Ezekiel
Ezekiel 13:20
20Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: See, I am against the magic charms with which you ensnare souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms. So I will free the souls you have ensnared like birds.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | לָכֵ֞ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| this is what | כֹּה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר׀ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| See | הִנְנִ֤י | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| I am against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the magic charms | כִּסְּתוֹתֵיכֶ֙נָה֙ | kis·sə·ṯō·w·ṯê·ḵe·nāh | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine plural | H3704 band, fillet |
| with which | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you | אַ֠תֵּנָה | ’at·tê·nāh | Pronoun - second person feminine plural | H859 thou |
| ensnare | מְצֹדְד֨וֹת | mə·ṣō·ḏə·ḏō·wṯ | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural | H6679 hunt |
| souls | הַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ | han·nə·p̄ā·šō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| like birds | לְפֹ֣רְח֔וֹת | lə·p̄ō·rə·ḥō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H6524 bud, sprout, shoot |
| and I will tear | וְקָרַעְתִּ֣י | wə·qā·ra‘·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7167 tear |
| them | אֹתָ֔ם | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| from | מֵעַ֖ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| your arms | זְרוֹעֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם | zə·rō·w·‘ō·ṯê·ḵem | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H2220 arm, shoulder, strength |
| So I will free | וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי֙ | wə·šil·laḥ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7971 send |
| the souls | הַנְּפָשׁ֔וֹת | han·nə·p̄ā·šō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| you | אַתֶּ֛ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| have ensnared | מְצֹדְד֥וֹת | mə·ṣō·ḏə·ḏō·wṯ | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural | H6679 hunt |
| like birds | לְפֹרְחֹֽת׃ | lə·p̄ō·rə·ḥōṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H6524 bud, sprout, shoot |
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Ezekiel 13:18 · 2 Timothy 3:8–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.