Ezekiel 5:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 5:16 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 →
בְּֽשַׁלְּחִ֡י
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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חִצֵּי֩
chêts
H2671
arrow
הָרָעָ֨ב
râʻâb
H7458
famine
הָרָעִ֤ים
raʻ
H7451
evil
בָּהֶם֙
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הָי֣וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְמַשְׁחִ֔ית
mashchîyth
H4889
destruction
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֲשַׁלַּ֥ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
אוֹתָ֖ם
ʼêth
H853
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לְשַֽׁחֶתְכֶ֑ם
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
וְרָעָב֙
râʻâb
H7458
famine
אֹסֵ֣ף
yâçaph
H3254
to add
עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
וְשָׁבַרְתִּ֥י
shâbar
H7665
to break
לָכֶ֖ם
מַטֵּה
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
לָֽחֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
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World English Bible Public Domain
when I shall send on them the evil arrows of famine, that are for destruction, which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine on you, and will break your staff of bread;
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King James Version Public Domain
When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I will send out harsh arrows of famine against you that will become the means with which I will destroy you. For I will increase the famine on you and break your staff of bread.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).