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Ezekiel 21:12 (Ezekiel 21:7)

וְהָיָה֙ כִּֽי־יֹאמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ עַל־מָ֖ה אַתָּ֣ה נֶאֱנָ֑ח וְאָמַרְתָּ֡ אֶל־שְׁמוּעָ֣ה כִֽי־בָאָ֡ה וְנָמֵ֣ס כָּל־לֵב֩ וְרָפ֨וּ כָל־יָדַ֜יִם וְכִהֲתָ֣ה כָל־ר֗וּחַ וְכָל־בִּרְכַּ֨יִם֙ תֵּלַ֣כְנָה מַּ֔יִם הִנֵּ֤ה בָאָה֙ וְנִֽהְיָ֔תָה נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ פ And it shall be, when they say to you, ‘Why are you sighing?’ that you … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 21’11 (Ezekiel 21:6)

וְאַתָּ֥ה בֶן־אָדָ֖ם הֵֽאָנַ֑ח בְּשִׁבְרֹ֤ון מָתְנַ֨יִם֙ וּבִמְרִיר֔וּת תֵּֽאָנַ֖ח לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ And you, son of man, sigh with breaking of loins, and with bitterness you shall sigh before their eyes.   Morphology וְאַתָּה (ve-ʾattah) – Root: אתה (ʾattah); Form: Independent pronoun, 2nd person … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 21:10 (Ezekiel 21:5)

וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל־בָּשָׂ֔ר כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה הֹוצֵ֥אתִי חַרְבִּ֖י מִתַּעְרָ֑הּ לֹ֥א תָשׁ֖וּב עֹֽוד׃ ס And all flesh shall know that I am YHWH, I have brought out my sword from its sheath, it shall not return again.”’   Morphology וְיָדְעוּ (ve-yadʿu) – … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 21:9 (Ezekiel 21:4)

יַ֛עַן אֲשֶׁר־הִכְרַ֥תִּי מִמֵּ֖ךְ צַדִּ֣יק וְרָשָׁ֑ע לָ֠כֵן תֵּצֵ֨א חַרְבִּ֧י מִתַּעְרָ֛הּ אֶל־כָּל־בָּשָׂ֖ר מִנֶּ֥גֶב צָפֹֽון׃ Because I have cut off from you righteous and wicked, therefore my sword shall go out from its sheath against all flesh, from Negev to north.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 21:8 (Ezekiel 21:3)

וְאָמַרְתָּ֞ לְאַדְמַ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִ֣י אֵלַ֔יִךְ וְהֹוצֵאתִ֥י חַרְבִּ֖י מִתַּעְרָ֑הּ וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י מִמֵּ֖ךְ צַדִּ֥יק וְרָשָֽׁע׃ And you shall say to the land of Yisraʾel, ‘Thus says YHWH: “Behold, I am against you, and I will bring out my sword from … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 21:7 (Ezekiel 21:2)

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם שִׂ֤ים פָּנֶ֨יךָ֙ אֶל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְהַטֵּ֖ף אֶל־מִקְדָּשִׁ֑ים וְהִנָּבֵ֖א אֶל־אַדְמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ “Son of man, set your face toward Yerushalayim, and prophesy against the sanctuaries, and prophesy toward the land of Yisraʾel.   Morphology בֶּן (ben) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun masculine … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 21:6 (Ezekiel 21:1)

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to be”; Notes: Standard prophetic introduction, … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 21:5 (Ezekiel 20:49)

וָאֹמַ֕ר אֲהָ֖הּ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה הֵ֚מָּה אֹמְרִ֣ים לִ֔י הֲלֹ֛א מְמַשֵּׁ֥ל מְשָׁלִ֖ים הֽוּא׃ פ And I said, “Ah, my Lord YHWH! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not a speaker of parables?’”   Morphology וָאֹמַר (va-ʾomar) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 21:4 (Ezekiel 20:48)

וְרָאוּ֙ כָּל־בָּשָׂ֔ר כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה בִּֽעַרְתִּ֑יהָ לֹ֖א תִּכְבֶּֽה׃ And all flesh shall see that I am YHWH, I have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.”’”   Morphology וְרָאוּ (ve-raʾu) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person common … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 21:3 (Ezekiel 20:47)

וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ לְיַ֣עַר הַנֶּ֔גֶב שְׁמַ֖ע דְּבַר־יְהוָ֑ה כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֡ה הִנְנִ֣י מַֽצִּית־בְּךָ֣ אֵ֡שׁ וְאָכְלָ֣ה בְךָ֣ כָל־עֵֽץ־לַח֩ וְכָל־עֵ֨ץ יָבֵ֤שׁ לֹֽא־תִכְבֶּה֙ לַהֶ֣בֶת שַׁלְהֶ֔בֶת וְנִצְרְבוּ־בָ֥הּ כָּל־פָּנִ֖ים מִנֶּ֥גֶב צָפֹֽונָה׃ And you shall say to the forest of the Negev, ‘Hear the word of YHWH! Thus says … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 21:2 (Ezekiel 20:46)

