Ezekiel 14:17 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

`Or -- a sword I bring in against that land, and I have said: Sword, thou dost pass over through the land, and I have cut off from it man and beast --

English ASV

Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off from it man and beast;

English Amplified

Or if I bring a sword upon that land and say, Sword, go through the land, so that I cut off man and beast from it,

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Or if I bring a sword upon that land and say, Sword, go through the land, so that I cut off man and beast from it,

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, ‘Let a sword pass through it,’ so that I cut off from it both man and beast,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

“Or suppose I bring a sword against that land and say, ‘Let a sword pass through it,’ so that I wipe out both man and animal from it.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Or [if] I bring the sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land, so that I cut off man and beast from it,

English EASY 2024

Or I might bring an enemy to attack that nation. I would say, “Soldiers with swords should destroy the whole land.” I would cause them to kill both people and animals.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

"Or I might send an enemy army to fight against that country. The soldiers would destroy that country—I would remove all the people and animals from that country.

"Or if I bring a sword upon that land and say, Let a sword pass through the land, and I cut off from it man and beast,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

“Or I might bring war on that country and send destructive weapons to wipe out people and animals alike,

English God's Word - GW 1995

"Suppose I bring a war against that country by saying, 'I will let a war go throughout this country.' Suppose I destroy the people and the animals in it.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

"Or if I bring a sword against that land and say: Let a sword pass through it, so that I wipe out [both] man and animal from it,

English KJV 1611

Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:

English LSB

Or if I should bring a sword on that country and say, ‘Let the sword pass through the country and cut off man and beast from it,’

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, “Let the sword go through the land and cut off man and beast from it,”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Or if I should bring a sword on that country and say, 'Let the sword pass through the country and cut off man and beast from it,'

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Or if I brought the sword upon this country, commanding the sword to pass through the land cutting off from it man and beast,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

“Or suppose I were to bring a sword against that land and say, ‘Let a sword pass through the land,’ and I were to kill both people and animals.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"Or suppose I send swords to kill the people in that country. And I say, 'Let swords sweep all through the land.' And I kill its people and their animals.

English NIV

"Or if I bring a sword against that country and say, 'Let the sword pass throughout the land,' and I kill its men and their animals,

English NKJ 1982

“Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, ‘Sword, go through the land,’ and I cut off man and beast from it,

English NLT

"Or suppose I were to bring war against the land, and I told enemy armies to come and destroy everything.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Or if I bring a sword upon that land and say, 'Let a sword pass through the land,' and I cut off human beings and animals from it;

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

“Or suppose I were to bring war upon that country, sending enemies with swords to devastate the land and wipe out both people and animals.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Let a sword go through the land; and I cut off from it man and beast;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“Or if I bring war against that land and tell the armies of the enemy to come and destroy everything,

English Tyndale 1537

Or if I bring a sword into the land, and charge it to go thorow the land: so that, I slay down man and beast in it,