Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"This is what the Lord GOD says, "This is Jerusalem. I placed her in the center of nations, with many nations surrounding her.
New American Standard Bible
“Thus says the Lord
King James Version
Thus saith the Lord GOD; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her.
Holman Bible
“This is what the Lord God says: I have set this Jerusalem in the center of the nations, with countries all around her.
A Conservative Version
Thus says lord LORD: This is Jerusalem. I have set her in the midst of the nations, and countries are round about her.
American Standard Version
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: This is Jerusalem; I have set her in the midst of the nations, and countries are round about her.
Amplified
“Thus says the Lord God, ‘This is Jerusalem; I have set her in the center of the nations, and countries are around her.
Bible in Basic English
This is what the Lord has said: This is Jerusalem: I have put her among the nations, and countries are round her on every side;
Darby Translation
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: This is Jerusalem: I have set her in the midst of the nations, and the countries are round about her.
Julia Smith Translation
Thus said the Lord Jehovah: this is Jerusalem; I set her in the midst of the nations and lands round about her.
King James 2000
Thus says the Lord GOD; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Thus says the Lord Yahweh: This [is] Jerusalem in the midst of the nations [where] I have put her, and countries [are] around her.
Modern King James verseion
So says the Lord Jehovah: This is Jerusalem. I have set it in the middle of the nations, and all around her are the lands.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Moreover, thus said the LORD God, "This same is Jerusalem. I set her in the midst of the Heathen and nations that are round about her:
NET Bible
"This is what the sovereign Lord says: This is Jerusalem; I placed her in the center of the nations with countries all around her.
New Heart English Bible
"Thus says the Lord GOD: 'This is Jerusalem; I have set her in the midst of the nations, and countries are around her.
The Emphasized Bible
Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, This, is Jerusalem, In the midst of the nations, I placed her, - and of the countries round about her;
Webster
Thus saith the Lord GOD; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are around her.
World English Bible
Thus says the Lord Yahweh: This is Jerusalem; I have set her in the midst of the nations, and countries are around her.
Youngs Literal Translation
Thus said the Lord Jehovah: this is Jerusalem, In the midst of the nations I have set her, And round about her are the lands.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 5:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ezekiel Dramatizes Jerusalem's Fall
4 Then you are to take a few strands, throw them in the fire, and incinerate them. A fire will proceed to the house of Israel from there." 5 "This is what the Lord GOD says, "This is Jerusalem. I placed her in the center of nations, with many nations surrounding her. 6 But she rebelled against my ordinances and my statutes. She practiced more evil than all the nations and territories around her. They rejected my ordinances and didn't live by my statutes.'
Cross References
Ezekiel 4:1
"And now Son of Man, you are to take a brick, set it in front of you, and inscribe on it the outline of the city that is, Jerusalem.
Deuteronomy 4:6
Observe them carefully, because this will show your wisdom and discernment in the eyes of people who'll listen to all these decrees. Then they'll say: "Surely this great nation is a wise and discerning people.'
Jeremiah 6:6
For this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Cut down trees and set up siege works against Jerusalem. It is the city to be judged, and there is oppression throughout the entire city.
Ezekiel 16:14
Your fame spread throughout the nations because of your beauty. You were perfectly beautiful due to my splendor with which I endowed you," declares the Lord GOD.
Micah 5:7
The survivors of Jacob will live among many nations, as dew from the LORD, as showers upon the grass. They will look to no one, and will place no hope in human beings.
Matthew 5:14
"You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden.
Luke 22:19-20
Then he took a loaf of bread, gave thanks, broke it in pieces, and handed it to them, saying, "This is my body, which is given for you. Keep on doing this in memory of me."
1 Corinthians 10:4
and drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from the spiritual rock that went with them. That rock was the Messiah.