Ezekiel 21:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 21:28 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 →
וְאַתָּ֣ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
אָדָ֗ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
הִנָּבֵ֤א
nâbâʼ
H5012
to prophesy
וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כֹּ֤ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲדֹנָ֣י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
יְהֹוִ֔ה
Yᵉhôvih
H3069
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
עַמּ֖וֹן
ʻAmmôwn
H5983
Ammon
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
חֶרְפָּתָ֑ם
cherpâh
H2781
reproach
וְאָמַרְתָּ֗
ʼâmar
H559
to say
חֶ֣רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
חֶ֤רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
פְּתוּחָה֙
pâthach
H6605
to open
לְטֶ֣בַח
ṭebach
H2874
slaughter
מְרוּטָ֔ה
mâraṭ
H4803
to make bare
לְהָכִ֖יל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
לְמַ֥עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
בָּרָֽק
bârâq
H1300
lightning
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World English Bible Public Domain
You, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach; and say you, A sword, a sword is drawn, for the slaughter it is furbished, to cause it to devour, that it may be as lightning;
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King James Version Public Domain
And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says this to the people of Ammon concerning their coming disgrace: A sword, a sword is drawn! It is sharpened for the slaughter in order to devour, so it will be like lightning!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).