Passage

Ezekiel 16.20-21

Book: Ezekiel · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"18. and thou tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them, and didst set mine oil and mine incense before them. 19. My bread also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou didst even set it before them for a sweet savor; and thus it was, saith the Lord Jehovah."

"20. Moreover 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, 21. that thou hast slain my children, and delivered them up, in causing them to pass through the fire unto them?"

"22. And 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. 23. And it is come to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord Jehovah,)" (Ezekiel 16:18-23, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"18. You took your embroidered garments, covered them, and set my oil and my incense before them. 19. My bread also which I gave you, fine flour, oil, and honey, with which I fed you, you even set it before them for a pleasant aroma; and so it was,” says the Lord Yahweh."

"20. “‘“Moreover you have taken your sons and your daughters, whom you have borne to me, and you have sacrificed these to them to be devoured. Was your prostitution a small matter, 21. that you have slain my children, and delivered them up, in causing them to pass through the fire to them?"

"22. In all your abominations and your prostitution you have not remembered the days of your youth, when you were naked and bare, and were wallowing in your blood. 23. “‘“It has happened after all your wickedness. Woe, woe to you!” says the Lord Yahweh," (Ezekiel 16:18-23, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"18. And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them. 19. My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord GOD. ^{a sweet: Heb. a savour of rest}"

"20. Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter, ^{to be: Heb. to devour} 21. That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them?"

"22. And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast polluted in thy blood. 23. And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD;)" (Ezekiel 16:18-23, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"18. And dost take the garments of thy embroidery, And thou dost cover them, And My oil and My perfume thou hast set before them. 19. And My bread, that I gave to thee, Fine flour, and oil, and honey, that I caused thee to eat. Thou hast even set it before them, For a sweet fragrance, thus it is, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah."

"20. And thou dost take thy sons and thy daughters Whom thou hast born to Me, And dost sacrifice them to them for food. Is it a little thing because of thy whoredoms, 21. That thou dost slaughter My sons, And dost give them up in causing them to pass over to them?"

"22. And with all thine abominations and thy whoredoms, Thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, When thou wast naked and bare, Trodden down in thy blood thou wast! 23. And it cometh to pass, after all thy wickedness, (Woe, woe, to thee, an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah)," (Ezekiel 16:18-23, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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