Ezekiel 21:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 21:12 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 →
זְעַ֤ק
zâʻaq
H2199
to cry out
וְהֵילֵל֙
yâlal
H3213
to howl
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
אָדָ֔ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
הִיא֙
hûwʼ
H1931
he
הָיתָ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְעַמִּ֔י
ʻam
H5971
people
הִ֖יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
נְשִׂיאֵ֣י
nâsîyʼ
H5387
chief
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
מְגוּרֵ֤י
mâgar
H4048
to throw
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
חֶ֨רֶב֙
chereb
H2719
sword
הָי֣וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
עַמִּ֔י
ʻam
H5971
people
לָכֵ֖ן
kên
H3651
thus
סְפֹ֥ק
çâphaq
H5606
to clap
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יָרֵֽךְ
yârêk
H3409
thigh
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World English Bible Public Domain
Cry and wail, son of man; for it is on my people, it is on all the princes of Israel: they are delivered over to the sword with my people; strike therefore on your thigh.
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King James Version Public Domain
Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Call for help and lament, son of man! For that sword has come against my people! It is against all the leaders of Israel. They are thrown against the sword with my people. Therefore, slap your thigh!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).