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם שִׂ֤ים פָּנֶ֨יךָ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ תֵּימָ֔נָה וְהַטֵּ֖ף אֶל־דָּרֹ֑ום וְהִנָּבֵ֛א אֶל־יַ֥עַר הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה נֶֽגֶב׃ Son of man, set your face toward the way of the south, and preach toward the south, and prophesy toward the forest of the field of the Negev.   … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 21:1 (Ezekiel 20:45)

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to me, saying.   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to be”; Notes: Introduces a prophetic … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 20:44

וִֽידַעְתֶּם֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה בַּעֲשֹׂותִ֥י אִתְּכֶ֖ם לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמִ֑י לֹא֩ כְדַרְכֵיכֶ֨ם הָרָעִ֜ים וְכַעֲלִילֹֽותֵיכֶ֤ם הַנִּשְׁחָתֹות֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ פ And you shall know that I am YHWH, when I deal with you for the sake of my name, not according to … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 20:43

וּזְכַרְתֶּם־שָׁ֗ם אֶת־דַּרְכֵיכֶם֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־עֲלִילֹ֣ותֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִטְמֵאתֶ֖ם בָּ֑ם וּנְקֹֽטֹתֶם֙ בִּפְנֵיכֶ֔ם בְּכָל־רָעֹותֵיכֶ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃ And you shall remember there your ways and all your deeds by which you were defiled in them, and you shall loathe yourselves because of all your evils … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 20:42

וִֽידַעְתֶּם֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה בַּהֲבִיאִ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם אֶל־אַדְמַ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֶל־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָשָׂ֨אתִי֙ אֶת־יָדִ֔י לָתֵ֥ת אֹותָ֖הּ לַאֲבֹֽותֵיכֶֽם׃ And you shall know that I am YHWH, when I bring you into the land of Yisraʾel, into the land that I lifted up my hand … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 20:41

בְּרֵ֣יחַ נִיחֹחַ֮ אֶרְצֶ֣ה אֶתְכֶם֒ בְּהֹוצִיאִ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ מִן־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים וְקִבַּצְתִּ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם מִן־הָ֣אֲרָצֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר נְפֹצֹתֶ֖ם בָּ֑ם וְנִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֥י בָכֶ֖ם לְעֵינֵ֥י הַגֹּויִֽם׃ As a soothing aroma I will accept you, when I bring you out from the peoples and I gather you from the lands … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 20:40

כִּ֣י בְהַר־קָדְשִׁ֞י בְּהַ֣ר מְרֹ֣ום יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה שָׁ֣ם יַעַבְדֻ֜נִי כָּל־בֵּ֧ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל כֻּלֹּ֖ה בָּאָ֑רֶץ שָׁ֣ם אֶרְצֵ֔ם וְשָׁ֞ם אֶדְרֹ֣ושׁ אֶת־תְּרוּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗ם וְאֶת־רֵאשִׁ֛ית מַשְׂאֹותֵיכֶ֖ם בְּכָל־קָדְשֵׁיכֶֽם׃ For on my holy mountain, on the high mountain of Yisraʾel,” declares the Lord YHWH, “there all the … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 20:39

וְאַתֶּ֨ם בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֗ה אִ֤ישׁ גִּלּוּלָיו֙ לְכ֣וּ עֲבֹ֔דוּ וְאַחַ֕ר אִם־אֵינְכֶ֖ם שֹׁמְעִ֣ים אֵלָ֑י וְאֶת־שֵׁ֤ם קָדְשִׁי֙ לֹ֣א תְחַלְּלוּ־עֹ֔וד בְּמַתְּנֹֽותֵיכֶ֖ם וּבְגִלּוּלֵיכֶֽם׃ “But you, house of Yisraʾel,” thus says the Lord YHWH, “let each man go serve his idols, but afterward, if you … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 20:38

וּבָרֹותִ֣י מִכֶּ֗ם הַמֹּרְדִ֤ים וְהַפֹּֽושְׁעִים֙ בִּ֔י מֵאֶ֤רֶץ מְגֽוּרֵיהֶם֙ אֹוצִ֣יא אֹותָ֔ם וְאֶל־אַדְמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֹ֣א יָבֹ֑וא וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And I will purge from among you the rebels and those who transgress against Me; from the land of their sojourns I will bring … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 20:37

וְהַעֲבַרְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑בֶט וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּמָסֹ֥רֶת הַבְּרִֽית׃ And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.   Morphology וְהַעֲבַרְתִּי (ve-haʿavarti) – Root: עבר (ʿavar); Form: Hiphil perfect … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 20:36

כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר נִשְׁפַּ֨טְתִּי֙ אֶת־אֲבֹ֣ותֵיכֶ֔ם בְּמִדְבַּ֖ר אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם כֵּ֚ן אִשָּׁפֵ֣ט אִתְּכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ According as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Mitsrayim, so will I enter into judgment with you,” declares the Lord … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 20:35

וְהֵבֵאתִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם אֶל־מִדְבַּ֖ר הָֽעַמִּ֑ים וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤י אִתְּכֶם֙ שָׁ֔ם פָּנִ֖ים אֶל־פָּנִֽים׃ And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and I will enter into judgment with you there face to face.   Morphology וְהֵבֵאתִי (ve-heveti) – Root: בוא (boʾ); … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 20:34

וְהֹוצֵאתִ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ מִן־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים וְקִבַּצְתִּ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם מִן־הָ֣אֲרָצֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר נְפֹוצֹתֶ֖ם בָּ֑ם בְּיָ֤ד חֲזָקָה֙ וּבִזְרֹ֣ועַ נְטוּיָ֔ה וּבְחֵמָ֖ה שְׁפוּכָֽה׃ And I will bring you out from the peoples, and I will gather you from the lands where you were scattered, with a strong hand … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 20:33

חַי־אָ֕נִי נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה אִם־֠לֹא בְּיָ֨ד חֲזָקָ֜ה וּבִזְרֹ֧ועַ נְטוּיָ֛ה וּבְחֵמָ֥ה שְׁפוּכָ֖ה אֶמְלֹ֥וךְ עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ “As I live,” declares the Lord YHWH, “surely with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with poured out fury I will reign over you. … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 20:32

וְהָֽעֹלָה֙ עַל־ר֣וּחֲכֶ֔ם הָיֹ֖ו לֹ֣א תִֽהְיֶ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתֶּ֣ם אֹמְרִ֗ים נִֽהְיֶ֤ה כַגֹּויִם֙ כְּמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ות הָאֲרָצֹ֔ות לְשָׁרֵ֖ת עֵ֥ץ וָאָֽבֶן׃ And that which comes up in your spirit shall not be, that you are saying, ‘We will be like the nations, like the families of … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 20:31

וּבִשְׂאֵ֣ת מַתְּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֡ם בְּֽהַעֲבִיר֩ בְּנֵיכֶ֨ם בָּאֵ֜שׁ אַתֶּם֩ נִטְמְאִ֤֨ים לְכָל־גִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶם֙ עַד־הַיֹּ֔ום וַאֲנִ֛י אִדָּרֵ֥שׁ לָכֶ֖ם בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה אִם־אִדָּרֵ֖שׁ לָכֶֽם׃ And in lifting up your gifts, in making your sons pass through the fire, you are defiling yourselves with all … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 20:30

לָכֵ֞ן אֱמֹ֣ר אֶל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הַבְּדֶ֥רֶךְ אֲבֹֽותֵיכֶ֖ם אַתֶּ֣ם נִטְמְאִ֑ים וְאַחֲרֵ֥י שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם אַתֶּ֥ם זֹנִֽים׃ Therefore say to the house of Yisraʾel, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “In the way of your fathers you are defiling yourselves, and after … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 20:29

וָאֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם מָ֣ה הַבָּמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֥ם הַבָּאִ֖ים שָׁ֑ם וַיִּקָּרֵ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ בָּמָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ And I said to them, ‘What is the high place to which you are coming there?’ And it is called its name Bama to this day.”’   … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 20:28

וָאֲבִיאֵם֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָשָׂ֨אתִי֙ אֶת־יָדִ֔י לָתֵ֥ת אֹותָ֖הּ לָהֶ֑ם וַיִּרְאוּ֩ כָל־גִּבְעָ֨ה רָמָ֜ה וְכָל־עֵ֣ץ עָבֹ֗ת וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־שָׁ֤ם אֶת־זִבְחֵיהֶם֙ וַיִּתְּנוּ־שָׁם֙ כַּ֣עַס קָרְבָּנָ֔ם וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ שָׁ֗ם רֵ֚יחַ נִיחֹ֣וחֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּסִּ֥יכוּ שָׁ֖ם אֶת־נִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃ And I brought them into the land which I had lifted My hand to give … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 20:27

לָכֵ֞ן דַּבֵּ֨ר אֶל־בֵּ֤ית יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בֶּן־אָדָ֔ם וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה עֹ֗וד זֹ֚את גִּדְּפ֤וּ אֹותִי֙ אֲבֹ֣ותֵיכֶ֔ם בְּמַעֲלָ֥ם בִּ֖י מָֽעַל׃ Therefore speak to the house of Yisraʾel, son of man, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: … Continue reading

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