King James Version

Ezekiel 21:6

Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Ezekiel 21:11.

וְאַתָּ֥הveatahand theeאַתָּהconjunction, pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.בֶןvensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אָדָ֖םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.הֵֽאָנַ֑חheanachsighאָנַחverb, niphal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “sigh”, a commandH584to sighgroan, mourn, sigh.בְּשִׁבְר֤וֹןbeshivronin breakingשִׁבְרוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in breaking”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7670rupture, i.e. a pang; figuratively, ruinbreaking, destruction.מָתְנַ֨יִם֙matenayimloinsמֹתֶןnoun, common, masculine, dual, absolute — “loins”, the ordinary formH4975properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins[phrase] greyhound, loins, side.וּבִמְרִיר֔וּתuvimrirutand in bitternessמְרִירוּתconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and in bitterness”, the ordinary formH4814bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) griefbitterness.תֵּֽאָנַ֖חteanachsighאָנַחverb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “sigh”, an unfinished actionH584to sighgroan, mourn, sigh.לְעֵינֵיהֶֽםleeyneyhemto eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(21-11) Sigh therefore, thou son of man; with the breaking of thy loins and with bitterness shalt thou sigh before their eyes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Sigh therefore, thou son of man; with the breaking of thy loins and with bitterness shalt thou sigh before their eyes.

Young’s Literal Translation

And thou, son of man, sigh with breaking of loins, yea, with bitterness thou dost sigh before their eyes,

World English Bible

“Therefore sigh, you son of man. You shall sigh before their eyes with a broken heart and with bitterness.

Darby Translation

Sigh then, thou son of man; with breaking of the loins, and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.

Douay-Rheims

And thou, son of man, mourn with the breaking of thy loins, and with bitterness sigh before them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(21-11) Sigh therefore, thou son of man; with the breaking of thy loins and with bitterness shalt thou sigh before their eyes.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou, son of man, groan with the breaking of thy loins; thou shalt even groan heavily in their sight.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ σὺ υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου καταστέναξον ἐν συντριβῇ ὀσφύος σου, καὶ ἐν ὀδύναις στενάξεις κατʼ ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν.