The Desolation of Israel
Ezekiel 7:21
In 11 translations
- BSB
- And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile them.
- KJV
- And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it.
- WEB
- I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a plunder; and they will profane it.
- ASV
- And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall profane it.
- LSV
- And I have given it into the hand of the strangers for a prey, || And to the wicked of the land for a spoil, || And they have defiled it.
- YLT
- And I have given it into the hand of the strangers for a prey, And to the wicked of the land for a spoil, And they have polluted it.
- DBY
- And I will give it into the hands of strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall profane it.
- DRC
- And I will give it into the hands of strangers for spoil, and to the wicked of the earth for a prey, and they shall defile it.
- GNV
- And I will giue it into the handes of the strangers to be spoyled, and to the wicked of the earth to be robbed, and they shall pollute it.
- JPS
- And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall profane it.
- LXXE
- And I will deliver them into the hands of strangers to make them a prey, and to the pests of the earth for a spoil; and they shall profane them.
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- Written (Ketiv): וְחִלְּלֻהָ׃ (“and they will profane it”). Read aloud (Qere): וְחִלְּלֽוּהוּ׃ (“and they will profane it”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Leningrad Codex reads וְחִלְּלֻֽהֻ׃; read aloud (Qere) reads וְחִלְּלֽוּהוּ׃ (“and they will profane it”).
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וּנְתַתִּ֤יו בְּיַֽד־הַזָּרִים֙ לָבַ֔ז וּלְרִשְׁעֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ לְשָׁלָ֑ל וחללה׃Read aloud as (qere): וְחִלְּלֽוּהוּ
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ παραδώσω αὐτὰ εἰς χεῖρας ἀλλοτρίων, τοῦ διαρπάσαι αὐτὰ, καὶ τοῖς λοιμοῖς τῆς γῆς εἰς σκῦλα, καὶ βεβηλώσουσιν αὐτά.
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- 2 Kings 24:13As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in the…
- Psalms 74:2–8Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance— Mount Zion where You dwell. Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has…
- 2 Chronicles 36:18–19who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house…
- 2 Kings 25:13–16Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon. They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all…
- Psalms 79:1The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.
- 2 Kings 25:9He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
- Jeremiah 52:13–23He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down all the walls around…
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