Ezekiel

Ezekiel 14:15–16

¹⁵Or if I send wild beasts through the land to leave it childless and desolate, with no man passing through it for fear of the beasts, ¹⁶then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if these three men were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the land would be desolate.

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Ezekiel 14:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Or if	לֽוּ־	lū-	Preposition	H3863 if
I send wild	רָעָ֛ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
beasts	חַיָּ֥ה	ḥay·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2416 alive, living
through the land	בָּאָ֖רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
to leave it childless	וְשִׁכְּלָ֑תָּה	wə·šik·kə·lāt·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H7921 be bereaved
desolate	שְׁמָמָה֙	šə·mā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8077 a devastation, waste
with no man	מִבְּלִ֣י	mib·bə·lî	Preposition-m; Adverb	H1097 wearing out
passing through it	עוֹבֵ֔ר	‘ō·w·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
for fear	מִפְּנֵ֖י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the beasts	הַחַיָּֽה׃	ha·ḥay·yāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2416 alive, living

Ezekiel 14:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then as surely	אָ֗נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
as I live	חַי־	ḥay-	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
declares	נְאֻם֙	nə·’um	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
even if these	הָאֵלֶּה֮	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
three	שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת	šə·lō·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
were in it	בְּתוֹכָהּ֒	bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8432 midst
they could not	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
deliver	יַצִּ֑ילוּ	yaṣ·ṣî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5337 strip, plunder
their own sons	בָּנִ֥ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
or	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
daughters	בָּנ֖וֹת	bā·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1323 daughter
They	הֵ֤מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
alone	לְבַדָּם֙	lə·ḇad·dām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H905 separation
would be delivered	יִנָּצֵ֔לוּ	yin·nā·ṣê·lū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5337 strip, plunder
but the land	וְהָאָ֖רֶץ	wə·hā·’ā·reṣ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
would be	תִּהְיֶ֥ה	tih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
desolate	שְׁמָמָֽה׃	šə·mā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8077 a devastation, waste

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Ezekiel 14:15 Leviticus 26:22 · Ezekiel 5:17 · Jeremiah 15:3 · 2 Kings 17:25

Ezekiel 14:16 Genesis 19:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.