Category Archives: Ezekiel

וְאִ֣ישׁ אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֵ֗הוּ עָשָׂה֙ תֹּֽועֵבָ֔ה וְאִ֥ישׁ אֶת־כַּלָּתֹ֖ו טִמֵּ֣א בְזִמָּ֑ה וְאִ֛ישׁ אֶת־אֲחֹתֹ֥ו בַת־אָבִ֖יו עִנָּה־בָֽךְ׃ And a man with the wife of his companion has done abomination, and a man with his daughter-in-law he has defiled with lewdness, and a man his … Continue reading →

עֶרְוַת־אָ֖ב גִּלָּה־בָ֑ךְ טְמֵאַ֥ת הַנִּדָּ֖ה עִנּוּ־בָֽךְ׃ The nakedness of a father was uncovered in you; the impurity of menstruation they afflicted in you.   Morphology עֶרְוַת (ʿervat) – Root: ערה (ʿarah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “the nakedness of”; Notes: … Continue reading →

אַנְשֵׁ֥י רָכִ֛יל הָ֥יוּ בָ֖ךְ לְמַ֣עַן שְׁפָךְ־דָּ֑ם וְאֶל־הֶֽהָרִים֙ אָ֣כְלוּ בָ֔ךְ זִמָּ֖ה עָשׂ֥וּ בְתֹוכֵֽךְ׃ Men of slander were in you for the sake of shedding blood, and upon the mountains they ate in you; lewdness they have done in your midst.   … Continue reading →

קָדָשַׁ֖י בָּזִ֑ית וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י חִלָּֽלְתְּ׃ My holy things you have despised, and my Sabbaths you have profaned.   Morphology קָדָשַׁי (qodashai) – Root: קדשׁ (qadash); Form: Noun masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “my holy things”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

אָ֤ב וָאֵם֙ הֵקַ֣לּוּ בָ֔ךְ לַגֵּ֛ר עָשׂ֥וּ בַעֹ֖שֶׁק בְּתֹוכֵ֑ךְ יָתֹ֥ום וְאַלְמָנָ֖ה הֹ֥ונוּ בָֽךְ׃ Father and mother they have treated lightly in you; to the sojourner they have acted with oppression in your midst; the orphan and the widow they have wronged … Continue reading →

הִנֵּה֙ נְשִׂיאֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִ֥ישׁ לִזְרֹעֹ֖ו הָ֣יוּ בָ֑ךְ לְמַ֖עַן שְׁפָךְ־דָּֽם׃ Behold, the princes of Yisraʾel, each by his arm, were in you for the sake of shedding blood.   Morphology הִנֵּה (hinneh) – Root: נה (hinneh as particle); Form: Demonstrative particle; … Continue reading →

הַקְּרֹבֹ֛ות וְהָרְחֹקֹ֥ות מִמֵּ֖ךְ יִתְקַלְּסוּ־בָ֑ךְ טְמֵאַ֣ת הַשֵּׁ֔ם רַבַּ֖ת הַמְּהוּמָֽה׃ The near ones and the far ones from you shall mock you, unclean of the name, great in tumult.   Morphology הַקְּרֹבֹות (ha-qerovot) – Root: קרב (qarav); Form: Definite article + Qal … Continue reading →

בְּדָמֵ֨ךְ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁפַ֜כְתְּ אָשַׁ֗מְתְּ וּבְגִלּוּלַ֤יִךְ אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂית֙ טָמֵ֔את וַתַּקְרִ֣יבִי יָמַ֔יִךְ וַתָּבֹ֖וא עַד־שְׁנֹותָ֑יִךְ עַל־כֵּ֗ן נְתַתִּ֤יךְ חֶרְפָּה֙ לַגֹּויִ֔ם וְקַלָּסָ֖ה לְכָל־הָאֲרָצֹֽות׃ By your blood which you have shed you are guilty, and by your idols which you have made you are defiled, and you have … Continue reading →

וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה עִ֣יר שֹׁפֶ֥כֶת דָּ֛ם בְּתֹוכָ֖הּ לָבֹ֣וא עִתָּ֑הּ וְעָשְׂתָ֧ה גִלּוּלִ֛ים עָלֶ֖יהָ לְטָמְאָֽה׃ And you shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “A city shedding blood in her midst, for her time has come, and she has made … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֔ם הֲתִשְׁפֹּ֥ט הֲתִשְׁפֹּ֖ט אֶת־עִ֣יר הַדָּמִ֑ים וְהֹ֣ודַעְתָּ֔הּ אֵ֖ת כָּל־תֹּועֲבֹותֶֽיהָ׃ “And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the city of bloods, and you shall make known to her all her abominations.   Morphology וְאַתָּה (ve-ʾattah) – Root: … Continue reading →

