Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And she doth add unto her whoredoms, And she seeth graved men on the wall, Pictures of Chaldeans, graved with red lead,
New American Standard Bible
So she increased her harlotries. And she saw men
King James Version
And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion,
Holman Bible
But she increased her promiscuity when she saw male figures carved on the wall,
International Standard Version
"She became even more sexually immoral when she saw the images of the Chaldean men who had been carved in red on their walls.
A Conservative Version
And she increased her whoredoms, for she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,
American Standard Version
And she increased her whoredoms; for she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,
Amplified
But Oholibah carried her depravity further, for she saw men pictured on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans (Babylonians) sketched and portrayed in vermilion (bright red pigment),
Bible in Basic English
And her loose behaviour became worse; for she saw men pictured on a wall, pictures of the Chaldaeans painted in bright red
Darby Translation
And she increased her fornications; for she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,
Julia Smith Translation
And she will add to her fornications: and she will see men delineated. upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans being delineated with red color.
King James 2000
And that she increased her harlotries: for when she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed in vermilion,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And she increased her whorings, and she saw men carved on the wall, images of Chaldeans carved in red
Modern King James verseion
And she added to her fornications. And she saw men carved on the wall; images of the Chaldeans engraved with vermilion,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But she increased still in whoredom: for when she saw men painted upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans set forth with fresh colors,
NET Bible
But she increased her prostitution. She saw men carved on the wall, images of the Chaldeans carved in bright red,
New Heart English Bible
She increased her prostitution; for she saw men portrayed on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,
The Emphasized Bible
Yet did she add, unto her unchaste doings, when she saw men portrayed upon the wall, likenesses of Chaldeans, Portrayed with vermilion:
Webster
And that she increased her prostitutions: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion.
World English Bible
She increased her prostitution; for she saw men portrayed on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 23:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oholah And Oholibah As Symbols Of God's Corrupt People
13 And I see that she hath been defiled, One way is to them both. 14 And she doth add unto her whoredoms, And she seeth graved men on the wall, Pictures of Chaldeans, graved with red lead, 15 Girded with a girdle on their loins, Dyed attire spread out on their heads, The appearance of rulers -- all of them, The likeness of sons of Babylon, Chaldea is the land of their birth.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 8:10
And I go in, and look, and lo, every form of creeping thing, and detestable beast -- and all the Idols of the house of Israel -- graved on the wall, all round about,
Jeremiah 22:14
Who is saying, 'I build for myself a large house, And airy upper chambers,' And he hath cut out for himself its windows, Ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
Isaiah 46:1
Bowed down hath Bel, stooping is Nebo, Their idols have been for the beast and for cattle, Your burdens are loaded, a burden to the weary.
Jeremiah 50:2
'Declare ye among nations, and sound, And lift up an ensign, sound, do not hide, Say ye: Captured hath been Babylon, Put to shame hath been Bel, Broken hath been Merodach, Put to shame have been her grievous things, Broken have been her idols.
Ezekiel 16:29
And thou dost multiply thy whoredoms On the land of Canaan -- toward Chaldea, And even with this thou hast not been satisfied.