Ezekiel 23:39
Modern Translations
New International Version
On the very day they sacrificed their children to their idols, they entered my sanctuary and desecrated it. That is what they did in my house.

New Living Translation
On the very day that they sacrificed their children to their idols, they boldly came into my Temple to worship! They came in and defiled my house.

English Standard Version
For when they had slaughtered their children in sacrifice to their idols, on the same day they came into my sanctuary to profane it. And behold, this is what they did in my house.

Berean Study Bible
On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house.

New American Standard Bible
For when they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary on the same day to profane it; and behold, this is what they did within My house.

NASB 1995
"For when they had slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary on the same day to profane it; and lo, thus they did within My house.

NASB 1977
“For when they had slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary on the same day to profane it; and lo, thus they did within My house.

Amplified Bible
For when they had killed their children [as offerings] to their idols, then they came the same day to My sanctuary to profane it [by daring to offer a sacrifice there also]. And behold, this they did within My house.

Christian Standard Bible
On the same day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered my sanctuary to profane it. Yes, that is what they did inside my house.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
On the same day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, that is what they did inside My house."

Good News Translation
The very day that they killed my children as sacrifices to idols, they came to my Temple and profaned it!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When they sacrificed their children to their idols, they came into my holy place and dishonored it. That is what they've done in my temple.

International Standard Version
When they killed their sons as offerings to their idols, they brought them to my sanctuary and defiled it. Look what they've done with my Temple!

NET Bible
On the same day they slaughtered their sons for their idols, they came to my sanctuary to desecrate it. This is what they have done in the middle of my house.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.

New King James Version
For after they had slain their children for their idols, on the same day they came into My sanctuary to profane it; and indeed thus they have done in the midst of My house.

King James 2000 Bible
For when they had slain their children for their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of my house.

New Heart English Bible
For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and look, thus have they done in the midst of my house.

World English Bible
For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and behold, thus have they done in the midst of my house.

American King James Version
For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, see, thus have they done in the middle of my house.

American Standard Version
For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of my house.

A Faithful Version
And when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came into My sanctuary the same day to profane it. And lo, thus have they done in the midst of My house.

Darby Bible Translation
For when they had slaughtered their children unto their idols, they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and behold, thus have they done in the midst of my house.

English Revised Version
For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.

Webster's Bible Translation
For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and lo, thus have they done in the midst of my house.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For when they had slaine their children to their idoles, they came the same day into my Sanctuarie to defile it: and loe, thus haue they done in the middes of mine house.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For when they had slayne their children for their idols, they came the same day into my sanctuarie to defile it: and lo thus haue they done in my house.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For when they had slayne their childre for their Idols, they came the same daye in to my Sanctuary, to defyle it. Lo, this haue they done in my house.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And in their slaughtering their sons to their idols "" They also come into My sanctuary in that day to defile it, "" And behold, thus they have done in the midst of My house,

Young's Literal Translation
And in their slaughtering their sons to their idols They also come in unto My sanctuary in that day to pollute it, And lo, thus they have done in the midst of My house,

Smith's Literal Translation
And in their slaughtering their sons to their blocks, and they will come to my holy place in that day to profane it; and behold, thus they did in the midst of my house.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they sacrificed their children to their idols, and went into my sanctuary the same day to profane it: they did these things even in the midst of my house.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And when they immolated their children to their idols, they also entered my sanctuary on the same day, so that they defiled it. They have done these things, even in the midst of my house.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And when they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered my holy place in that day and they defiled it, so they did within my house

Lamsa Bible
For when they had slain their children to their idols, they came the same day into my sanctuary and profaned it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of my house.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into My sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of My house.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And when they sacrificed their children to their idols, they also went into my sanctuary to profane it: and whereas they did thus in the midst of my house;
















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