Ezekiel
Ezekiel 13:22
22Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Because | יַ֣עַן | ya·‘an | Adverb | H3282 purpose, intention |
| you have disheartened | הַכְא֤וֹת | haḵ·’ō·wṯ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3512 be disheartened, cowed |
| the righteous | צַדִּיק֙ | ṣad·dîq | Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| with your lies | שֶׁ֔קֶר | še·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| even though I | וַאֲנִ֖י | wa·’ă·nî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| have caused them no grief | הִכְאַבְתִּ֑יו | hiḵ·’aḇ·tîw | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H3510 be in pain |
| and because you have encouraged | וּלְחַזֵּק֙ | ū·lə·ḥaz·zêq | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| the wicked | הָרָ֖ע | hā·rā‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| not | לְבִלְתִּי־ | lə·ḇil·tî- | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| to turn | שׁ֛וּב | šūḇ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
| from their evil | רָשָׁ֔ע | rā·šā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| ways | מִדַּרְכּ֥וֹ | mid·dar·kōw | Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| to save their lives | לְהַחֲיֹתֽוֹ׃ | lə·ha·ḥă·yō·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H2421 live |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 23:14 · Jeremiah 14:13–17 · Ezekiel 9:4 · Genesis 3:4–5 · Jeremiah 23:17 · Ezekiel 13:16 · 2 Peter 2:18–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.