Ezekiel
Ezekiel 17:15
15But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But this | וַיִּמְרָד־ | way·yim·rāḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4775 rebel |
| against | בּ֗וֹ | bōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| by sending | לִשְׁלֹ֤חַ | liš·lō·aḥ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7971 send |
| his envoys | מַלְאָכָיו֙ | mal·’ā·ḵāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4397 messenger |
| to Egypt | מִצְרַ֔יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| to ask for | לָֽתֶת־ | lā·ṯeṯ- | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| horses | סוּסִ֖ים | sū·sîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5483 swallow or swift |
| and a large | רָ֑ב | rāḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| army | וְעַם־ | wə·‘am- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| Will he flourish | הֲיִצְלָ֤ח | hă·yiṣ·lāḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6743 rush |
| Will the one who does | הָעֹשֵׂ֣ה | hā·‘ō·śêh | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H6213 do, make |
| such | אֵ֔לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| things escape | הֲיִמָּלֵט֙ | hă·yim·mā·lêṭ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4422 slip away |
| Can he break | וְהֵפֵ֥ר | wə·hê·p̄êr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6565 break, frustrate |
| a covenant | בְּרִ֖ית | bə·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| and yet escape | וְנִמְלָֽט׃ | wə·nim·lāṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H4422 slip away |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 17:16 · 2 Kings 24:20 · Jeremiah 38:18 · Ezekiel 17:7 · Jeremiah 52:3 · Jeremiah 34:3 · 2 Chronicles 36:13 · Ezekiel 17:18 · Jeremiah 37:5–7 · Ezekiel 17:9 · Jeremiah 38:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.