Ezekiel 18:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 18:2 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 →
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
לָּכֶ֗ם
אַתֶּם֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
מֹֽשְׁלִים֙
mâshal
H4911
to liken
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַמָּשָׁ֣ל
mâshâl
H4912
proverb
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אַדְמַ֥ת
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אָבוֹת֙
ʼâb
H1
father
יֹ֣אכְלוּ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
בֹ֔סֶר
bôçer
H1155
sour grapes
וְשִׁנֵּ֥י
shên
H8127
tooth
הַבָּנִ֖ים
bên
H1121
son
תִּקְהֶֽינָה
qâhâh
H6949
to be blunt
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
What do you mean, that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?
-
King James Version Public Domain
What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“What do you mean, you who use this proverb concerning the land of Israel and say, ‘Fathers eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are made blunt’?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).