Ezekiel 23:39 — Compare All Translations

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

And in their slaughtering their sons to their idols They also come in unto My sanctuary in that day to pollute it, And lo, thus they have done in the midst of My house,

English ASV

For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of my house.

English Amplified

For when they had slain their children [as offerings] to their idols, then they came the same day into My sanctuary to profane it [by daring to offer sacrifice there also]! And behold, thus have they done in the midst of My house!

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For when they had slain their children [as offerings] to their idols, then they came the same day into My sanctuary to profane it [by daring to offer sacrifice there also]! And behold, thus have they done in the midst of My house!

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

On the same day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered my sanctuary to profane it. Yes, that is what they did inside my house.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For when they had slaughtered their children unto their idols, they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and behold, thus have they done in the midst of my house.

English EASY 2024

They offered their sons as sacrifices to their idols. Then, on the same day, they came into my temple! That is how they made my own special house unclean.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

They killed their children for their idols, and then they went into my holy place and made it filthy too! They did this inside my Temple!

For when they had slaughtered their children in sacrifice to their idols, on the same day they came into my sanctuary to profane it. And behold, this is what they did in my house.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The very day that they killed my children as sacrifices to idols, they came to my Temple and profaned it!

English God's Word - GW 1995

When they sacrificed their children to their idols, they came into my holy place and dishonored it. That is what they've done in my temple.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

On the same day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, that is what they did inside My house.

English KJV 1611

For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.

English LSB

For when they had slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary on the same day to profane it; and behold, thus they did within My house.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into My sanctuary to profane it. And behold, thus they have done in the midst of My house.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"For when they had slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary on the same day to profane it; and lo, thus they did within My house.

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

On the very day they slew their children for their idols, they entered my sanctuary to desecrate it. Thus they acted within my house.)

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

On the same day they slaughtered their sons for their idols, they came to my sanctuary to desecrate it. This is what they have done in the middle of my house.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They have sacrificed their children to their gods. On that same day they entered my temple and polluted it. That is what they have done in my house.

English NIV

On the very day they sacrificed their children to their idols, they entered my sanctuary and desecrated it. That is what they did in my house.

English NKJ 1982

For after they had slain their children for their idols, on the same day they came into My sanctuary to profane it; and indeed thus they have done in the midst of My house.

English NLT

On the very day that they murdered their children in front of their idols, they boldly came into my Temple to worship! They came in and defiled my house!

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For when they had slaughtered their children for their idols, on the same day they came into my sanctuary to profane it. This is what they did in my house.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

The same day they sacrificed their children to their idols, they came into my sanctuary and made it unfit for worship. Yes, this is what they have done in my own house!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For when they had slaughtered their children in sacrifice to their idols, on the same day they came into my sanctuary to profane it. And lo, this is what they did in my house.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

for when they had murdered their children in front of their idols, then even that same day they actually came into my Temple to worship! That is how much regard they have for me!

English Tyndale 1537

For when they had slain their children for their idols, they came the same day into my Sanctuary to defile it. Lo, this have they done in my house.

Ezekiel 23:39 — Compare Translations