Ezekiel
Ezekiel 11:2–3
2And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city. 3They are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot,a and we are the meat.’
Footnotes
- a 11:3 Or cauldron
Word by word
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Ezekiel 11:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלָ֑י | ’ê·lāy | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| Son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָ֕ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| these | אֵ֣לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| are the men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֞ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| who plot | הַחֹשְׁבִ֥ים | ha·ḥō·šə·ḇîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H2803 think, account |
| evil | אָ֛וֶן | ’ā·wen | Noun - masculine singular | H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness |
| and give | וְהַיֹּעֲצִ֥ים | wə·hay·yō·‘ă·ṣîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3289 advise, counsel |
| wicked | רָ֖ע | rā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| counsel | עֲצַת־ | ‘ă·ṣaṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H6098 counsel, advice |
| in this | הַזֹּֽאת׃ | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| city | בָּעִ֥יר | bā·‘îr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
Ezekiel 11:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They are saying | הָאֹ֣מְרִ֔ים | hā·’ō·mə·rîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Is not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| the time near | בְקָר֖וֹב | ḇə·qā·rō·wḇ | Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine singular | H7138 near |
| to build | בְּנ֣וֹת | bə·nō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1129 build |
| houses | בָּתִּ֑ים | bāt·tîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1004 house |
| The city | הִ֣יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| the cooking pot | הַסִּ֔יר | has·sîr | Article; Noun - common singular | H5518 pot |
| and we | וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּ | wa·’ă·naḥ·nū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| are the meat | הַבָּשָֽׂר׃ | hab·bā·śār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 11:2 Isaiah 30:1 · Jeremiah 5:5 · Psalm 52:2 · Psalm 2:1–2 · Isaiah 59:4
Ezekiel 11:3 Ezekiel 12:22 · Ezekiel 12:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.