Ezekiel
Ezekiel 14:20
20then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. Their righteousness could deliver only themselves.
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| 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 Noah | וְנֹ֨חַ | wə·nō·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5146 Noah |
| Daniel | דָּנִאֵל | då̄·ni·ʾēl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1840 Daniel, Danijel |
| and Job | וְאִיּוֹב֮ | wə·’î·yō·wḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H347 Job |
| 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 |
| sons | בֵּ֥ן | bên | Noun - masculine singular | H1121 son |
| or | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| daughters | בַּ֖ת | baṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1323 daughter |
| Their righteousness | בְצִדְקָתָ֖ם | ḇə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6666 righteousness |
| could deliver | יַצִּ֥ילוּ | yaṣ·ṣî·lū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5337 strip, plunder |
| only themselves | נַפְשָֽׁם׃פ | nap̄·šām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 14:14 · 1 John 3:10 · Psalm 33:18–19 · Ezekiel 14:16 · Ezekiel 18:22 · 1 John 2:29 · Hosea 10:12 · Job 5:19–24 · Zephaniah 2:3 · Isaiah 3:10 · 1 John 3:7 · Acts 10:35
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.