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Ezekiel 28:21-23
New English Translation
Ezekiel 28:21-23
New English Translation
21 “Son of man, turn toward[a] Sidon[b] and prophesy against it. 22 Say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘Look, I am against you,[c] Sidon,
and I will magnify myself in your midst.
Then they will know that I am the Lord
when I execute judgments on her
and reveal my sovereign power[d] in her.
23 I will send a plague into the city[e] and bloodshed into its streets;
the slain will fall within it, by the sword that attacks it[f] from every side.
Then they will know that I am the Lord.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 28:21 tn Heb “set your face against.”
- Ezekiel 28:21 sn Sidon was located 25 miles north of Tyre.
- Ezekiel 28:22 tn Or “I challenge you.” The phrase “I am against you” may be a formula for challenging someone to combat or a duel. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:201-2, and P. Humbert, “Die Herausforderungsformel ‘hinnenî ’êlékâ’” ZAW 45 (1933): 101-8.
- Ezekiel 28:22 tn Or “reveal my holiness.” God’s “holiness” is fundamentally his transcendence as sovereign ruler of the world. The revelation of his authority and power through judgment is in view in this context.
- Ezekiel 28:23 tn Heb “into it”; the referent of the feminine pronoun has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Ezekiel 28:23 tn Heb “by a sword against it.”
Ezekiel 28:21-23
King James Version
Ezekiel 28:21-23
King James Version
21 Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it,
22 And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.
23 For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the Lord.
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Ezekiel 28:21-23
New International Version
Ezekiel 28:21-23
New International Version
21 “Son of man, set your face against(A) Sidon;(B) prophesy against her 22 and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘I am against you, Sidon,
and among you I will display my glory.(C)
You will know that I am the Lord,
when I inflict punishment(D) on you
and within you am proved to be holy.(E)
23 I will send a plague upon you
and make blood flow in your streets.
The slain will fall within you,
with the sword against you on every side.
Then you will know that I am the Lord.(F)
Ezekiel 28:21-23
English Standard Version
Ezekiel 28:21-23
English Standard Version
21 (A)“Son of man, (B)set your face toward (C)Sidon, and (D)prophesy against her 22 and say, Thus says the Lord God:
“Behold, (E)I am against you, O Sidon,
and (F)I will manifest my glory in your midst.
And (G)they shall know that I am the Lord
(H)when I execute judgments in her
and (I)manifest my holiness in her;
23 for I will send (J)pestilence into her,
and blood into her streets;
and the slain shall fall in her midst,
by the sword that is against her on every side.
Then they will know that I am the Lord.
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