Ezekiel 13:20
Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against your magic bands with which you hunt lives like birds, and I will tear them from your arms. I will free the people that you have ensnared like birds.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
KJV1611 – Modern English
Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against your cushions, with which you hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls you hunt to make them fly.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Wherefore thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H136} Behold, I am against your pillows,{H3704} wherewith ye{H859} there hunt{H6679} the souls{H5315} to make [them] fly,{H6524} and I will tear{H7167} them from your arms;{H2220} and I will let the souls{H5315} go,{H7971} even the souls{H5315} that ye hunt{H6679} to make [them] fly.{H6524}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Wherefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Behold, I am against your pillows{H3704}, wherewith ye{H859} there hunt{H6679}{(H8781)} the souls{H5315} to make them fly{H6524}{(H8802)}, and I will tear{H7167}{(H8804)} them from your arms{H2220}, and will let the souls{H5315} go{H7971}{(H8765)}, even the souls{H5315} that ye hunt{H6679}{(H8781)} to make them fly{H6524}{(H8802)}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Wherfore thus saieth the LORDE God: Beholde, I wil also vpo the pillowes, wherwith ye catch the soules in flyenge: the will I take from youre armes, & let the soules go, that ye catch in flyenge.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Wherefore thus saith the Lorde God, Behold, I will haue to do with your pillowes, wherewith yee hunt the soules to make them to flie, and I will teare them from your armes, and will let the soules goe, euen the soules, that ye hunt to make them to flie.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Wherfore thus saith the Lorde God: Beholde, I wyll vpon your pillowes wherwith ye hunt the soules, to make them flee, and I will teare them from your armes, and wyll let the soules go, euen the soules that ye hunt to make them to flee.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make [them] fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, [even] the souls that ye hunt to make [them] fly.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I am against your pillows, with which you there hunt the souls to make [them] fly, and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let the souls go, even the souls who you hunt to make [them] fly.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I `am' against your pillows, With which ye are hunting there the souls of the flourishing, And I have rent them from off your arms, And have sent away the souls that ye are hunting, The souls of the flourishing.
American Standard Version (1901)
Wherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make `them' fly, and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make `them' fly.
American Standard Version (1901)
Wherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make [them] fly, and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make [them] fly.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
For this cause the Lord has said: See, I am against your bands with which you go after souls, and I will violently take them off their arms; and I will let loose the souls, even the souls whom you go after freely.
World English Bible (2000)
Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I am against your pillows, with which you there hunt the souls to make [them] fly, and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let the souls go, even the souls whom you hunt to make [them] fly.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
“‘Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Take note that I am against your wristbands with which you entrap people’s lives like birds. I will tear them from your arms and will release the people’s lives, which you hunt like birds.
Referenced Verses
- Ezek 13:15-16 : 15 So I will pour out my wrath on the wall and on those who plaster it with whitewash. I will tell you, ‘The wall is gone, and so are those who plastered it,’ 16 along with the prophets of Israel who prophesied concerning Jerusalem and claimed visions of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Lord GOD.
- Ezek 13:18 : 18 Say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic bands for all wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height to ensnare lives. Will you hunt down the lives of my people but preserve your own?
- 2 Tim 3:8-9 : 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth. They are corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith. 9 But they will not get very far because their folly will be clear to everyone, just as the folly of Jannes and Jambres became evident.
- Ezek 13:8-9 : 8 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have spoken falsehood and seen lies, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD. 9 My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people, nor be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.
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