Ezekiel 4:8

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Now behold, I will tie you up with ropes so you cannot turn from side to side until you have finished the days of your siege.”

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BSBPD

“Now behold, I will tie you up with ropes so you cannot turn from side to side until you have finished the days of your siege.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And, behold, I lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to the other, till thou hast accomplished the days of thy siege.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And lo, I have put on thee thick bands, and thou dost not turn from side to side till thy completing the days of thy siege.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 4:8 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 3:25And you, son of man, they will tie with ropes, and you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people.
  2. Ezekiel 5:2When the days of the siege have ended, you are to burn up a third of the hair inside the city; you are also to take a third and slash it with the sword all around the city; and you are to scatter a third to the wind. For I will unleash a sword behind them.

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

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