay in ambush for us in the wilderness.
Legacy Standard Bible
Our pursuers were swifter Than the eagles of the sky; They hotly pursued us on the mountains; They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.
Jubilee Bible 2000
Our persecutors were swifter than the eagles of the heaven; they pursued us upon the mountains; they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
Christian Standard Bible
Those who chased us were swifter than eagles in the sky; they relentlessly pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.
Amplified Bible © 1954
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky; they pursued us on the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
New Century Version
Those who chased us were faster than eagles in the sky. They ran us into the mountains and ambushed us in the desert.
The Message
They came after us faster than eagles in flight, pressed us hard in the mountains, ambushed us in the desert.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Our pursuers were faster than eagles in the sky. On the mountains they were in hot pursuit of us. In the wilderness they waited to ambush us.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles in the heavens; they chased us on the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
Good News Translation®
Swifter than eagles swooping from the sky, they chased us down. They tracked us down in the hills; they took us by surprise in the desert.
Wycliffe Bible
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of heaven; they pursued us on [the] hills, they setted ambushments to us in desert. (Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens; they pursued us over the hills, they set ambush for us in the wilderness.)
Contemporary English Version
They swooped down faster than eagles from the sky. They hunted for us in the hills and set traps to catch us out in the desert.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Our pursuers were swifter than the vultures in the heavens; they chased us on the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles in the heavens; they chased us on the mountains; they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles in the heavens; they chased us on the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
Common English Bible © 2011
Our hunters were faster than airborne eagles. They chased us up the mountains; they ambushed us in the wilderness.
Amplified Bible © 2015
Our pursuers were swifter Than the eagles of the sky; They pursued us on the mountains, They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.
English Standard Version Anglicised
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles in the heavens; they chased us on the mountains; they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Our pursuers were swifter than eagles in the sky, In the mountains they were hot on our trail, they ambushed us in the wilderness.
New American Standard Bible
Our pursuers were swifter Than the eagles of the sky; They chased us on the mountains, They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.
The Expanded Bible
Those who ·chased [pursued] us were faster than eagles in the ·sky [heavens]. They ·ran [chased] us into the mountains and ambushed us in the ·desert [wilderness].
Tree of Life Version
Our pursuers were swifter than eagles of the sky; they pursued us over the mountains; they ambushed us in the wilderness.
Revised Standard Version
Our pursuers were swifter than the vultures in the heavens; they chased us on the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
New International Reader's Version
Those who were hunting us down were faster than eagles in the sky. They chased us over the mountains. They hid and waited for us in the desert.
BRG Bible
Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
Complete Jewish Bible
Those who pursued us were swifter than eagles in the sky. They chased us over the mountains and waylaid us in the desert.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles in the heavens; they chased us on the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Our pursuers are swifter than the eagles of Shomayim; they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the midbar.
Names of God Bible
Those who were hunting us were faster than eagles in the sky. They chased us in the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.
Modern English Version
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the skies. They pursued us on the mountains; they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
Easy-to-Read Version
The men who chased us were faster than eagles in the sky. They chased us into the mountains. They hid in the desert to catch us.
International Children’s Bible
The men who chased us were faster than eagles in the sky. They ran us into the mountains. They ambushed us in the desert.
Lexham English Bible
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens; they chased us on the mountains, they have set an ambush for us in the desert.
New International Version - UK
Our pursuers were swifter than eagles in the sky; they chased us over the mountains and lay in wait for us in the desert.