Ezekiel 16:6 “Then I passed by and saw you wallowing in your blood, and as you lay t…”

Ezekiel 16:6

Then I passed by and saw you wallowing in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, ‘Live!’ There I said to you, ‘Live!’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.

World English Bible

“‘“When I passed by you, and saw you wallowing in your blood, I said to you, ‘Though you are in your blood, live!’ Yes, I said to you, ‘Though you are in your blood, live!’

American Standard Version

And when I passed by thee, and saw thee weltering in thy blood, I said unto thee, Though thou art in thy blood, live; yea, I said unto thee, Though thou art in thy blood, live.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when I passed by thee, I saw thee polluted in thine owne blood, and I said vnto thee, whe thou wast in thy blood, Thou shalt liue: euen when thou wast in thy blood, I saide vnto thee, Thou shalt liue.

Darby Translation

And I passed by thee, and saw thee weltering in thy blood, and I said unto thee, in thy blood, Live! yea, I said unto thee, in thy blood, Live!

Young's Literal Translation

And I do pass over by thee, And I see thee trodden down in thy blood, And I say to thee in thy blood, Live, And I say to thee in thy blood, Live.

Bible in Basic English

And when I went past you and saw you stretched out in your blood, I said to you, Though you are stretched out in your blood, have life;

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Cross references

“and saw”

Acts 7:34 Exodus 2:24 Exodus 2:25 Exodus 3:7 Exodus 3:8

Acts 7:34 · BSB

I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’

Exodus 2:24 · BSB

So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Exodus 2:25 · BSB

God saw the Israelites and took notice.

Exodus 3:7 · BSB

The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.

Exodus 3:8 · BSB

I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzi…

“polluted”

Matthew 5:13 Isaiah 51:23 Micah 7:10 Hebrews 10:29 Revelation 14:20 Isaiah 14:19

Matthew 5:13 · BSB

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.

Isaiah 51:23 · BSB

I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.”

Micah 7:10 · BSB

Then my enemy will see and will be covered with shame— she who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her; at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets.

Hebrews 10:29 · BSB

How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

Revelation 14:20 · BSB

And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.

Isaiah 14:19 · BSB

But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot.

“Live”

John 5:25 Titus 3:3–7 Exodus 19:4–6 Deuteronomy 9:4 Psalm 105:10–15 Psalm 105:26–37

John 5:25 · BSB

Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

Titus 3:3–7 · BSB

For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

Exodus 19:4–6 · BSB

‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.

Deuteronomy 9:4 · BSB

When the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Rather, the LORD is driving out these nations before you bec…

Psalm 105:10–15 · BSB

He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

Psalm 105:26–37 · BSB

He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5No one cared enough for you to do even one of these things out of compassion for you. Instead, you were thrown out into the open field, because you were despised on the day of your birth.

7I made you thrive like a plant of the field. You grew up and matured and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed and your hair grew, but you were naked and bare.

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