Ezekiel 14:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.”
Ezekiel 14:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 14:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 14:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“though these three men were in it, as I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “they would deliver neither sons nor daughters. They only would be delivered, but the land would be desolate.”
Ezekiel 14:16 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 14:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, they should deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only should be delivered, but the land should be desolate. ”
Ezekiel 14:16 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 14:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“these three men in its midst: I live--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah--neither sons nor daughters do they deliver; they alone are delivered, and the land is a desolation.”
Ezekiel 14:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 14:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“— though these three men should be in it, [as] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, they should deliver neither sons nor daughters: they only should be delivered, and the land should be a desolation. ”
Ezekiel 14:16 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 14:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Though these three men were in the mids thereof, As I liue, sayth the Lord God, they shall saue neither sonnes nor daughters: they onely shalbe deliuered, but the land shall be waste.”
Ezekiel 14:16 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 14:16 in Context — Ezekiel 14
14 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord God.
15 If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:
16 Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.
17 Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:
18 Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.
What Does Ezekiel 14:16 Mean?
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