Ezekiel 16:21
What does Ezekiel 16:21 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 16:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000that thou hast slain my children, and delivered them up, in causing them to pass through the fire unto them?
KJV
King James Version · 1611That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901that thou hast slain my children, and delivered them up, in causing them to pass through the fire unto them?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949That you put my children to death and gave them up to go through the fire to them?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862That thou dost slaughter My sons, And dost give them up in causing them to pass over to them?
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Thou hast sacrificed and given my children to them, consecrating them by fire.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890that thou didst slay my children and give them up in passing them over to them?
Context
v.20Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Were thy whoredoms a small matter,
v.21This passage
v.22And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast weltering in thy blood.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 17:17
And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.
- 2 Kings 21:6
And he made his son to pass through the fire, and practised augury, and used enchantments, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.
- Leviticus 18:21
And thou shalt not give any of thy seed to make them pass through the fire to Molech; neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.
- Deuteronomy 18:10
There shall not be found with thee any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, one that practiseth augury, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,
- Psalms 106:37
Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,
- Leviticus 20:1
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
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