Interlinear Study Bible

Berean Study Bible
Does an ax raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a staff - waving the one who lifts it! It would be like a staff lifting him who is not wood!

English Standard Version
Shall the axe boast over him who hews with it or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it As if a rod should wield him who lifts it or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood

Holman Christian Standard Version
Does an ax exalt itself above the one who chops with it Does a saw magnify itself above the one who saws with it? It would be like a staff waving the one who lifts it! It would be like a rod lifting a man who isn't wood!

King James Version
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up (8688), or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.

Lexham English Bible
Does the ax boast against the one who cuts with it, or the saw magnify itself against the one who moves it to and fro? ⌊As if a rod should move the one who lifts it⌋⌊As if a staff should lift up that which is not wood⌋

New American Standard Version
Is the axe to boast itself over the one who chops with it? Is the saw to exalt itself over the one who wields it? {That would be} like a club wielding those who lift it, {Or} like a rod lifting {him who} is not wood.

World English Bible
Should an axe brag against him who chops with it? Should a saw exalt itself above him who saws with it? As if a rod should lift those who lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up someone who is not wood.