Ezekiel

Ezekiel 11:16

¹⁶Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries to which they have gone.’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֣ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
declare	אֱמֹ֗ר	’ĕ·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
that this is what	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִה֒	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
says	אָמַר֮	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Although	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I sent them far away	הִרְחַקְתִּים֙	hir·ḥaq·tîm	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
among the nations	בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם	bag·gō·w·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
and scattered them	הֲפִֽיצוֹתִ֖ים	hă·p̄î·ṣō·w·ṯîm	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H6327 be dispersed, scattered
among the countries	בָּאֲרָצ֑וֹת	bā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H776 earth, land
yet for a little while	מְעַ֔ט	mə·‘aṭ	Adjective - masculine singular	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
I have been	וָאֱהִ֤י	wā·’ĕ·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a sanctuary	לְמִקְדָּ֣שׁ	lə·miq·dāš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4720 sacred place, sanctuary
for them	לָהֶם֙	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
in the countries	בָּאֲרָצ֖וֹת	bā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H776 earth, land
to which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they have gone	בָּ֥אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go

Cross-references

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Isaiah 8:14 · Deuteronomy 30:3–4 · Psalm 90:1 · Psalm 91:1 · Jeremiah 31:10 · Jeremiah 30:11 · Leviticus 26:44 · Psalm 31:20 · Proverbs 18:10 · Jeremiah 24:5–6 · Jeremiah 26:7 · Jeremiah 42:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.