Ezekiel 21:10 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 21:10 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 →
לְמַ֨עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
טְבֹ֤חַ
ṭâbach
H2873
to slaughter
טֶ֨בַח֙
ṭebach
H2874
slaughter
הוּחַ֔דָּה
châdad
H2300
to sharpen
לְמַעַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
הֱיֵה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָ֥הּ
בָּ֖רָק
bârâq
H1300
lightning
מֹרָ֑טָּה
mâraṭ
H4803
to make bare
א֣וֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
נָשִׂ֔ישׂ
sûws
H7797
to rejoice
שֵׁ֥בֶט
shêbeṭ
H7626
staff
בְּנִ֖י
bên
H1121
son
מֹאֶ֥סֶת
mâʼaç
H3988
to reject
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
עֵֽץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
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World English Bible Public Domain
it is sharpened that it may make a slaughter; it is furbished that it may be as lightning: shall we then make mirth? the rod of my son, it condemns every tree.
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King James Version Public Domain
It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
It will be sharpened in order to engage in great slaughter! It will be polished in order to be like lightning! Should we rejoice in my son’s scepter? The coming sword hates every such rod!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).