Ezekiel 21:6 “But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken hear…”

Ezekiel 21:6

But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.

World English Bible

“Therefore sigh, you son of man. You shall sigh before their eyes with a broken heart and with bitterness.

American Standard Version

Sigh therefore, thou son of man; with the breaking of thy loins and with bitterness shalt thou sigh before their eyes.

Geneva Bible 1599

Mourne therefore, thou sonne of man, as in the paine of thy reines, and mourne bitterly before them.

Darby Translation

Sigh then, thou son of man; with breaking of the loins, and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.

Young's Literal Translation

And thou, son of man, sigh with breaking of loins, yea, with bitterness thou dost sigh before their eyes,

Bible in Basic English

Make sounds of grief, son of man; with body bent and a bitter heart make sounds of grief before their eyes.

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Cross references

“Sigh”

Ezekiel 6:11 Isaiah 22:4 Ezekiel 21:12 Ezekiel 9:4 Jeremiah 4:19 Jeremiah 9:17–21

Ezekiel 6:11 · BSB

This is what the Lord GOD says: Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cry out “Alas!” because of all the wicked abominations of the house of Israel, who will fall by sword and famine and plague.

Isaiah 22:4 · BSB

Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly! Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”

Ezekiel 21:12 · BSB

Cry out and wail, O son of man, for the sword is wielded against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel! They are tossed to the sword with My people; therefore strike your thigh.

Ezekiel 9:4 · BSB

“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”

Jeremiah 4:19 · BSB

My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.

Jeremiah 9:17–21 · BSB

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.

“with the”

Isaiah 16:11 Isaiah 21:3 Jeremiah 30:6 Daniel 5:6 Daniel 8:27 Nahum 2:10

Isaiah 16:11 · BSB

Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.

Isaiah 21:3 · BSB

Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.

Jeremiah 30:6 · BSB

Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?

Daniel 5:6 · BSB

his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.

Daniel 8:27 · BSB

I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.

Nahum 2:10 · BSB

She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!

“before”

Ezekiel 4:12 Ezekiel 12:3–5 Ezekiel 37:20 Jeremiah 19:10

Ezekiel 4:12 · BSB

And you shall eat the food as you would a barley cake, after you bake it over dried human excrement in the sight of the people.”

Ezekiel 12:3–5 · BSB

Therefore, son of man, pack your bags for exile. In broad daylight, set out from your place and go to another as they watch. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.

Ezekiel 37:20 · BSB

When the sticks on which you write are in your hand and in full view of the people,

Jeremiah 19:10 · BSB

Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the men who accompany you,

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

In context

5Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’

7And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”

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