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 E dize: Assim diz o Senhor DEUS: Ai daquelas que costuram almofadas para todos os pulsos, e fazem lenços sobre as cabeças de todos os tamanhos para caçarem as almas! Por acaso caçareis as almas de meu povo, e guardareis a vossas [próprias] almas em vida?
19 Vós me profanastes para com meu povo por punhados de cevada e por pedaços de pão, matando as almas que não deviam morrer, e mantendo em vida as almas que não deviam viver, mentindo a meu povo, que escuta a mentira.
20 Por isso assim diz o Senhor DEUS: Eis que eu contra vossas almofadas, com que caçais as almas como [se fossem] pássaros; eu as arrancarei de vossos braços, e soltarei as almas, as almas que caçais como pássaros.
21 E rasgarei vossos lenços, e livrarei meu povo de vossas mãos, e não mais estarão em vossas mãos para serem caçadas; e sabereis que eu sou o SENHOR.
22 Pois com mentira entristecestes o coração do justo, ao qual eu não lhe causei dor, e fortalecestes as mãos do perverso, para que não se desviasse de seu mau caminho para se manter vivo;
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