Category Archives: Ezekiel

וּצְבִ֤י עֶדְיֹו֙ לְגָאֹ֣ון שָׂמָ֔הוּ וְצַלְמֵ֧י תֹועֲבֹתָ֛ם שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם עָ֣שׂוּ בֹ֑ו עַל־כֵּ֛ן נְתַתִּ֥יו לָהֶ֖ם לְנִדָּֽה׃ And the beauty of his ornament, for pride he set it; and the images of their abominations, their detestable things, they made in it; therefore I have … Continue reading →

כַּסְפָּ֞ם בַּחוּצֹ֣ות יַשְׁלִ֗יכוּ וּזְהָבָם֮ לְנִדָּ֣ה יִֽהְיֶה֒ כַּסְפָּ֨ם וּזְהָבָ֜ם לֹֽא־יוּכַ֣ל לְהַצִּילָ֗ם בְּיֹום֙ עֶבְרַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה נַפְשָׁם֙ לֹ֣א יְשַׂבֵּ֔עוּ וּמֵעֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֣א יְמַלֵּ֑אוּ כִּֽי־מִכְשֹׁ֥ול עֲוֹנָ֖ם הָיָֽה׃ Their silver they shall cast into the streets, and their gold shall be for an unclean thing; their … Continue reading →

וְחָגְר֣וּ שַׂקִּ֔ים וְכִסְּתָ֥ה אֹותָ֖ם פַּלָּצ֑וּת וְאֶ֤ל כָּל־פָּנִים֙ בּוּשָׁ֔ה וּבְכָל־רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם קָרְחָֽה׃ And they shall gird sackcloth, and terror shall cover them; and upon all faces shall be shame, and upon all their heads baldness.   Morphology וְחָגְרוּ (ve-ḥagru) – Root: חגר; … Continue reading →

כָּל־הַיָּדַ֖יִם תִּרְפֶּ֑ינָה וְכָל־בִּרְכַּ֖יִם תֵּלַ֥כְנָה מָּֽיִם׃ All hands shall hang limp, and all knees shall go as water.   Morphology כָּל־ (kol) – Root: כל; Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “all”; Notes: Denotes totality. הַיָּדַיִם (ha-yadayim) – Root: יד; Form: … Continue reading →

וּפָֽלְטוּ֙ פְּלִ֣יטֵיהֶ֔ם וְהָי֣וּ אֶל־הֶהָרִ֗ים כְּיֹונֵ֧י הַגֵּאָיֹ֛ות כֻּלָּ֖ם הֹמֹ֑ות אִ֖ישׁ בַּעֲוֹנֹֽו׃ And their survivors shall escape, and they shall be to the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, each man in his iniquity.   Morphology וּפָלְטוּ (u-faltu) … Continue reading →

הַחֶ֣רֶב בַּח֔וּץ וְהַדֶּ֥בֶר וְהָרָעָ֖ב מִבָּ֑יִת אֲשֶׁ֤ר בַּשָּׂדֶה֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יָמ֔וּת וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּעִ֔יר רָעָ֥ב וָדֶ֖בֶר יֹאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃ The sword is outside, and the pestilence and the famine are inside; whoever is in the field by the sword shall die, and whoever is in … Continue reading →

תָּקְע֤וּ בַתָּקֹ֨ועַ֙ וְהָכִ֣ין הַכֹּ֔ל וְאֵ֥ין הֹלֵ֖ךְ לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה כִּ֥י חֲרֹונִ֖י אֶל־כָּל־הֲמֹונָֽהּ׃ Blow the trumpet and prepare everything, but none goes to the battle, for my wrath is upon all her multitude.   Morphology תָּקְעוּ (taqʿu) – Root: תקע; Form: Qal imperative … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י הַמֹּוכֵ֗ר אֶל־הַמִּמְכָּר֙ לֹ֣א יָשׁ֔וּב וְעֹ֥וד בַּחַיִּ֖ים חַיָּתָ֑ם כִּֽי־חָזֹ֤ון אֶל־כָּל־הֲמֹונָהּ֙ לֹ֣א יָשׁ֔וּב וְאִ֧ישׁ בַּעֲוֹנֹ֛ו חַיָּתֹ֖ו לֹ֥א יִתְחַזָּֽקוּ׃ For the seller shall not return to the sale, though they still live their lives, for the vision is upon all her multitude, … Continue reading →

בָּ֤א הָעֵת֙ הִגִּ֣יעַ הַיֹּ֔ום הַקֹּונֶה֙ אַל־יִשְׂמָ֔ח וְהַמֹּוכֵ֖ר אַל־יִתְאַבָּ֑ל כִּ֥י חָרֹ֖ון אֶל־כָּל־הֲמֹונָֽהּ׃ The time has come, the day has arrived; let not the buyer rejoice, and let not the seller mourn, for wrath is upon all her multitude.   Morphology בָּא … Continue reading →

הֶחָמָ֥ס קָ֖ם לְמַטֵּה־רֶ֑שַׁע לֹא־מֵהֶ֞ם וְלֹ֧א מֵהֲמֹונָ֛ם וְלֹ֥א מֶהֱמֵהֶ֖ם וְלֹא־נֹ֥הַּ בָּהֶֽם׃ The violence has risen to a rod of wickedness; none of them, and none of their multitude, and none of theirs, and no splendor among them.   Morphology הֶחָמָס (he-ḥamas) … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֥ה הַיֹּ֖ום הִנֵּ֣ה בָאָ֑ה יָֽצְאָה֙ הַצְּפִרָ֔ה צָ֚ץ הַמַּטֶּ֔ה פָּרַ֖ח הַזָּדֹֽון׃ Behold, the day! Behold, it has come; the morning has gone forth, the rod has blossomed, arrogance has budded.   Morphology הִנֵּה (hinneh) – Root: נה (deictic particle); Form: Interjection; … Continue reading →

וְלֹא־תָחֹ֥וס עֵינִ֖י וְלֹ֣א אֶחְמֹ֑ול כִּדְרָכַ֜יִךְ עָלַ֣יִךְ אֶתֵּ֗ן וְתֹועֲבֹותַ֨יִךְ֙ בְּתֹוכֵ֣ךְ תִּֽהְיֶ֔יןָ וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מַכֶּֽה׃ And my eye shall not spare, and I will not have compassion; according to your ways upon you I will give, and your abominations in … Continue reading →

עַתָּ֣ה מִקָּרֹ֗וב אֶשְׁפֹּ֤וךְ חֲמָתִי֙ עָלַ֔יִךְ וְכִלֵּיתִ֤י אַפִּי֙ בָּ֔ךְ וּשְׁפַטְתִּ֖יךְ כִּדְרָכָ֑יִךְ וְנָתַתִּ֣י עָלַ֔יִךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־תֹּועֲבֹותָֽיִךְ׃ Now, soon, I will pour out my wrath upon you, and I will finish my anger in you, and I will judge you according to your … Continue reading →

בָּ֧אָה הַצְּפִירָ֛ה אֵלֶ֖יךָ יֹושֵׁ֣ב הָאָ֑רֶץ בָּ֣א הָעֵ֗ת קָרֹ֛וב הַיֹּ֥ום מְהוּמָ֖ה וְלֹא־הֵ֥ד הָרִֽים׃ The morning has come upon you, inhabitant of the land; the time has come, near is the day of tumult and not the echo of the mountains.   … Continue reading →

קֵ֣ץ בָּ֔א בָּ֥א הַקֵּ֖ץ הֵקִ֣יץ אֵלָ֑יִךְ הִנֵּ֖ה בָאָֽה׃ The end has come, the end has come; it has awakened against you, behold, it is coming.   Morphology קֵץ (qets) – Root: קץ; Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “end”; Notes: … Continue reading →

כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה רָעָ֛ה אַחַ֥ת רָעָ֖ה הִנֵּ֥ה בָאָֽה׃ “Thus says my Lord YHWH: ‘Evil, one evil, behold, it is coming.   Morphology כֹּה (koh) – Root: כה; Form: Demonstrative adverb; Translation: “thus”; Notes: Standard prophetic formula introducing a direct … Continue reading →

וְלֹא־תָחֹ֥וס עֵינִ֛י עָלַ֖יִךְ וְלֹ֣א אֶחְמֹ֑ול כִּ֣י דְרָכַ֜יִךְ עָלַ֣יִךְ אֶתֵּ֗ן וְתֹועֲבֹותַ֨יִךְ֙ בְּתֹוכֵ֣ךְ תִּֽהְיֶ֔יןָ וִידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ And my eye shall not spare upon you, and I will not have compassion, for your ways upon you I will give, and your … Continue reading →

עַתָּה֙ הַקֵּ֣ץ עָלַ֔יִךְ וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤י אַפִּי֙ בָּ֔ךְ וּשְׁפַטְתִּ֖יךְ כִּדְרָכָ֑יִךְ וְנָתַתִּ֣י עָלַ֔יִךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־תֹּועֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃ Now the end is upon you, and I will send my anger against you, and I will judge you according to your ways, and I will bring upon … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֗ם כֹּה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה לְאַדְמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל קֵ֑ץ בָּ֣א הַקֵּ֔ץ עַל־אַרְבַּ֖עַת כַּנְפֹ֥ות הָאָֽרֶץ׃ “And you, son of man, thus says my Lord YHWH to the land of Yisraʾel: ‘An end, the end has come upon the four corners of the … 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 (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to pass”; Notes: Standard prophetic introduction … Continue reading →

וְנָטִ֤יתִי אֶת־יָדִי֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְנָתַתִּ֨י אֶת־הָאָ֜רֶץ שְׁמָמָ֤ה וּמְשַׁמָּה֙ מִמִּדְבַּ֣ר דִּבְלָ֔תָה בְּכֹ֖ל מֹושְׁבֹֽותֵיהֶ֑ם וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ And I will stretch out my hand against them, and I will make the land a desolation and a waste, from the wilderness to Divla, … Continue reading →

