Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bibleand poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit. Young's Literal Translation And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man. King James Bible So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. Hebrew and povertyרֵאשֶׁ֑ךָ (rê·še·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7389: Poverty will come upon you וּבָֽא־ (ū·ḇā-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go like a robber, כִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְ (ḵim·hal·lêḵ) Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and need וּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗ (ū·maḥ·sō·rə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4270: A need, thing needed, poverty like a bandit. כְּאִ֣ישׁ (kə·’îš) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person |