Ezekiel 16:31 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 16:31 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 →
בִּבְנוֹתַ֤יִךְ
bânâh
H1129
to build
גַּבֵּךְ֙
gab
H1354
back
בְּרֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
דֶּ֔רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
וְרָמָתֵ֥ךְ
râmâh
H7413
high place
עשיתי
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
עָשִׂ֖ית
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
רְח֑וֹב
rᵉchôb
H7339
plaza
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הייתי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הָיִ֥ית
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כַּזּוֹנָ֖ה
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
לְקַלֵּ֥ס
qâlaç
H7046
to mock
אֶתְנָֽן
ʼethnan
H868
hire
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World English Bible Public Domain
in that you build your vaulted place at the head of every way, and make your lofty place in every street, and have not been as a prostitute, in that you scorn pay.
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King James Version Public Domain
In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
You have built your mounds at the head of every street and made your lofty shrines in every public square. Yet you were not like a prostitute because you scoffed at taking payment.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).