Ezekiel 16:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.”
Ezekiel 16:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 16:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 16:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“As for your birth, in the day you were born your navel was not cut. You weren’t washed in water to cleanse you. You weren’t salted at all, nor wrapped in blankets at all.”
Ezekiel 16:4 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 16:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to cleanse thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. ”
Ezekiel 16:4 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 16:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“As to thy nativity, in the day thou wast born, Thou--thy navel hath not been cut, And in water thou wast not washed for ease, And thou hast not been salted at all, And thou hast not been swaddled at all.”
Ezekiel 16:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 16:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water for cleansing; thou wast not rubbed with salt at all, nor swaddled at all. ”
Ezekiel 16:4 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 16:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And in thy natiuitie whe thou wast borne, thy nauell was not cut: thou wast not washed in water to soften thee: thou wast not salted with salt, nor swadled in cloutes.”
Ezekiel 16:4 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 16:4 in Context — Ezekiel 16
2 Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.
4 And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
5 None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.
6 And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.
What Does Ezekiel 16:4 Mean?
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