KJV King James Version
I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, [even] to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Ezekiel 32:6
I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, [even] to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I will drench the land with the flow of your blood, all the way to the mountains—the ravines will be filled.
WEB World English Bible
I will also water with your blood the land in which you swim, even to the mountains; and the watercourses shall be full of you.
ASV American Standard Version
I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains; and the watercourses shall be full of thee.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And watered the land with thy flowing, From thy blood—unto the mountains, And streams are filled from thee.
Surrounding context — Ezekiel 32
3 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will therefore spread out my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall bring thee up in my net.
4 Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee.
5 And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thy height.
6 I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, [even] to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee.
7 And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
8 All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.
9 I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.
Cross-references
Isaiah 34:3Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood.Revelation 14:20And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand [and] six hundred furlongs.Isaiah 34:7And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.Exodus 7:17Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that [is] in mine hand upon the waters which [are] in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.Revelation 16:6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
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