Isaiah 28:20

KJ21

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.

ASV

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.

AMP

For the bed is too short to stretch out on, And the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself [and likewise all their preparations are inadequate].

AMPC

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.]

BRG

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.

CSB

Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and its cover too small to wrap up in.

CEB

The bed is too short to stretch out, and the shroud is too narrow to cover oneself.

CJB

For, [as the saying goes,] “The bed is too short for a person to stretch, and the blanket too narrow [to protect him from cold] even if he crams himself in.”

CEV

Your bed is too short, your blanket too skimpy.

DARBY

For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow when he would wrap himself in it.

DRA

For the bed is straitened, so that one must fall out, and a short covering cannot cover both.

ERV

A man tried to sleep on a bed that was too short for him. He had a blanket that was not wide enough to cover him. The bed and blanket were useless, and so were your agreements.”

EASY

You will not be able to rest, like a tall person who tries to sleep on a short bed. Your blanket will not cover your whole body.

EHV

The bed is too short to lie on, and the blanket is too narrow to cover you.

ESV

For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in.

ESVUK

For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in.

EXB

·You will be like the person who tried to sleep on a bed that was too short [^LFor the bed is too short to stretch out on] and ·with a blanket that [^Lthe blanket] was too narrow to wrap around himself.

GNV

For the bed is strait, that it cannot suffice, and the covering narrow, that one cannot wrap himself.

The bed is too short to stretch out on. The blanket is too narrow to serve as a cover.

GNT

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.

HCSB

Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and its cover too small to wrap up in.

ICB

You will be like the man who tried to sleep on a bed that was too short for him. And his blanket was too narrow to wrap around himself.

ISV

because the bed is too short to stretch out on, and its blankets too narrow to wrap around oneself!

JUB

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.

KJV

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.

AKJV

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.

LSB

The bed is too short on which to stretch out, And the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in.

LEB

For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the covering is too narrow when wrapping oneself.

TLB

The bed you have made is far too short to lie on; the blankets are too narrow to cover you.

MSG

“Then you’ll see that your precious life insurance policy wasn’t worth the paper it was written on. Your careful precautions against death were a pack of illusions and lies. When the disaster happens, you’ll be crushed by it. Every time disaster comes, you’ll be in on it— disaster in the morning, disaster at night.” Every report of disaster will send you cowering in terror. There will be no place where you can rest, nothing to hide under. God will rise to full stature, raging as he did long ago on Mount Perazim And in the valley of Gibeon against the Philistines. But this time it’s against you. Hard to believe, but true. Not what you’d expect, but it’s coming. Sober up, friends, and don’t scoff. Scoffing will just make it worse. I’ve heard the orders issued for destruction, orders from God-of-the-Angel-Armies—ending up in an international disaster. * * *

MEV

The bed is too short to stretch out, and the covering is too small to wrap oneself in it.

NOG

The bed is too short to stretch out on. The blanket is too narrow to serve as a cover.

NABRE

For the bed shall be too short to stretch out in, and the cover too narrow to wrap in.

NASB

The bed is too short on which to stretch out, And the blanket is too small to wrap oneself in.

NASB1995

The bed is too short on which to stretch out, And the blanket is too small to wrap oneself in.

NCB

For your bed will be too short to enable you to stretch out, and the blanket will be too narrow to cover you sufficiently.

NCV

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.

NET

For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself.

NIRV

You will be like someone whose bed is too short to lie down on. You will be like those whose blankets are too small to wrap themselves in.

NIV

The bed is too short to stretch out on, the blanket too narrow to wrap around you.

NIVUK

The bed is too short to stretch out on, the blanket too narrow to wrap around you.

NKJV

For the bed is too short to stretch out on, And the covering so narrow that one cannot wrap himself in it.

NLV

The bed is too short to lie on in comfort. And the covering is too small to put around yourself.

NLT

The bed you have made is too short to lie on. The blankets are too narrow to cover you.

NRSVA