Ezekiel
Ezekiel 13:14
14I will tear down the wall you whitewashed and level it to the ground, so that its foundation is exposed. The city will fall, and you will be destroyed within it. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will tear down | וְהָ֨רַסְתִּ֜י | wə·hā·ras·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H2040 throw down, break or tear down |
| the wall | הַקִּ֨יר | haq·qîr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7023 wall |
| you whitewashed | טַחְתֶּ֥ם | ṭaḥ·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H2902 over-spread, over-lay, coat, besmear |
| and level | וְהִגַּעְתִּ֥יהוּ | wə·hig·ga‘·tî·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| it to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the ground | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| so that its foundation | יְסֹד֑וֹ | yə·sō·ḏōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3247 foundation, base |
| is exposed | וְנִגְלָ֣ה | wə·niḡ·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| The city will fall | וְנָֽפְלָה֙ | wə·nā·p̄ə·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| and you will be destroyed | וּכְלִיתֶ֣ם | ū·ḵə·lî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| within it | בְּתוֹכָ֔הּ | bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H8432 midst |
| 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׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 6:15 · Micah 1:6 · Jeremiah 14:15 · Habakkuk 3:13 · Ezekiel 13:9 · Ezekiel 13:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.