Ezekiel 21:6

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“But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief.”

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BSBPD

“But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Sigh therefore, thou son of man; with the breaking of thy loins and with bitterness shalt thou sigh before their eyes.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And thou, son of man, sigh with breaking of loins, yea, with bitterness thou dost sigh before their eyes,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 21:6 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 16:11Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.”
  4. 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.
  5. Jeremiah 9:17This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.
  6. Jeremiah 19:10Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the men who accompany you,
  7. 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?
  8. 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.”
  9. 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.
  10. 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.”
  11. Ezekiel 12:3Therefore, 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Ezekiel 37:20When the sticks on which you write are in your hand and in full view of the people,
  14. Daniel 5:6his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
  15. 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.
  16. Nahum 2:10She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
  17. Habakkuk 3:16I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
  18. John 11:33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

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

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