They return at evening: they make a noise
like a dog, and go round about the city.
BSB
They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
WEB
They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city.
YLT
They turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And go round about the city.
F.O.G Original
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F.O.G
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F.O.G MSG
⁶They come back at evening,
snarling like dogsᵃ as they prowl around the city.
Footnotes:
⁶ᵃ Dogs: In ancient Middle Eastern culture, wild dogs were scavengers that roamed cities at night, representing something contemptible and dangerous—David uses this imagery to describe his enemies’ threatening and predatory behavior.