NET

16 Kill all the farmers who sow the seed in the land of Babylon; kill all those who wield the sickle at harvest time. Let all the foreigners return to their own people. Let them hurry back to their own lands to escape destruction by that enemy army.

Darby

16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest. For fear of the oppressing sword let them turn every one to his people, and let them flee every one to his own land.

KJV

16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle^K5371in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.

KJV Bible Notes

sickle: Or, scythe.

Strong's

16 Cut off^H3772 the sower^H2232 from Babylon^H894, and him that handleth^H8610 the sickle^H4038 in the time^H6256 of harvest^H7105: for fear^H6440 of the oppressing^H3238 sword^H2719 they shall turn^H6437 every one^H376 to his people^H5971, and they shall flee^H5127 every one^H376 to his own land^H776.