Category Archives: Ezekiel

כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הִנְנִ֧י מֵבִ֣יא אֶל־צֹ֗ר נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל מִצָּפֹ֖ון מֶ֣לֶךְ מְלָכִ֑ים בְּס֛וּס וּבְרֶ֥כֶב וּבְפָרָשִׁ֖ים וְקָהָ֥ל וְעַם־רָֽב׃ “For thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Behold, I am bringing against Tsor Nevukhadretstsar king of Bavel from the north, king of kings, … Continue reading →

וּבְנֹותֶ֨יהָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה בַּחֶ֖רֶב תֵּהָרַ֑גְנָה וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ And her daughters who are in the field, by the sword they shall be slain, and they shall know that I am YHWH.’”   Morphology וּבְנֹותֶיהָ (u-ve-noteyha) – Root: בת (bat); … Continue reading →

מִשְׁטַ֨ח חֲרָמִ֤ים תִּֽהְיֶה֙ בְּתֹ֣וךְ הַיָּ֔ם כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י דִבַּ֔רְתִּי נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה וְהָיְתָ֥ה לְבַ֖ז לַגֹּויִֽם׃ A spreading-place for nets she shall be in the midst of the sea, for I have spoken,’ declares the Lord YHWH, ‘and she shall become a … Continue reading →

וְשִׁחֲת֞וּ חֹמֹ֣ות צֹ֗ר וְהָֽרְסוּ֙ מִגְדָּלֶ֔יהָ וְסִֽחֵיתִ֥י עֲפָרָ֖הּ מִמֶּ֑נָּה וְנָתַתִּ֥י אֹותָ֖הּ לִצְחִ֥יחַ סָֽלַע׃ And they shall destroy the walls of Tsor, and they shall break down her towers; and I will scrape her dust from her, and I will make her … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הִנְנִ֥י עָלַ֖יִךְ צֹ֑ר וְהַעֲלֵיתִ֤י עָלַ֨יִךְ֙ גֹּויִ֣ם רַבִּ֔ים כְּהַעֲלֹ֥ות הַיָּ֖ם לְגַלָּֽיו׃ Therefore thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Behold, I am against you, Tsor, and I will bring up against you many nations, as the sea brings … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם יַ֠עַן אֲשֶׁר־אָ֨מְרָה צֹּ֤ר עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ הֶאָ֔ח נִשְׁבְּרָ֛ה דַּלְתֹ֥ות הָעַמִּ֖ים נָסֵ֣בָּה אֵלָ֑י אִמָּלְאָ֖ה הָחֳרָֽבָה׃ “Son of man, because Tsor has said concerning Yerushalayim, ‘Aha, she is broken, the gateway of the peoples! She is turned to me; I shall be filled, … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֛י בְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה שָׁנָ֖ה בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָ֥ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the first of the month, the word of YHWH was to me, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); … Continue reading →

וְעָשִׂ֤יתִי בָם֙ נְקָמֹ֣ות גְּדֹלֹ֔ות בְּתֹוכְחֹ֖ות חֵמָ֑ה וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה בְּתִתִּ֥י אֶת־נִקְמָתִ֖י בָּֽם׃ ס And I will execute great acts of vengeance upon them with furious rebukes, and they shall know that I am YHWH when I put my vengeance in … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הִנְנִ֨י נֹוטֶ֤ה יָדִי֙ עַל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְהִכְרַתִּ֖י אֶת־כְּרֵתִ֑ים וְהַ֣אֲבַדְתִּ֔י אֶת־שְׁאֵרִ֖ית חֹ֥וף הַיָּֽם׃ Therefore thus says the Lord YHWH: “Behold, I stretch out my hand against the Pelishtim, and I will cut off the Keretim, and I will … Continue reading →

