Ezekiel
Ezekiel 13:3
3This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּ֤ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Woe | ה֖וֹי | hō·w | Interjection | H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the foolish | הַנְּבָלִ֑ים | han·nə·ḇā·lîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H5036 foolish, senseless |
| prophets | הַנְּבִיאִ֣ים | han·nə·ḇî·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| follow | הֹלְכִ֛ים | hō·lə·ḵîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| their own spirit | רוּחָ֖ם | rū·ḥām | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| yet have seen | רָאֽוּ׃ | rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7200 see |
| nothing | וּלְבִלְתִּ֥י | ū·lə·ḇil·tî | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
Cross-references
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Lamentations 2:14 · Jeremiah 23:28–32 · Hosea 9:7 · Matthew 23:13–29 · Jeremiah 23:1 · Ezekiel 34:2 · Proverbs 15:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.