Ezekiel 13:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ezekiel 13:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 13:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 13:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I am against your magic bands, with which you hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms. I will let the souls fly free, even the souls whom you ensnare like birds.”
Ezekiel 13:20 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 13:20 ASV — 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.”
Ezekiel 13:20 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 13:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I <FI>am<Fi> 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.”
Ezekiel 13:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 13:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Wherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against your pillows, that the souls which ye catch by their means may fly away; and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, the souls that ye catch, that they may fly away.”
Ezekiel 13:20 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 13:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wherefore thus saith the Lord 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.”
Ezekiel 13:20 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 13:20 in Context — Ezekiel 13
18 Tu diras: Ainsi parle le Seigneur, l’Éternel: Malheur à celles qui fabriquent des coussinets pour toutes les aisselles, Et qui font des voiles pour la tête des gens de toute taille, Afin de surprendre les âmes! Pensez-vous surprendre les âmes de mon peuple, Et conserver vos propres âmes?
19 Vous me déshonorez auprès de mon peuple Pour des poignées d’orge et des morceaux de pain, En tuant des âmes qui ne doivent pas mourir, Et en faisant vivre des âmes qui ne doivent pas vivre, Trompant ainsi mon peuple, qui écoute le mensonge.
20 C’est pourquoi ainsi parle le Seigneur, l’Éternel: Voici, j’en veux à vos coussinets Par lesquels vous surprenez les âmes afin qu’elles s’envolent, Et je les arracherai de vos bras; Et je délivrerai les âmes Que vous cherchez à surprendre afin qu’elles s’envolent.
21 J’arracherai aussi vos voiles, Et je délivrerai de vos mains mon peuple; Ils ne serviront plus de piège entre vos mains. Et vous saurez que je suis l’Éternel.
22 Parce que vous affligez le cœur du juste par des mensonges, Quand moi-même je ne l’ai point attristé, Et parce que vous fortifiez les mains du méchant Pour l’empêcher de quitter sa mauvaise voie et pour le faire vivre,
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