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה יַ֛עַן עֲשֹׂ֥ות פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים בִּנְקָמָ֑ה וַיִּנָּקְמ֤וּ נָקָם֙ בִּשְׁאָ֣ט בְּנֶ֔פֶשׁ לְמַשְׁחִ֖ית אֵיבַ֥ת עֹולָֽם׃ Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Because the Pelishtim acted by vengeance, and they took vengeance with contempt in soul, to destroy with everlasting enmity.”   … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֨י אֶת־נִקְמָתִ֜י בֶּאֱדֹ֗ום בְּיַד֙ עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְעָשׂ֣וּ בֶאֱדֹ֔ום כְּאַפִּ֖י וְכַחֲמָתִ֑י וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ אֶת־נִקְמָתִ֔י נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ פ And I will put my vengeance in Edom in the hand of my people Yisraʾel, and they shall do in Edom according to my … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְנָטִ֤תִי יָדִי֙ עַל־אֱדֹ֔ום וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֣ם וּבְהֵמָ֑ה וּנְתַתִּ֤יהָ חָרְבָּה֙ מִתֵּימָ֔ן וּדְדָ֖נֶה בַּחֶ֥רֶב יִפֹּֽלוּ׃ Therefore thus says the Lord YHWH: “I will stretch out my hand against Edom and I will cut off from it man … Continue reading →

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה יַ֣עַן עֲשֹׂ֥ות אֱדֹ֛ום בִּנְקֹ֥ם נָקָ֖ם לְבֵ֣ית יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיֶּאְשְׁמ֥וּ אָשֹׁ֖ום וְנִקְּמ֥וּ בָהֶֽם׃ ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Because Edom acted in taking vengeance against the house of Yehuda, and they became guilty of guilt and took vengeance … Continue reading →

וּבְמֹואָ֖ב אֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה שְׁפָטִ֑ים וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ ס And in Moʾav I will execute judgments, and they shall know that I am YHWH.”   Morphology וּבְמֹואָב (u-vi-Moʾav) – Root: מואב (Moʾav); Form: Conjunction וְ + Preposition בְּ + proper noun masculine … Continue reading →

לִבְנֵי־קֶ֨דֶם֙ עַל־בְּנֵ֣י עַמֹּ֔ון וּנְתַתִּ֖יהָ לְמֹֽורָשָׁ֑ה לְמַ֛עַן לֹֽא־תִזָּכֵ֥ר בְּנֵֽי־עַמֹּ֖ון בַּגֹּויִֽם׃ To the sons of the east, upon the sons of ʿAmmon, and I will give it for a possession, so that the sons of ʿAmmon may not be remembered among the … Continue reading →

לָכֵן֩ הִנְנִ֨י פֹתֵ֜חַ אֶת־כֶּ֤תֶף מוֹאָב֙ מֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔ים מֵֽעָרָ֖יו מִקָּצֵ֑הוּ צְבִ֗י אֶ֚רֶץ בֵּ֣ית הַיְשִׁימֹ֔ת בַּ֥עַל מְע֖וֹן וְקִרְיָתְָֽמָה׃ * כ    וקריתמה * ק   וְקִרְיָתָיְמָה Therefore, behold, I am opening the side of Moʾav from the cities, from his cities, from his border, … Continue reading →

כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה יַ֗עַן אֲמֹ֤ר מֹואָב֙ וְשֵׂעִ֔יר הִנֵּ֥ה כְּכָֽל־הַגֹּויִ֖ם בֵּ֥ית יְהוּדָֽה׃ Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Because Moʾav and Seʿir have said, ‘Behold, the house of Yehudah is like all the nations,’   Morphology כֹּה (koh) – Root: particle; … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֡ן הִנְנִי֩ נָטִ֨יתִי אֶת־יָדִ֜י עָלֶ֗יךָ וּנְתַתִּ֤יךָ־לָבַז לַגֹּויִ֔ם וְהִכְרַתִּ֨יךָ֙ מִן־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךָ מִן־הָאֲרָצֹ֑ות אַשְׁמִ֣ידְךָ֔ וְיָדַעְתָּ֖ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ ס Therefore, behold, I have stretched out my hand against you, and I will give you for plunder to the nations, and I will cut … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה יַ֚עַן מַחְאֲךָ֣ יָ֔ד וְרַקְעֲךָ֖ בְּרָ֑גֶל וַתִּשְׂמַ֤ח בְּכָל־שָֽׁאטְךָ֙ בְּנֶ֔פֶשׁ אֶל־אַדְמַ֖ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ For thus says the Lord YHWH: “Because you clapped your hand and stamped your foot, and rejoiced with all your contempt in soul against the … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֤י אֶת־רַבָּה֙ לִנְוֵ֣ה גְמַלִּ֔ים וְאֶת־בְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּ֖ון לְמִרְבַּץ־צֹ֑אן וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ ס And I will give Rabba for a dwelling place of camels, and the sons of ʿAmmon for a resting place of sheep; and you shall know that I am … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֡ן הִנְנִי֩ נֹתְנָ֨ךְ לִבְנֵי־קֶ֜דֶם לְמֹֽורָשָׁ֗ה וְיִשְּׁב֤וּ טִירֹֽותֵיהֶם֙ בָּ֔ךְ וְנָ֥תְנוּ בָ֖ךְ מִשְׁכְּנֵיהֶ֑ם הֵ֚מָּה יֹאכְל֣וּ פִרְיֵ֔ךְ וְהֵ֖מָּה יִשְׁתּ֥וּ חֲלָבֵֽךְ׃ therefore, behold, I am giving you to the sons of the east for a possession, and they shall set their encampments in you, … Continue reading →

וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ לִבְנֵ֣י עַמֹּ֔ון שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר־אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֡ה יַעַן֩ אָמְרֵ֨ךְ הֶאָ֜ח אֶל־מִקְדָּשִׁ֣י כִֽי־נִחָ֗ל וְאֶל־אַדְמַ֤ת יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כִּ֣י נָשַׁ֔מָּה וְאֶל־בֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָ֔ה כִּ֥י הָלְכ֖וּ בַּגֹּולָֽה׃ And you shall say to the sons of ʿAmmon: ‘Hear the word of the Lord YHWH. “Thus … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם שִׂ֥ים פָּנֶ֖יךָ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י עַמֹּ֑ון וְהִנָּבֵ֖א עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ “Son of man, set your face toward the sons of ʿAmmon, and prophesy against them.   Morphology בֶּן (ben) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “son”; Notes: Used in … Continue reading →

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

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא יִפָּ֤תַח פִּ֨יךָ֙ אֶת־הַפָּלִ֔יט וּתְדַבֵּ֕ר וְלֹ֥א תֵֽאָלֵ֖ם עֹ֑וד וְהָיִ֤יתָ לָהֶם֙ לְמֹופֵ֔ת וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ ס In that day your mouth shall be opened with the fugitive, and you shall speak, and no more be mute; and you shall be … Continue reading →

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא יָבֹ֥וא הַפָּלִ֖יט אֵלֶ֑יךָ לְהַשְׁמָע֖וּת אָזְנָֽיִם׃ In that day the fugitive shall come to you, to cause the ears to hear.   Morphology בַּיֹּום (ba-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine singular absolute with definite … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֔ם הֲלֹ֗וא בְּיֹ֨ום קַחְתִּ֤י מֵהֶם֙ אֶת־מָ֣עוּזָּ֔ם מְשֹׂ֖ושׂ תִּפְאַרְתָּ֑ם אֶת־מַחְמַ֤ד עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ וְאֶת־מַשָּׂ֣א נַפְשָׁ֔ם בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם וּבְנֹותֵיהֶֽם׃ ‘And you, son of man, surely in the day when I take from them their stronghold, the joy of their glory, the delight of their … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֨ה יְחֶזְקֵ֤אל לָכֶם֙ לְמֹופֵ֔ת כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה תַּעֲשׂ֑וּ בְּבֹאָ֕הּ וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּ֥י אֲנִ֖י אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ ס And Yeḥezqel shall be to you for a sign; according to all that he has done, you shall do. When it comes, then you shall know … Continue reading →

וּפְאֵרֵכֶ֣ם עַל־רָאשֵׁיכֶ֗ם וְנַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙ בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֔ם לֹ֥א תִסְפְּד֖וּ וְלֹ֣א תִבְכּ֑וּ וּנְמַקֹּתֶם֙ בַּעֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וּנְהַמְתֶּ֖ם אִ֥ישׁ אֶל־אָחִֽיו׃ And your adornment shall be upon your heads, and your sandals upon your feet; you shall not mourn, and you shall not weep, but you shall waste … Continue reading →

וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑יתִי עַל־שָׂפָם֙ לֹ֣א תַעְט֔וּ וְלֶ֥חֶם אֲנָשִׁ֖ים לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ And you shall do as I have done: you shall not cover over the mustache, and the bread of men you shall not eat.   Morphology וַעֲשִׂיתֶם (va-ʿasitem) – Root: … Continue reading →