Ezekiel
Ezekiel 11:4–5
4Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, O son of man!”
5And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me and told me to declare that this is what the LORD says: “That is what you are thinking, O house of Israel; and I know the thoughts that arise in your minds.
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Ezekiel 11:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | לָכֵ֖ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| prophesy | הִנָּבֵ֣א | hin·nā·ḇê | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5012 prophesy |
| against them | עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| prophesy | הִנָּבֵ֖א | hin·nā·ḇê | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5012 prophesy |
| O son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָֽם׃ | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
Ezekiel 11:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the Spirit | ר֣וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| of the LORD | יְהוָה֒ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| fell | וַתִּפֹּ֣ל | wat·tip·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| upon me | עָלַי֮ | ‘ā·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| and told | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| me | אֵלַ֗י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| to declare | אֱמֹר֙ | ’ĕ·mōr | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| that this is what | כֹּה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| That is what | כֵּ֥ן | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| you are thinking | אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם | ’ă·mar·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| O house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| and I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| know | יְדַעְתִּֽיהָ׃ | yə·ḏa‘·tî·hā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H3045 know |
| the thoughts | וּמַעֲל֥וֹת | ū·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct | H4609 what comes up |
| that arise in your minds | רֽוּחֲכֶ֖ם | rū·ḥă·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 11:5 Jeremiah 17:10 · Ezekiel 2:2 · Jeremiah 16:17 · Revelation 2:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.