Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall mock thee, thou infamous one and full of tumult.
WEB
Those near and far will mock you, O infamous city, full of turmoil.
YLT
The near and the far-off from thee scoff at thee, O defiled of name--abounding in trouble.
DBT
Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall mock thee, who art infamous [and] full of tumult.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEzekiel — The exile prophet — priest taken to Babylon in 597 BC, writing to a community still convinced the exile is temporary. Wheels within wheels, the glory departing, dry bones coming to life, and the city whose new name is YHWH Shammah — ‘the LORD is there.’
- Author
- Ezekiel, son of Buzi the priest (1:3)
- Date
- Dated oracles 593 BC (1:1, fifth year of Jehoiachin's exile) to 571 BC (29:17)