EZE 20:47 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (EZE 21:3) καὶ ἐρεῖς τῷ δρυμῷ Ναγὲβ, ἄκουε λόγον Κυρίου· τάδε λέγει Κύριος Κύριος, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀνάπτω ἐν σοὶ πῦρ, καὶ καταφάγεται ἐν σοὶ πᾶν ξύλον χλωρὸν καὶ πᾶν ξύλον ξηρὸν, οὐ σβεσθήσεται ἡ φλὸξ ἡ ἐξαφθεῖσα, καὶ κατακαυθήσεται ἐν αὐτῇ πᾶν πρόσωπον ἀπὸ ἀπηλιώτου ἕως Βοῤῥᾶ.
(kai ereis tōi drumōi Nageb, akoue logon Kuriou; tade legei Kurios Kurios, idou egō anaptō en soi pur, kai katafagetai en soi pan xulon ⱪlōron kai pan xulon xaʸron, ou sbesthaʸsetai haʸ flox haʸ exaftheisa, kai katakauthaʸsetai en autaʸ pan prosōpon apo apaʸliōtou heōs Boɽɽa.)

BrTr (EZE 21:3) and thou shalt say to the forest of Nageb, Hear the word of the Lord; thus saith the Lord, even the Lord; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour in thee every green tree, and every dry tree: the flame that is kindled shall not be quenched, and every face shall be scorched with it from the south to the north.

ULT And say to the forest of the Negev, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh! Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I am kindling in you a fire, and it will devour in you every fresh tree and every dry tree. The flame of the blaze will not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north will be scorched by it.

UST Say to that forest in the Negev, ‘Listen to the message that Yahweh is sending you! I, the Lord Yahweh, am about to start a fire in you, and it will burn up every tree in you, both the green trees and the dry ones. No one will put out that blazing fire, and it will scorch everyone from the south to the north.

BSB & MSB Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green [and] dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched.

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WEBBE & WMBB Tell the forest of the south, ‘Hear the LORD’s word: The Lord GOD says, “Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it will devour every green tree in you, and every dry tree. The burning flame will not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north will be burnt by it.

NET and say to the scrub land of the Negev, ‘Hear the word of the Lord: This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look here, I am about to start a fire in you, and it will devour every green tree and every dry tree in you. The flaming fire will not be extinguished, and the whole surface of the ground from the Negev to the north will be scorched by it.

LSV and you have said to the forest of the south, Hear a word of YHWH! Thus said Lord YHWH: Behold, I am kindling a fire in you,
And it has devoured every moist tree in you, and every dry tree,
The glowing flames are not quenched,
And all faces from south to north have been burned by it.

FBV Tell the forest of the Negev: Listen to the word of the Lord! This is what the Lord God says: I am going to set you on fire, and it will burn up all your trees, both those that are living and those that are dead. The blaze won't be put out, and everything from the north to the south will be burned.

T4T Say to the forest in the southpart of Israel: 'Listen to this message that Yahweh the Lord is saying about you: “I am about to start a fire in your midst, and it will burn up all your trees, both the green trees and the withered/dry trees. Nothing will extinguish the blazing flames. And the fire will scorch the faces of everyone who lives in that area, from the south to the north.

LEB And you must say to the forest of the Negev, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh, thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am kindling against you a fire, and it will devour in you every fresh tree and every dry tree; the blaze of the flame will not be quenched, and all the surfaces from the south to the north will be scorched by it.

BBE And say to the woodland of the South, Give ear to the words of the Lord: this is what the Lord has said: See, I will have a fire lighted in you, for the destruction of every green tree in you and every dry tree: the flaming flame will not be put out, and all faces from the south to the north will be burned by it.

Moff and tell the forest in the south this message from the Eternal. ‘The Lord the Eternal declares, I will kindle a fire within you, to burn up every green tree and every dry tree in you; there will be no quenching of the blaze, and every face from south to north shall be scorched.

JPS (EZE 21:3) (21-8) and say to the land of Israel: Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth My sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.

ASV and say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of Jehovah: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt thereby.

DRA And any to the south forest: Hear the word of the Lord: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will kindle a fire in thee, and will burn in thee every green tree, and every dry tree: the dame of the fire shall not be quenched: and every face shall be burned in it, from the south even to the north.

YLT and thou hast said to the forest of the south: Hear a word of Jehovah: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am kindling in thee a fire, And it hath devoured in thee every moist tree, and every dry tree, Not quenched is the glowing flames, And burnt by it have been all faces from south to north.

Drby and say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of Jehovah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flashing flame shall not be quenched; and all that it meets from the south to the north shall be burned thereby.

RV and say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt thereby.
(and say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith/says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee/you, and it shall devour every green tree in thee/you, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt thereby.)

SLT And say to the forest of the south, Hear thou the word of Jehovah; thus said the Lord Jehovah: Behold me kindling a fire in thee, and it consumed in thee every green tree and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north were burned in it.

