Ezekiel
Ezekiel 16:3
3and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and tell | וְאָמַרְתָּ֞ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| this is what | כֹּה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֤י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֨ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to Jerusalem | לִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | lî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| Your origin | מְכֹרֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ | mə·ḵō·rō·ṯa·yiḵ | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H4351 origin |
| and your birth | וּמֹ֣לְדֹתַ֔יִךְ | ū·mō·lə·ḏō·ṯa·yiḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H4138 nativity, lineage, native country |
| were in the land | מֵאֶ֖רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of the Canaanites | הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י | hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3669 trader, merchant |
| Your father | אָבִ֥יךְ | ’ā·ḇîḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H1 father |
| was an Amorite | הָאֱמֹרִ֖י | hā·’ĕ·mō·rî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H567 Amorites |
| and your mother | וְאִמֵּ֥ךְ | wə·’im·mêḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H517 mother |
| a Hittite | חִתִּֽית׃ | ḥit·tîṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2850 Hittite(s) |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 16:45 · Isaiah 51:1–2 · Deuteronomy 20:17 · Nehemiah 9:7 · John 8:44 · Luke 3:7 · Isaiah 1:10 · 1 Kings 21:26 · Genesis 15:16 · Ezekiel 21:30 · Ezra 9:1 · Deuteronomy 7:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.