Berean Standard Bible
“Then I passed by and saw you wallowing in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, ‘Live!’ There I said to you, ‘Live!’”
Ezekiel 16 tells the story of Jerusalem as an abandoned infant whom God found, cared for and married. The allegory shows God's love and Israel's unfaithfulness.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Then I passed by and saw you wallowing in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, ‘Live!’ There I said to you, ‘Live!’
World English Bible (WEB)
“‘“When I passed by you, and saw you wallowing in your blood, I said to you, ‘Though you are in your blood, live!’ Yes, I said to you, ‘Though you are in your blood, live!’
King James Version (KJV)
And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And when I passed by thee, and saw thee weltering in thy blood, I said unto thee, [Though thou art] in thy blood, live; yea, I said unto thee, [Though thou art] in thy blood, live.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And when I went past you and saw you stretched out in your blood, I said to you, Though you are stretched out in your blood, have life;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y yo pasé junto á ti, y te vi sucia en tus sangres, y díjete: En tus sangres, vive; vive, díjete, en tus sangres.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
»Pero yo pasé por allí y te vi cubierta con tu propia sangre y te dije: ¡Vive!
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