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

לָאֵ֤שׁ תִּֽהְיֶה֙ לְאָכְלָ֔ה דָּמֵ֥ךְ יִהְיֶ֖ה בְּתֹ֣וךְ הָאָ֑רֶץ לֹ֣א תִזָּכֵ֔רִי כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ פ To the fire you shall be for food, your blood shall be in the midst of the land, you shall not be remembered, for I am … Continue reading →

וְשָׁפַכְתִּ֤י עָלַ֨יִךְ֙ זַעְמִ֔י בְּאֵ֥שׁ עֶבְרָתִ֖י אָפִ֣יחַ עָלָ֑יִךְ וּנְתַתִּ֗יךְ בְּיַד֙ אֲנָשִׁ֣ים בֹּֽעֲרִ֔ים חָרָשֵׁ֖י מַשְׁחִֽית׃ And I will pour out upon you my wrath, in the fire of my fury I will blow upon you, and I will give you into the … Continue reading →

הָשַׁ֖ב אֶל־תַּעְרָ֑הּ בִּמְקֹ֧ום אֲשֶׁר־נִבְרֵ֛את בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מְכֻרֹותַ֖יִךְ אֶשְׁפֹּ֥ט אֹתָֽךְ׃ Return to its sheath; in the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.   Morphology הָשַׁב (hashav) – Root: שׁוב (shuv); Form: Hiphil imperative … Continue reading →

בַּחֲזֹ֥ות לָךְ֙ שָׁ֔וְא בִּקְסָם־לָ֖ךְ כָּזָ֑ב לָתֵ֣ת אֹותָ֗ךְ אֶֽל־צַוְּארֵי֙ חַֽלְלֵ֣י רְשָׁעִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣א יֹומָ֔ם בְּעֵ֖ת עֲוֹ֥ן קֵֽץ׃ While seeing for you vanity, while divining for you falsehood, to put you upon the necks of the slain of the wicked, those who came … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֗ם הִנָּבֵ֤א וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֔ה אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּ֖ון וְאֶל־חֶרְפָּתָ֑ם וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ חֶ֣רֶב חֶ֤רֶב פְּתוּחָה֙ לְטֶ֣בַח מְרוּטָ֔ה לְהָכִ֖יל לְמַ֥עַן בָּרָֽק׃ And you, son of man, prophesy and you shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH to the sons of ʿAmmon … Continue reading →

עַוָּ֥ה עַוָּ֖ה עַוָּ֣ה אֲשִׂימֶ֑נָּה גַּם־זֹאת֙ לֹ֣א הָיָ֔ה עַד־בֹּ֛א אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֥ו הַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט וּנְתַתִּֽיו׃ פ Overturn, overturn, overturn I will make it; this also shall not be, until he comes to whom the judgment belongs, and I will give it to him.   … Continue reading →

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הָסִיר֙ הַמִּצְנֶ֔פֶת וְהָרִ֖ים הָֽעֲטָרָ֑ה זֹ֣את לֹא־זֹ֔את הַשָּׁפָ֣לָה הַגְבֵּ֔הַ וְהַגָּבֹ֖הַ הַשְׁפִּֽיל׃ Thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Remove the turban and take off the crown; this shall not be this. The low one exalt, and the high one … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּה֙ חָלָ֣ל רָשָׁ֔ע נְשִׂ֖יא יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣א יֹומֹ֔ו בְּעֵ֖ת עֲוֹ֥ן קֵֽץ׃ ס And you, profaned, wicked prince of Yisraʾel, whose day has come in the time of the iniquity of the end.   Morphology וְאַתָּה (ve-atta) – Root: אתה (ʾatta); Form: … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ יַ֗עַן הַזְכַּרְכֶם֙ עֲוֹ֣נְכֶ֔ם בְּהִגָּלֹ֣ות פִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֗ם לְהֵֽרָאֹות֙ חַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔ם בְּכֹ֖ל עֲלִילֹֽותֵיכֶ֑ם יַ֚עַן הִזָּ֣כֶרְכֶ֔ם בַּכַּ֖ף תִּתָּפֵֽשׂוּ׃ פ Therefore thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Because you are remembered for your iniquity, when your transgressions are uncovered, so that your sins … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֨ה לָהֶ֤ם כקסום־שָׁוְא֙ בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם שְׁבֻעֵ֥י שְׁבֻעֹ֖ות לָהֶ֑ם וְהֽוּא־מַזְכִּ֥יר עָוֹ֖ן לְהִתָּפֵֽשׂ׃ פ And it shall be to them like false divination in their eyes, yet solemn oaths to them; but he will bring their iniquity to remembrance, that they may be … Continue reading →

