Ezekiel 19 Comparison: American Standard Version vs Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 19
1Moreover, take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
2and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps.
3And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
4The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks unto the land of Egypt.
5Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
6And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
7And he knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, because of the noise of his roaring.
8Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces; and they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit.
9And they put him in a cage with hooks, and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into strongholds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.
10Thy mother was like a vine, in thy blood, planted by the waters: it was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.
11And it had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and their stature was exalted among the thick boughs, and they were seen in their height with the multitude of their branches.
12But it was plucked up in fury, it was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit: its strong rods were broken off and withered; the fire consumed them.
13And now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.
14And fire is gone out of the rods of its branches, it hath devoured its fruit, so that there is in it no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
Ezekiel 19
1And thou, lift up a lamentation unto princes of Israel,
2and thou hast said: What is thy mother? a lioness, Among lions she hath crouched down, In the midst of young lions she hath multiplied her whelps.
3And she bringeth up one of her whelps, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.
4And hear of it do nations, In their pit it hath been caught, And they bring it in with chains unto the land of Egypt.
5And she seeth, that stayedperished hath her hope, And she taketh one of her whelps, A young lion she hath made it.
6And it goeth up and down in the midst of lions, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.
7And it knoweth his forsaken habitations, And their cities it hath laid waste, And desolate is the land and its fulness, Because of the voice of his roaring.
8And set against it do nations Round about from the provinces. And they spread out for it their net, In their pit it hath been caught.
9And they put it in prisonin chains, And they bring it unto the king of Babylon, They bring it in unto bulwarks, So that its voice is not heard any more On mountains of Israel.
10Thy mother is as a vine in thy blood by waters planted, Fruitful and full of boughs it hath been, Because of many waters.
11And it hath strong rods for sceptres of rulers, And high is its stature above thick branches, And it appeareth in its height In the multitude of its thin shoots.
12And it is plucked up in fury, To the earth it hath been cast, And the east wind hath dried up its fruit, Broken and withered hath been the rod of its strength, Fire hath consumed it.
13And nowit is planted in a wilderness, In a land dry and thirsty.
14And go forth doth fire from a rod of its boughs, Its fruit it hath devoured, And it hath no rod of strengtha sceptre to rule, Lamentation it is and it is for a lamentation!'
Understanding American Standard Version vs Young's Literal Translation in Ezekiel 19
American Standard Version (ASV)
A highly literal translation known for accuracy and adherence to the original Hebrew and Greek. Consistent word choices make it excellent for careful study and cross-referencing. A strong pick for readers who want a precise, classic-modern English Bible.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
An extremely literal, word-for-word translation that preserves original verb tenses and phrasing. Best for close study and comparing structures from the source languages. The English can feel rigid, but it’s very useful for detailed analysis.
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Key Comparison: Ezekiel 19:1
"Moreover, take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,"
"And thou, lift up a lamentation unto princes of Israel,"
