Ezekiel
Ezekiel 12:20
20The inhabited cities will be laid waste, and the land will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The inhabited | הַנּֽוֹשָׁבוֹת֙ | han·nō·wō·šā·ḇō·wṯ | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| cities | וְהֶעָרִ֤ים | wə·he·‘ā·rîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H5892 excitement |
| will be laid waste | תֶּחֱרַ֔בְנָה | te·ḥĕ·raḇ·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H2717 be dry, dried up |
| and the land | וְהָאָ֖רֶץ | wə·hā·’ā·reṣ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| will become | תִֽהְיֶ֑ה | ṯih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| desolate | שְׁמָמָ֣ה | šə·mā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H8077 a devastation, waste |
| Then you will know | וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם | wî·ḏa‘·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.