Ezekiel 13:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?”
Ezekiel 13:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 13:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 13:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to kill the souls who should not die and to save the souls alive who should not live, by your lying to my people who listen to lies.’”
Ezekiel 13:19 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 13:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And ye have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hearken unto lies. ”
Ezekiel 13:19 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 13:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Yea, ye pierce Me concerning My people, For handfuls of barley, And for pieces of bread, to put to death Souls that should not die, And to keep alive souls that should not live, By your lying to My people--hearkening to lies.”
Ezekiel 13:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 13:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And will ye profane me among my people for handfuls of barley and for morsels of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that listen to lying? ”
Ezekiel 13:19 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 13:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barly, and for pieces of bread to slay the soules of them that shoulde not dye, and to giue life to the soules that should not liue in lying to my people, that heare your lies?”
Ezekiel 13:19 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 13:19 in Context — Ezekiel 13
17 Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,
18 And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?
19 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
20 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.
21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
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