Proverbs 24:34
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then your povertyרֵישֶׁ֑ךָ
(rei·she·cha;)
7389: povertyfrom rush
will comeוּבָֽא־
(u·va-)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
[as] a robberמִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ
(mit·hal·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
And your wantוּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָ
(u·mach·so·rei·cha)
4270: a need, thing needed, povertyfrom chaser
like an armedמָגֵֽן׃
(ma·gen.)
4043: a shieldfrom ganan
man.כְּאִ֣ישׁ
(ke·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
So shall thy poverty
reysh  (raysh)
poverty -- poverty.
come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
as one that travelleth
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
and thy want
machcowr  (makh-sore')
deficiency; hence, impoverishment -- lack, need, penury, poor, poverty, want.
as an armed
magen  (maw-gane')
a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile -- armed, buckler, defence, ruler, + scale, shield.
man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then your poverty will come as a robber And your want like an armed man.

King James Bible
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and your poverty will come like a robber, your need, like a bandit.

International Standard Version
Then your poverty will come upon you like a robber, your need like an armed bandit.

NET Bible
and your poverty will come like a bandit, and your need like an armed robber."

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Poverty will walk before you, and want will overtake you like a man who is a runner.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then your poverty will come like a drifter, and your need will come like a bandit.

King James 2000 Bible
So shall your poverty come like a robber; and your want like an armed man.
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