Ezekiel 28:7

NETBible

I am about to bring foreigners 1  against you, the most terrifying of nations. They will draw their swords against the grandeur made by your wisdom, 2  and they will defile your splendor.

NIV ©

I am going to bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations; they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom and pierce your shining splendour.

NASB ©

Therefore, behold, I will bring strangers upon you, The most ruthless of the nations. And they will draw their swords Against the beauty of your wisdom And defile your splendor.

NLT ©

I will bring against you an enemy army, the terror of the nations. They will suddenly draw their swords against your marvelous wisdom and defile your splendor!

MSG ©

I'm giving fair warning: I'm bringing strangers down on you, the most vicious of all nations. They'll pull their swords and make hash of your reputation for knowing it all. They'll puncture the balloon of your god-pretensions.

BBE ©

See, I am sending against you strange men, feared among the nations: they will let loose their swords against your bright wisdom, they will make your glory a common thing.

NRSV ©

therefore, I will bring strangers against you, the most terrible of the nations; they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and defile your splendor.

NKJV ©

Behold, therefore, I will bring strangers against you, The most terrible of the nations; And they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, And defile your splendor.

KJV
Behold, therefore I will bring
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strangers
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upon thee, the terrible
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of the nations
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and they shall draw
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their swords
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against the beauty
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of thy wisdom
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and they shall defile
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thy brightness
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NASB ©
Therefore
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, behold
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, I will bring
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strangers
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upon you, The most
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ruthless
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of the nations
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. And they will draw
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their swords
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Against
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the beauty
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of your wisdom
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And defile
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your splendor
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.
LXXM
anti
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PREP
toutou
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D-GSM
idou
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INJ
egw
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P-NS
epagw {V-PAI-1S} epi
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PREP
se
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P-AS
allotriouv
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A-APM
loimouv
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N-APM
apo
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PREP
eynwn
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N-GPN
kai
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CONJ
ekkenwsousin {V-FAI-3P} tav
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T-APF
macairav
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N-APF
autwn
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D-GPM
epi
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PREP
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P-AS
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CONJ
epi
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PREP
to
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T-ASN
kallov {N-ASN} thv
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T-GSF
episthmhv {N-GSF} sou
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P-GS
kai
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CONJ
strwsousin {V-FAI-3P} to
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T-ASN
kallov {N-ASN} sou
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P-GS
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PREP
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N-ASF
NET [draft] ITL
I am about
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to bring
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foreigners
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against
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you, the most terrifying
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of nations
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. They will draw
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their swords
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against
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the grandeur
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made by your wisdom
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, and they will defile
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your splendor
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.
HEBREW
Ktepy
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wllxw
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Ktmkx
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ypy
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le
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Mtwbrx
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wqyrhw
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Mywg
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yuyre
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Myrz
<02114>
Kyle
<05921>
aybm
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ynnh
<02005>
Nkl (28:7)
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NETBible

I am about to bring foreigners 1  against you, the most terrifying of nations. They will draw their swords against the grandeur made by your wisdom, 2  and they will defile your splendor.

NET Notes

1 sn This is probably a reference to the Babylonians.

2 tn Heb “they will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom.”