Wbstr And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

KJB-1769 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
(And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith/says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee/you, and it shall devour every green tree in thee/you, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt therein.)

KJB-1611 And say to the forest of y^e South, Heare the word of the LORD: Thus saith the LORD God; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall deuoure euery greene tree in thee, and euery dry tree: the flaming flame shal not be quenched, and all faces from the South to the North shalbe burnt therein.
(And say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of the LORD: Thus saith/says the LORD God; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee/you, and it shall devour every green tree in thee/you, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the South to the North shall be burnt therein.)

Bshps And say to the forest of the south, Heare the worde of the Lord, thus saith the Lorde God, Beholde I wyll kindle a fire in thee, that shall consume all the greene trees, with all the dry: the continuall flambe shall not be quenched, and euery face from the south to the north shalbe burnt therin.
(And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the Lord, thus saith/says the Lord God, Behold I will kindle a fire in thee/you, that shall consume all the green trees, with all the dry: the continual flame shall not be quenched, and every face from the south to the north shall be burnt therein.)

Gnva And say to the forest of the South, Heare the worde of the Lord: thus saith the Lord God, Beholde, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall deuoure all the greene wood in thee, and all the drie wood: the continuall flame shall not bee quenched, and euery face from the South to the North shall be burnt therein.
(And say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of the Lord: thus saith/says the Lord God, Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee/you, and it shall devour all the green wood in thee/you, and all the dry wood: the continual flame shall not be quenched, and every face from the South to the North shall be burnt therein.)

Cvdl and saye to the wodde towarde the souht: Heare the worde of the LORDE, thus saieth the LORDE God: Beholde, I wil kyndle a fyre in the, yt shal cosume the grene trees wt the drye. No man shal be able to quench his flame, but all that loketh from the south to the north, shal be brent therin:
(and say to the wood toward the south: Hear the word of the LORD, thus saith/says the LORD God: Behold, I will kindle a fire in them, it shall consume the green trees with the dry. No man shall be able to quench his flame, but all that looketh/looks from the south to the north, shall be burnt therein:)

Wycl And thou schalt seie to the myddai forest, Here thou the word of the Lord. The Lord God seith these thingis, Lo! Y schal kyndle a fier in thee, and Y schal brenne in thee ech green tre, and ech drie tre; the flawme of brennyng schal not be quenchid, and ech face schal be brent ther ynne, fro the south til to the north.
(And thou/you shalt/shall say to the midday forest, Here thou/you the word of the Lord. The Lord God saith/says these things, Lo! I shall kindle a fire in thee/you, and I shall burn in thee/you each green tree, and each dry tree; the flame of burning shall not be quenched, and each face shall be burnt therein, from the south till to the north.)

Luth (EZE 21:3) Und sprich zum Walde gegen Mittag: Höre des HErr’s Wort! So spricht der HErr HErr: Siehe, ich will in dir ein Feuer anzünden, das soll beide, grüne und dürre Bäume, verzehren, daß man seine Flamme nicht wird löschen können, sondern es soll verbrannt werden alles, was vom Mittage gegen Mitternacht stehet.
(And say for_the forest to/against midday: Listen the LORD’s word! So speaks/says the/of_the LORD LORD: See/Look, I will in you/to_you(sg) a fire(n) kindle/ignite, the should both, green and have_a_drought trees, consume, that man his flame not becomes delete can, rather it should burnt become all/everything, what/which from_the lunch to/against midnight stands.)

ClVg Et dices saltui meridiano: Audi verbum Domini: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Ecce ego succendam in te ignem, et comburam in te omne lignum viride, et omne lignum aridum: non extinguetur flamma succensionis: et comburetur in ea omnis facies ab austro usque ad aquilonem,
(And you_say forest of_midday: Listen the_word/saying Master: These he_says Master God: Behold I I_will_burn in/into/on you(sg) fire, and I_will_burn in/into/on you(sg) everything wood/timber green, and everything wood/timber dry: not/no will_be_extinguished flame set_on_fireonis: and to_burn in/into/on them everyone faces away south until to the_north,)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) The fiery flame will not be quenched

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_say to,the_forest_of of,the_south hear message/matter_of YHWH thus he/it_had_said my=master GOD here,I kindle in,you fire and,it_will_consume in=you(ms) all tree/message green and=all tree/message dry not quenched flame_of blazing and,they_will_be_scorched by,it all/each/any/every face from_[the],south north,to_[the] )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [The fiery flame will not go out] or [No one will be able to quench the fiery flame]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) every face from the south to the north will be burned

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [the fire will burn every face from the south to the north]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) every face from the south to the north

Here the word “face” represents the person. By mentioning the opposite directions, Yahweh refers to everyone who lives in the north, in the south, and everywhere in between. Alternate translation: [every person who lives in that area] (See also: figs-merism)

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