1 Maccabees 9:45 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

For, behold, the battle is before us and behind us; moreover the water of the Jordan is on this side and on that side, and marsh and wood; and there is no place to turn aside.

More versions

Common English Bible

Look! The battle is in front of us and behind us. The water of the Jordan is on this side and on that, with marsh and thicket. There’s no place to turn.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For behold, the war is before us, and truly, with the water of the Jordan here and there, and the banks, and the marshes, and the woods: there is no place for us to turn aside.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And behold the battle is before us, and the water of the Jordan on this side and on that side, and banks, and marshes, and woods: and there is no place for us to turn aside.

Good News Translation (US Version)

The enemy is in front of us, the river is behind us, and marshes and thickets are on both sides of us; there is no way out.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

For, behold, the battle is before us and behind us. Moreover the water of the Jordan is on this side and on that side, and marsh and thicket. There is no place to escape.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

and there is no way out. The enemy army is both in front of us and behind us, and the river is on one side, and the marshes covered with thornbushes are on the other.

1 Maccabees 9:45 Cross References