“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”
DRAIn vain have I struck your children, they have not received correction: your sword hath devoured your prophets, your generation is like a ravaging lion.
FBVIt was pointless of me to punish your children because they refused to accept any discipline. You used your own swords to kill your prophets, destroying them like a ferocious lion.
GNVI haue smitten your children in vaine, they receiued no correction: your owne sworde hath deuoured your Prophets like a destroying lyon.
JPSIn vain have I smitten your children — they received no correction; your sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
LSV“I have struck yöur sons in vain, || They have not accepted instruction, || Yöur sword has devoured yöur prophets, || As a destroying lion.
NASB“In vain I have struck your sons; They did not accept discipline. Your sword has devoured your prophets Like a destroying lion.NASB 2020