Ezekiel 39:16

What does Ezekiel 39:16 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 39:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Hamonah shall also be the name of a city. Thus shall they cleanse the land.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Hamonah shall also be the name of a city. Thus shall they cleanse the land.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And there they will put all the army of Gog in the earth. So they will make the land clean.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And also the name of the city <FI>is<Fi> The multitude; and they have cleansed the land.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the name of the city shall be Amona, and they shall cleanse the land.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.

Context

v.15And they that pass through the land shall pass through; and when any seeth a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamon-gog.

v.16This passage

v.17And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Speak unto the birds of every sort, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh and drink blood.

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