Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 21:13
American Standard Version
For there is a trial; and what if even the rod that contemneth shall be no more? saith the Lord Jehovah.
Amplified® Bible
For this sword has been tested {and} proved [on others], and what if the rejecting {and} despising rod {or} scepter of Judah shall be no more but completely swept away? says the Lord God.
Contemporary English Version
I am testing my people, and they can do nothing to stop me. I, the LORD, have spoken.
Darby English Version
For the trial [is made]; and what if even the contemning sceptre shall be no [more]? saith the Lord Jehovah.
Good News Bible
I am testing my people, and if they refuse to repent, all these things will happen to them.
King James Version
Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD.
New American Standard Bible
"For {there is} a testing; and what if even the rod which despises will be no more? declares the Lord GOD."
New International Version
" 'Testing will surely come. And what if the scepter of Judah , which the sword despises, does not continue? declares the Sovereign LORD.'
New King James Version
“ Because it is a testing,
And what if the sword despises even the scepter?
The sceptershall be no more,” says the Lord GOD.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For there will come a test; and what if even the rod which despises will exist no more?" declares the Lord GOD.
Revised Standard Version
For it will not be a testing--what could it do if you despise the rod?" says the Lord GOD.
Young's Literal Translation
Because `it is' a trier, And what if even the sceptre it is despising? It shall not be, an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
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