Ezekiel 16:53

KJV1611 – Modern English

When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of your captives in the midst of them;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְשַׁבְתִּי֙ אֶת־שְׁבִ֣יתְהֶ֔ן אֶת־שְׁב֤וּת סְדֹם֙ וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ וְאֶת־שְׁב֥וּת שֹׁמְר֖וֹן וּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ וּשְׁב֥וּת שְׁבִיתַ֖יִךְ בְּתוֹכָֽהְנָה׃

Transliteration

And wĕšabtî ʾet-šĕbîtĕhen, ʾet-šĕbût sĕdōm and ûbĕnôtêhā, and wĕʾet-šĕbût šōmrôn and ûbĕnôtêhā, and ûšĕbût šĕbîtayik in bĕtôkāhĕnāh.

Grammar Details

• *wĕšabtî*: conjunction + perfect, 1st singular - and I will restore/return
• *ʾet-šĕbîtĕhen*: direct object marker + noun, feminine singular + 3rd feminine plural suffix - their captivity
• *ʾet-šĕbût*: direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct - the captivity of
• *sĕdōm*: proper noun - Sodom
• *ûbĕnôtêhā*: conjunction + noun, feminine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and her daughters
• *wĕʾet-šĕbût*: conjunction + direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct - and the captivity of
• *šōmrôn*: proper noun - Samaria
• *ûšĕbût*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct - and the captivity of
• *šĕbîtayik*: noun, feminine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your captives
• *bĕtôkāhĕnāh*: preposition + noun + 3rd feminine plural suffix - in their midst

Word Meanings

• *wĕšabtî*: I will restore/return/bring back
• *šĕbîtĕhen*: their captivity/fortunes/former state
• *šĕbût*: captivity/fortunes/former state
• *bĕnôtêhā*: her daughters (metaphor for surrounding towns/villages)
• *šĕbîtayik*: your captives/captivity/fortunes
• *bĕtôkāhĕnāh*: in their midst/among them

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But I will restore their captivity—the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, Samaria and her daughters, and I will restore your captivity along with theirs.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And I will turn again{H7725} their captivity,{H7622} the captivity{H7622} of Sodom{H5467} and her daughters,{H1323} and the captivity{H7622} of Samaria{H8111} and her daughters,{H1323} and the captivity{H7622} of thy captives{H7622} in the midst{H8432} of them;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  When I shall bring again{H7725}{(H8804)} their captivity{H7622}{(H8675)}{H7622}, the captivity{H7622}{(H8675)}{H7622} of Sodom{H5467} and her daughters{H1323}, and the captivity{H7622}{(H8676)}{H7622} of Samaria{H8111} and her daughters{H1323}, then will I bring again the captivity{H7622}{(H8675)}{H7622} of thy captives{H7622} in the midst{H8432} of them:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for their captiuyte, namely the captiuyte of Sodoma and hir dougters: the captiuyte of Samaria and hir doughters: I wil bringe them agayne, so will I also bringe agayne thy captiuyte amoge them:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore I will bring againe their captiuitie with the captiuitie of Sodom, and her daughters, and with the captiuitie of Samaria, and her daughters: euen the captiuitie of thy captiues in the middes of them,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Therfore I wyll bryng agayne their captiuitie, the captiuitie of Sodom and her daughters, & the captiuitie of Samaria and her daughters, and the captiuitie of thy captiuities among them,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then [will I bring again] the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I will turn again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and the captivity of your captives in the midst of them;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I have turned back `to' their captivity, The captivity of Sodom and her daughters, And the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, And the captivity of thy captives in their midst,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I will turn again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I will turn again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I will let their fate be changed, the fate of Sodom and her daughters, and the fate of Samaria and her daughters, and your fate with theirs.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I will turn again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and the captivity of your captives in the midst of them;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “‘I will restore their fortunes, the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters, and the fortunes of Samaria and her daughters(along with your fortunes among them),

Referenced Verses

• Isa 19:24-25 : 24 In that day Israel shall be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the land, 25 whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, 'Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.'
• Ezek 29:14 : 14 And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a lowly kingdom.
• Ezek 39:25 : 25 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Now I will bring back the captives of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name.
• Joel 3:1 : 1 For behold, in those days, and at that time, when I shall restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
• Rom 11:23-31 : 23 And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. 24 For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? 25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; 27 For this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins. 28 Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. 29 For the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable. 30 For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience, 31 even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown to you they also may obtain mercy.
• Job 42:10 : 10 And the LORD restored Job's losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed, the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.
• Ps 14:7 : 7 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD brings back the captivity of His people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
• Ps 85:1 : 1 LORD, You have been favorable to Your land; You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.
• Ps 126:1 : 1 When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream.
• Isa 1:9 : 9 Except the LORD of hosts had left to us a very small remnant, we would have been as Sodom, and we would have been like Gomorrah.
• Jer 12:16 : 16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of My people, to swear by My name, 'As the LORD lives,' as they taught My people to swear by Baal, then they shall be established in the midst of My people.
• Jer 20:16 : 16 And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and did not repent: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontime;
• Jer 31:23 : 23 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; They shall still say this word in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring back their captivity; The LORD bless you, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.
• Jer 48:47 : 47 Yet I will bring back the captivity of Moab in the latter days, says the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
• Jer 49:6 : 6 And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, says the LORD.
• Jer 49:39 : 39 But it shall come to pass in the last days that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, says the LORD.
• Ezek 16:60-61 : 60 Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish unto you an everlasting covenant. 61 Then you shall remember your ways, and be ashamed, when you shall receive your sisters, your elder and your younger; and I will give them unto you for daughters, but not by your covenant.