Ezekiel 21:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 21:23 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 →
וְהָיָ֨ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָהֶ֤ם
כקסום
qâçam
H7080
to divine
כִּקְסָם
qâçam
H7080
to divine
שָׁוְא֙
shâvᵉʼ
H7723
vanity
בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם
ʻayin
H5869
eye
שְׁבֻעֵ֥י
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
שְׁבֻע֖וֹת
shᵉbûwʻâh
H7621
oath
לָהֶ֑ם
וְהֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
מַזְכִּ֥יר
zâkar
H2142
to remember
עָוֺ֖ן
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
לְהִתָּפֵֽשׂ
tâphas
H8610
to seize
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World English Bible Public Domain
It shall be to them as a false divination in their sight, who have sworn oaths to them; but he brings iniquity to memory, that they may be taken.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
It will seem to be a useless omen in the eyes of the ones in Jerusalem, those who had sworn an oath to the Babylonians! But the king will accuse them of violating their treaty in order to besiege them!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).