Ezekiel

Ezekiel 13:19

¹⁹You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have profaned	וַתְּחַלֶּלְ֨נָה	wat·tə·ḥal·lɛl·nå̄h	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine plural	H2490 bore, pierce
Me	אֹתִ֜י	’ō·ṯî	Direct object marker; first person common singular	H853 mark of the accusative
among	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
My people	עַמִּ֗י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
for handfuls	בְּשַׁעֲלֵ֣י	bə·ša·‘ă·lê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H8168 hollow hand, handful
of barley	שְׂעֹרִים֮	śə·‘ō·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8184 barley
and scraps	וּבִפְת֣וֹתֵי	ū·ḇip̄·ṯō·w·ṯê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6595 fragment, bit, morsel
of bread	לֶחֶם֒	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
By lying	בְּכַ֨זֶּבְכֶ֔ם	bə·ḵaz·zeḇ·ḵem	Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural	H3576 lie, be a liar
to My people	לְעַמִּ֖י	lə·‘am·mî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
who would listen	שֹׁמְעֵ֥י	šō·mə·‘ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8085 hear
you have killed	לְהָמִ֤ית	lə·hā·mîṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H4191 die
those	נְפָשׁוֹת֙	nə·p̄ā·šō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
who	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
should not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
have died	תְמוּתֶ֔נָה	ṯə·mū·ṯe·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H4191 die
and spared	וּלְחַיּ֥וֹת	ū·lə·ḥay·yō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H2421 live
those	נְפָשׁ֖וֹת	nə·p̄ā·šō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
who	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
should not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
have lived	תִֽחְיֶ֑ינָה	ṯiḥ·ye·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H2421 live

Cross-references

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Micah 3:5 · Proverbs 28:21 · Ezekiel 22:26 · Jeremiah 23:17 · Jeremiah 23:14 · Ezekiel 20:39 · Romans 16:18 · 1 Samuel 2:16–17 · Micah 3:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.