Ezekiel 16:42

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“So I will lay to rest My wrath against you, and My jealousy will turn away from you. Then I will be calm and no longer angry.”

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BSBPD

“So I will lay to rest My wrath against you, and My jealousy will turn away from you. Then I will be calm and no longer angry.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“So will I cause my wrath toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And I have caused My fury against thee to rest, And My jealousy hath turned aside from thee, And I have been quiet, and I am not angry any more.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 16:42 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 21:14And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.
  2. Isaiah 1:24Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.
  3. Isaiah 40:1“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.
  4. Isaiah 54:9“For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.
  5. Ezekiel 5:12A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them.
  6. Ezekiel 5:13And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, in My zeal have spoken.
  7. Ezekiel 21:17I too will strike My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath.’ I, the LORD, have spoken.”
  8. Ezekiel 39:29And I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD.”
  9. Zechariah 6:8Then the LORD summoned me and said, “Behold, those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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