Ezekiel 21:6
“Sigh therefore thou sonne of man with the breaking of thy loynes, and with bitternesse sigh before their eyes.”
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Ezekiel 21:6 Context
4Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword goe forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the South to the North: 5That all flesh may know, that I the Lord haue drawen foorth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not returne any more. 6Sigh therefore thou sonne of man with the breaking of thy loynes, and with bitternesse sigh before their eyes. 7And it shall be, when they say vnto thee; Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answere, For the tidings, because it commeth: and euery heart shall melt, and all hands shalbe feeble, and euery spirit shal faint, and all knees shal be weake as water: behold, it commeth, and shalbe brought to passe, sayth the Lord God. 8¶ Againe, the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying,
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Other Translations for Ezekiel 21:6
Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of [thy] loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
- King James Version
"As for you, son of man, groan with breaking heart and bitter grief, groan in their sight.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Sigh therefore, thou son of man; with the breaking of thy loins and with bitterness shalt thou sigh before their eyes.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Make sounds of grief, son of man; with body bent and a bitter heart make sounds of grief before their eyes.
- Basic English Bible
Sigh then, thou son of man; with breaking of the loins, and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
- Darby Bible
Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
- Webster's Bible
Sigh therefore, you son of man; with the breaking of your thighs and with bitterness you will sigh before their eyes.
- World English Bible
And thou, son of man, sigh with breaking of loins, yea, with bitterness thou dost sigh before their eyes,
- Youngs Literal Bible
(21:11) Sigh therefore, thou son of man; with the breaking of thy loins and with bitterness shalt thou sigh before their eyes.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ezekiel 21:6
21:6 Sigh therefore - Thereby express deep sorrow. Breaking of thy loins - Like a woman in travail.