וִֽידַעְתֶּם֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה בִּֽהְיֹ֣ות חַלְלֵיהֶ֗ם בְּתֹוךְ֙ גִּלּ֣וּלֵיהֶ֔ם סְבִיבֹ֖ות מִזְבְּחֹֽותֵיהֶ֑ם אֶל֩ כָּל־גִּבְעָ֨ה רָמָ֜ה בְּכֹ֣ל רָאשֵׁ֣י הֶהָרִ֗ים וְתַ֨חַת כָּל־עֵ֤ץ רַֽעֲנָן֙ וְתַ֨חַת֙ כָּל־אֵלָ֣ה עֲבֻתָּ֔ה מְקֹ֗ום אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָֽתְנוּ־שָׁם֙ רֵ֣יחַ נִיחֹ֔חַ לְכֹ֖ל גִּלּוּלֵיהֶֽם׃ And you shall know that I am YHWH, when their slain are … Continue reading →

הָרָחֹ֞וק בַּדֶּ֣בֶר יָמ֗וּת וְהַקָּרֹוב֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יִפֹּ֔ול וְהַנִּשְׁאָר֙ וְהַנָּצ֔וּר בָּרָעָ֖ב יָמ֑וּת וְכִלֵּיתִ֥י חֲמָתִ֖י בָּֽם׃ The one far off shall die by the pestilence, and the one near shall fall by the sword, and the one who remains and is besieged shall … Continue reading →

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הַכֵּ֨ה בְכַפְּךָ֜ וּרְקַ֤ע בְּרַגְלְךָ֙ וֶֽאֱמָר־אָ֔ח אֶ֛ל כָּל־תֹּועֲבֹ֥ות רָעֹ֖ות בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֗ר בַּחֶ֛רֶב בָּרָעָ֥ב וּבַדֶּ֖בֶר יִפֹּֽלוּ׃ Thus says my Lord YHWH: Strike with your hand and stamp with your foot and say “Alas” concerning all the evil abominations … Continue reading →

וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֤א אֶל־חִנָּם֙ דִּבַּ֔רְתִּי לַעֲשֹׂ֥ות לָהֶ֖ם הָרָעָ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃ פ And they shall know that I am YHWH, I have not spoken in vain to do to them this evil.”’   Morphology וְיָדְעוּ (ve-yadʿu) – Root: ידע (yadaʿ); Form: … Continue reading →

וְזָכְר֨וּ פְלִֽיטֵיכֶ֜ם אֹותִ֗י בַּגֹּויִם֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁבּוּ־שָׁם֒ אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִשְׁבַּ֜רְתִּי אֶת־לִבָּ֣ם הַזֹּונֶ֗ה אֲשֶׁר־סָר֙ מֵֽעָלַ֔י וְאֵת֙ עֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם הַזֹּנֹ֕ות אַחֲרֵ֖י גִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֑ם וְנָקֹ֨טּוּ֙ בִּפְנֵיהֶ֔ם אֶל־הָֽרָעֹות֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשׂ֔וּ לְכֹ֖ל תֹּועֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ And those of you who escape shall remember me among the nations where they were taken … Continue reading →

וְהֹותַרְתִּ֗י בִּהְיֹ֥ות לָכֶ֛ם פְּלִ֥יטֵי חֶ֖רֶב בַּגֹּויִ֑ם בְּהִזָּרֹֽותֵיכֶ֖ם בָּאֲרָצֹֽות׃ And I will leave survivors of the sword for you among the nations, when you are scattered in the lands.   Morphology וְהֹותַרְתִּי (ve-hotarti) – Root: יתר (yatar); Form: Hiphil perfect 1st … Continue reading →

וְנָפַ֥ל חָלָ֖ל בְּתֹֽוכְכֶ֑ם וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And the slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am YHWH.   Morphology וְנָפַל (ve-nafal) – Root: נפל (nafal); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; … Continue reading →

בְּכֹל֙ מֹושְׁבֹ֣ותֵיכֶ֔ם הֶעָרִ֣ים תֶּחֱרַ֔בְנָה וְהַבָּמֹ֖ות תִּישָׁ֑מְנָה לְמַעַן֩ יֶחֶרְב֨וּ וְיֶאְשְׁמ֜וּ מִזְבְּחֹֽותֵיכֶ֗ם וְנִשְׁבְּר֤וּ וְנִשְׁבְּתוּ֙ גִּלּ֣וּלֵיכֶ֔ם וְנִגְדְּעוּ֙ חַמָּ֣נֵיכֶ֔ם וְנִמְח֖וּ מַעֲשֵׂיכֶֽם׃ In all your dwelling places the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate, so that your altars may … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֗י אֶת־פִּגְרֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִפְנֵ֖י גִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֑ם וְזֵרִיתִי֙ אֶת־עַצְמֹ֣ותֵיכֶ֔ם סְבִיבֹ֖ות מִזְבְּחֹותֵיכֶֽם׃ And I will give the corpses of the sons of Yisraʾel before their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars.   Morphology וְנָתַתִּי (ve-natatti) – Root: נתן … Continue reading →