Ezekiel 12:17

Good News Translation

The Lord spoke to me.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The word of the Lord came to me:

Hebrew Names Version
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

King James Version
Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

English Standard Version
And the word of the Lord came to me:

New American Standard Bible
Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New Century Version
The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

Amplified Bible
Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

World English Bible
Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Moreouer, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Moreover, the word of Yahweh came to me saying,

Berean Standard Bible
Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Contemporary English Version
The Lord said:

Complete Jewish Bible
The word of Adonai came to me:

Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said,

George Lamsa Translation
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Morouer, the worde of the LORDE came vnto me sayenge:

American Standard Version
Moreover the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

Bible in Basic English
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying:

King James Version (1611)
Moreouer, the worde of the Lord came to me, saying;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Moreouer, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

English Revised Version
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to me,

Update Bible Version
Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New English Translation
The word of the Lord came to me:

New King James Version
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New Living Translation
Then this message came to me from the Lord :

New Life Bible
The Word of the Lord came to me, saying,

New Revised Standard
The word of the Lord came to me:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh unto me, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Revised Standard Version
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me:

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

THE MESSAGE
God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, eat your meals shaking in your boots, drink your water trembling with fear. Tell the people of this land, everyone living in Jerusalem and Israel, God 's Message: ‘You'll eat your meals shaking in your boots and drink your water in terror because your land is going to be stripped bare as punishment for the brutality rampant in it. All the cities and villages will be emptied out and the fields destroyed. Then you'll realize that I am God .'"

Contextual Overview

¹⁷ The Lord spoke to me. ¹⁸ "Mortal man," he said, "tremble when you eat, and shake with fear when you drink. ¹⁹ Tell the whole nation that this is the message of the Sovereign Lord to the people of Jerusalem who are still living in their land: They will tremble when they eat and shake with fear when they drink. Their land will be stripped bare, because everyone who lives there is lawless. ²⁰ Cities that are now full of people will be destroyed, and the country will be made a wilderness. Then they will know that I am the Lord ."

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Cross-References

Genesis 12:14
When he crossed the border into Egypt, the Egyptians did see that his wife was beautiful.

Genesis 12:15
Some of the court officials saw her and told the king how beautiful she was; so she was taken to his palace.

1 Chronicles 16:21
But God let no one oppress them; to protect them, he warned the kings:

1 Chronicles 21:22
David said to him, "Sell me your threshing place, so that I can build an altar to the Lord , to stop the epidemic. I'll give you the full price."

Job 34:19
He does not take the side of rulers nor favor the rich over the poor, for he created everyone.

Hebrews 13:4
Marriage is to be honored by all, and husbands and wives must be faithful to each other. God will judge those who are immoral and those who commit adultery.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying. Here follows another sign of the desolation of the Jews, which the prophet was unto them; as the former signified their going into captivity, this their famine and distress at the siege of Jerusalem, and the dreadful calamities attending and following that.