Ezekiel 23:37 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them.”

Ezekiel 23:37 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 23:37 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 23:37 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols. They have also caused their sons, whom they bore to me, to pass through the fire to them to be devoured.”

Ezekiel 23:37 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 23:37 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands; and with their idols have they committed adultery; and they have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass through the fire unto them to be devoured. ”

Ezekiel 23:37 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 23:37 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For they have committed adultery, And blood <FI>is<Fi> in their hands, With their idols they committed adultery, And also their sons whom they bore to Me, They caused to pass over to them for food.”

Ezekiel 23:37 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 23:37 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands; and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also passed over unto them their children, whom they bore unto me, to be devoured. ”

Ezekiel 23:37 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 23:37 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For they haue played the whores, and blood is in their hands, and with their idoles haue they committed adulterie, and haue also caused their sonnes, whome they bare vnto me, to passe by the fire to be their meate.”

Ezekiel 23:37 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 23:37 in Context — Ezekiel 23

35 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.

36 The Lord said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations;

37 That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them.

38 Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.

39 For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.

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