Know the Text⌕

Reading as Seek: to learn Scripture and its teachings. Same facts, warmer framing.

Read›Ezekiel›Chapter 21

God’s Sword of Judgment

Ezekiel 21:6

In 11 translations

BSB
But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief.
KJV
Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
WEB
“Therefore sigh, you son of man. You shall sigh before their eyes with a broken heart and with bitterness.literally, the breaking of your thighs
ASV
Sigh therefore, thou son of man; with the breaking of thy loins and with bitterness shalt thou sigh before their eyes.
LSV
And you, son of man, sigh with breaking of loins, indeed, sigh before their eyes with bitterness,
YLT
And thou, son of man, sigh with breaking of loins, yea, with bitterness thou dost sigh before their eyes,
DBY
Sigh then, thou son of man; with breaking of the loins, and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
DRC
And thou, son of man, mourn with the breaking of thy loins, and with bitterness sigh before them.
GNV
Mourne therefore, thou sonne of man, as in the paine of thy reines, and mourne bitterly before them.
JPS21:11
Sigh therefore, thou son of man; with the breaking of thy loins and with bitterness shalt thou sigh before their eyes.
LXXE21:11
And thou, son of man, groan with the breaking of thy loins; thou shalt even groan heavily in their sight.

Word by word Hebrew · tap a word

Original-language editions

WLC21:11
וְאַתָּ֥ה בֶן־אָדָ֖ם הֵֽאָנַ֑ח בְּשִׁבְר֤וֹן מָתְנַ֨יִם֙ וּבִמְרִיר֔וּת תֵּֽאָנַ֖ח לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃KJV:Ezek.21.6
LXX-Br21:11
Καὶ σὺ υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου καταστέναξον ἐν συντριβῇ ὀσφύος σου, καὶ ἐν ὀδύναις στενάξεις κατʼ ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν.

Who and where

◆ Prophecies of Ezekiel

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Isaiah 22:4Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly! Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
  • Ezekiel 6:11This is what the Lord GOD says: Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cry out “Alas!” because of all the wicked abominations of the house of Israel, who will fall by sword and famine and plague.
  • Ezekiel 4:12And you shall eat the food as you would a barley cake, after you bake it over dried human excrement in the sight of the people.”
  • Daniel 8:27I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
  • Ezekiel 9:4“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”
  • Jeremiah 4:19My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.
  • John 11:33–35When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered. Jesus wept.
  • Nahum 2:10She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
  • Ezekiel 37:20When the sticks on which you write are in your hand and in full view of the people,
  • Isaiah 21:3Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
  • Jeremiah 30:6Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?
  • Jeremiah 9:17–21This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them. Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our…
  • Daniel 5:6his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
  • Ezekiel 12:3–5Therefore, son of man, pack your bags for exile. In broad daylight, set out from your place and go to another as they watch. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house. Bring out your baggage for…
  • Ezekiel 21:12Cry out and wail, O son of man, for the sword is wielded against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel! They are tossed to the sword with My people; therefore strike your thigh.
  • Jeremiah 19:10Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the men who accompany you,

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 21:11 in some Bibles
  • 21:6 in most Bibles

Report a problem

Found something wrong, unsourced or unfair? Tell us; every report is read. Please don’t include personal information.

↑