Ezekiel

Ezekiel 12:16

¹⁶But I will spare a few of them from sword and famine and plague, so that in the nations to which they go, they can recount all their abominations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I will spare	וְהוֹתַרְתִּ֤י	wə·hō·w·ṯar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3498 remain over
a few	מִסְפָּ֔ר	mis·pār	Noun - masculine singular	H4557 number, tale
of them	מֵהֶם֙	mê·hem	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
from sword	מֵחֶ֖רֶב	mê·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
and famine	מֵרָעָ֣ב	mê·rā·‘āḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
and plague	וּמִדָּ֑בֶר	ū·mid·dā·ḇer	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H1698 pestilence
so that	לְמַ֨עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
in the nations	בַּגּוֹיִם֙	bag·gō·w·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
to which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they go	בָּ֣אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
they can recount	יְסַפְּר֜וּ	yə·sap·pə·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5608 count
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their abominations	תּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם	tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8441 abomination
Then they will know	וְיָדְע֖וּ	wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3045 know
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃פ	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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Ezekiel 14:22–23 · Ezekiel 6:8–10 · Jeremiah 22:8–9 · Jeremiah 4:27 · Isaiah 1:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.