Ezekiel
Ezekiel 17:12
12“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’
Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | נָא֙ | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| say to | אֱמָר־ | ’ĕ·mār- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| this rebellious | הַמֶּ֔רִי | ham·me·rî | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4805 rebellion |
| house | לְבֵ֣ית | lə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| Do you not | הֲלֹ֥א | hă·lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | יְדַעְתֶּ֖ם | yə·ḏa‘·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| what | מָה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| these | אֵ֑לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| Tell | אֱמֹ֗ר | ’ĕ·mōr | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Behold | הִנֵּה־ | hin·nêh- | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֤ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| came | בָ֨א | ḇā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| carried off | וַיִּקַּ֤ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| its king | מַלְכָּהּ֙ | mal·kāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H4428 king |
| and officials | שָׂרֶ֔יהָ | śā·re·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| and brought them back | וַיָּבֵ֥א | way·yā·ḇê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| with him | אֵלָ֖יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| to Babylon | בָּבֶֽלָה׃ | bā·ḇe·lāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.