Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, these are the men who are devising iniquity, and who are giving evil counsel in this city;

New American Standard Bible

He said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give evil advice in this city,

King James Version

Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:

Holman Bible

The Lord said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plan evil and give wicked advice in this city.

International Standard Version

Then he told me, "Son of Man, these men are plotting evil and are giving wicked advice in this city.

A Conservative Version

And he said to me, Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity, and who give wicked counsel in this city,

American Standard Version

And he said unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and that give wicked counsel in this city;

Amplified

Then the Spirit said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise evil and give wicked advice in this city,

Bible in Basic English

Then he said to me, Son of man, these are the men who are designing evil, who are teaching evil ways in this town:

Darby Translation

And he said unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and give wicked counsel in this city:

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say to say to me, Son of man, these the men purposing vanity and counseling evil counsel in this city

King James 2000

Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and give wicked counsel in this city:

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he said to me, "Son of man, these [are] the men {who devise mischief}, and [who are] offering bad counsel in this city,

Modern King James verseion

And He said to me, Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then said the LORD unto me, "Thou son of man: these men imagine mischief, and a wicked counsel take they in this city,

NET Bible

The Lord said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city.

New Heart English Bible

He said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity, and who give wicked counsel in this city;

The Emphasized Bible

Then said he unto me, Son of man, These, are the men who are devising iniquity, and who are counselling wicked counsel in this city;

Webster

Then said he to me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:

World English Bible

He said to me, Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity, and who give wicked counsel in this city;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
of man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

these are the men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

and give
יעץ 
Ya`ats 
Usage: 80

References

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

Judgment On Evil Rulers

1 And lift me up doth a spirit, and it bringeth me in unto the east gate of the house of Jehovah, that is facing the east, and lo, at the opening of the gate twenty and five men, and I see in their midst Jaazaniah son of Azzur, and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, heads of the people. 2 And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, these are the men who are devising iniquity, and who are giving evil counsel in this city; 3 who are saying, It is not near -- to build houses, it is the pot, and we the flesh.

Cross References

Psalm 2:1-2

Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?

Psalm 52:2

Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

Isaiah 30:1

Woe to apostate sons, The affirmation of Jehovah! To do counsel, and not from Me, And to spread out a covering, and not of My spirit, So as to add sin to sin.

Jeremiah 5:5

I get me to the great, and I speak with them, For they have known the way of Jehovah, The judgment of their God.' Surely they together have broken the yoke, They have drawn away the bands.

Esther 8:3

And Esther addeth, and speaketh before the king, and falleth before his feet, and weepeth, and maketh supplication to him, to cause the evil of Haman the Agagite to pass away, and his device that he had devised against the Jews;

Psalm 36:4

Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'

Isaiah 59:4

There is none calling in righteousness, And there is none pleading in faithfulness, Trusting on emptiness, and speaking falsehood, Conceiving perverseness, and bearing iniquity.

Jeremiah 18:18

And they say, Come, And we devise against Jeremiah devices, For law doth not perish from the priest, Nor counsel from the wise, Nor the word from the prophet, Come, and we smite him with the tongue, And we do not attend to any of his words.

Micah 2:1-2

Woe to those devising iniquity, And working evil on their beds, In the light of the morning they do it, For their hand is -- to God.

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