Ezekiel 11:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 11:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לָכֵ֣ן
kên
H3651
thus
אֱמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כֹּֽה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַר֮
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲדֹנָ֣י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
יְהוִה֒
Yᵉhôvih
H3069
LORD
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
הִרְחַקְתִּים֙
râchaq
H7368
to be far
בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם
gôwy
H1471
nation
וְכִ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
הֲפִֽיצוֹתִ֖ים
pûwts
H6327
to scatter
בָּאֲרָצ֑וֹת
ʼerets
H776
land
וָאֱהִ֤י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָהֶם֙
לְמִקְדָּ֣שׁ
miqdâsh
H4720
sanctuary
מְעַ֔ט
mᵉʻaṭ
H4592
few
בָּאֲרָצ֖וֹת
ʼerets
H776
land
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּ֥אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
שָֽׁם
shâm
H8033
there
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Whereas I have removed them far off among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them a sanctuary for a little while in the countries where they are come.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says this: Though I have removed them far off among the nations, and though I have scattered them among the lands, yet I have been a sanctuary for them for a little while in the lands where they have gone.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).