Ezekiel 21:6

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

"Therefore, human being, groan! Groan bitterly, as if your heart would break, as they watch.

Berean Standard Bible:

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

American Standard Version:

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

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Sigh{H584} therefore, thou son{H1121} of man{H120}, with the breaking{H7670} of thy loins{H4975}; and with bitterness{H4814} sigh{H584} before their eyes{H5869}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Isaiah 22:4

  • Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.

Ezekiel 6:11

  • ¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.

Nahum 2:10

  • She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain [is] in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.

Jeremiah 19:10

  • ¶ Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,

Isaiah 16:11

  • Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirharesh.

Ezekiel 9:4

  • And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

Jeremiah 4:19

  • ¶ My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

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Commentary for Ezekiel 21:6

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H584
    There are 66 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָנַח
    Transliteration: ʼânach
    Pronunciation: aw-nakh'
    Description: a primitive root; to sigh; groan, mourn, sigh.
  2. Strong's Number: H1121
    There are 3654 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בֵּן
    Transliteration: bên
    Pronunciation: bane
    Description: from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
  3. Strong's Number: H120
    There are 581 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָדָם
    Transliteration: ʼâdâm
    Pronunciation: aw-dawm'
    Description: from אָדַם; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
  4. Strong's Number: H7670
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שִׁבְרוֹן
    Transliteration: shibrôwn
    Pronunciation: shib-rone'
    Description: from שָׁבַר; rupture, i.e. a pang; figuratively, ruin; breaking, destruction.
  5. Strong's Number: H4975
    There are 45 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מֹתֶן
    Transliteration: môthen
    Pronunciation: mo'-then
    Description: from an unused root meaning to be slender; properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins; [phrase] greyhound, loins, side.
  6. Strong's Number: H4814
    There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מְרִירוּת
    Transliteration: mᵉrîyrûwth
    Pronunciation: mer-ee-rooth'
    Description: from מָרַר; bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) grief; bitterness.
  7. Strong's Number: H5869
    There are 830 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עַיִן
    Transliteration: ʻayin
    Pronunciation: ah'-yin
    Description: probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).