American Standard Version (ASV) – Isaiah 28:20 For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it; and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
Amplified Bible (AMP) – Isaiah 28:20 For [they will find that] the bed is too short for a man to stretch himself on and the covering too narrow for him to wrap himself in. [All their sources of confidence will fail them.]
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Common English Bible (CEB) – Isaiah 28:20 The bed is too short to stretch out, and the shroud is too narrow to cover oneself.
English Standard Version (ESV) – Isaiah 28:20 For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in.
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Good News Translation (GNT) – Isaiah 28:20 You will be like the person in the proverb, who tries to sleep in a bed too short to stretch out on, with a blanket too narrow to wrap himself in.
God’s Word To The Nations (God’s word) – Isaiah 28:20 The bed is too short to stretch out on. The blanket is too narrow to serve as a cover.
King James Version (KJV) – Isaiah 28:20 For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
New Century Version (NCV) – Isaiah 28:20 You will be like the person who tried to sleep
on a bed that was too short and with a blanket that was too narrow to wrap around himself.
New International Version (NIV) – Isaiah 28:20 The bed is too short to stretch out on, the blanket too narrow to wrap around you.
New King James Version (NKJV) – Isaiah 28:20 For the bed is too short to stretch out on, And the covering so narrow that one cannot wrap himself in it.
New Living Translation (NLT) – Isaiah 28:20 For you have no place of refuge—the bed you have made is too short to lie on. The blankets are too narrow to cover you.
Revised Standard Version (RSV) – Isaiah 28:20 For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on it,
and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in it.
Updated King James Version (UKJV) – Isaiah 28:20 For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
Young’s Literal Translation (YLT) –Isaiah 28:20 For shorter hath been the bed Than to stretch one’s self out in, And the covering hath been narrower Than to wrap one’s self up in.
