Ezekiel 17:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 17:16 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 →
חַי
chay
H2416
living
אָ֗נִי
ʼănîy
H589
I
נְאֻם֮
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
אֲדֹנָ֣י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
יְהוִה֒
Yᵉhôvih
H3069
LORD
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֗א
lôʼ
H3808
not
בִּמְקוֹם֙
mâqôwm
H4725
place
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
הַמַּמְלִ֣יךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
אֹת֔וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּזָה֙
bâzâh
H959
to despise
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אָ֣לָת֔וֹ
ʼâlâh
H423
oath
וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הֵפֵ֖ר
pârar
H6565
to break
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
בְּרִית֑וֹ
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
אִתּ֥וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
בְתוֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
בָּבֶ֖ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
יָמֽוּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
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King James Version Public Domain
As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
As I live!—this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration—he will surely die in the land of the king who made him king, the king whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke. He will die in the middle of Babylon.
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