בִּֽימִינֹ֞ו הָיָ֣ה הַקֶּ֣סֶם יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם לָשׂ֤וּם כָּרִים֙ לִפְתֹּ֤חַ פֶּה֙ בְּרֶ֔צַח לְהָרִ֥ים קֹ֖ול בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה לָשׂ֤וּם כָּרִים֙ עַל־שְׁעָרִ֔ים לִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ סֹלְלָ֖ה לִבְנֹ֥ות דָּיֵֽק׃ In his right hand was the divination for Yerushalayim, to set battering rams, to open the mouth in slaughter, to lift … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־עָמַ֨ד מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֜ל אֶל־אֵ֣ם הַדֶּ֗רֶךְ בְּרֹ֛אשׁ שְׁנֵ֥י הַדְּרָכִ֖ים לִקְסָם־קָ֑סֶם קִלְקַ֤ל בַּֽחִצִּים֙ שָׁאַ֣ל בַּתְּרָפִ֔ים רָאָ֖ה בַּכָּבֵֽד׃ For the king of Bavel stood at the mother of the way, at the head of the two ways, to practice divination. He shook the arrows, … Continue reading →

דֶּ֣רֶךְ תָּשִׂ֔ים לָבֹ֣וא חֶ֔רֶב אֵ֖ת רַבַּ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־עַמֹּ֑ון וְאֶת־יְהוּדָ֥ה בִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּצוּרָֽה׃ A way you shall set for the coming of the sword: against Rabbat of the sons of ʿAmmon, and against Yehuda in Yerushalayim the fortified.   Morphology דֶּרֶךְ (derekh) – … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֨ה בֶן־אָדָ֜ם שִׂים־לְךָ֣ שְׁנַ֣יִם דְּרָכִ֗ים לָבֹוא֙ חֶ֣רֶב מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֔ל מֵאֶ֥רֶץ אֶחָ֖ד יֵצְא֣וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם וְיָ֣ד בָּרֵ֔א בְּרֹ֥אשׁ דֶּֽרֶךְ־עִ֖יר בָּרֵֽא׃ And you, son of man, set for yourself two ways for the sword of the king of Bavel to come. From one land … 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 person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to be”; Notes: Typical prophetic narrative introduction, marking … Continue reading →

וְגַם־אֲנִ֗י אַכֶּ֤ה כַפִּי֙ אֶל־כַּפִּ֔י וַהֲנִחֹתִ֖י חֲמָתִ֑י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ פ And I also will strike my hand upon my hand, and I will cause my fury to rest; I, YHWH, have spoken.   Morphology וְגַם (ve-gam) – Root: גם (gam); … Continue reading →

הִתְאַחֲדִ֥י הֵימִ֖נִי הָשִׂ֣ימִי הַשְׂמִ֑ילִי אָ֖נָה פָּנַ֥יִךְ מֻעָדֹֽות׃ Unite yourself! Turn to the right! Set yourself! Turn to the left! — wherever your face is appointed.   Morphology הִתְאַחֲדִי (hitʾaḥadi) – Root: אחד (ʾaḥad); Form: Hitpael imperative 2fs; Translation: “Unite yourself”; … Continue reading →

לְמַ֣עַן לָמ֣וּג לֵ֗ב וְהַרְבֵּה֙ הַמִּכְשֹׁלִ֔ים עַ֚ל כָּל־שַׁ֣עֲרֵיהֶ֔ם נָתַ֖תִּי אִבְחַת־חָ֑רֶב אָ֛ח עֲשׂוּיָ֥ה לְבָרָ֖ק מְעֻטָּ֥ה לְטָֽבַח׃ In order that the heart may melt and the stumbling blocks be multiplied, at all their gates I have set the flash of the sword. Ah! … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֔ם הִנָּבֵ֕א וְהַ֖ךְ כַּ֣ף אֶל־כָּ֑ף וְתִכָּפֵ֞ל חֶ֤רֶב שְׁלִישִׁ֨תָה֙ חֶ֣רֶב חֲלָלִ֔ים הִ֗יא חֶ֚רֶב חָלָ֣ל הַגָּדֹ֔ול הַחֹדֶ֖רֶת לָהֶֽם׃ And you, son of man, prophesy and strike palm to palm, and let the sword be tripled, the sword of the slain, the … Continue reading →