| Bible in Basic English (BBE) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 21 For death has come up into our windows, forcing its way into our great houses; cutting off the children in the streets and the young men in the wide places. | 21 Death has climbed in through our windows and has entered our fortresses; it has cut off the children from the streets and the young men from the public squares. |
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