Ezekiel
Ezekiel 17:16
16‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As surely as | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I | אָ֗נִי | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| live | חַי־ | ḥay- | Noun - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| declares | נְאֻם֮ | nə·’um | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִה֒ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| he will die | יָמֽוּת׃ | yā·mūṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| in | בְתוֹךְ־ | ḇə·ṯō·wḵ- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| Babylon | בָּבֶ֖ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| in the land | בִּמְקוֹם֙ | bim·qō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| of the king | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| who enthroned him | הַמַּמְלִ֣יךְ | ham·mam·lîḵ | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| whose | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| oath | אָ֣לָת֔וֹ | ’ā·lā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H423 oath |
| he despised | בָּזָה֙ | bā·zāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H959 despise |
| and whose | וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר | wa·’ă·šer | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| covenant | בְּרִית֑וֹ | bə·rî·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1285 covenant |
| he broke | הֵפֵ֖ר | hê·p̄êr | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6565 break, frustrate |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.