Ezekiel
Ezekiel 17:18
18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He despised | וּבָזָ֥ה | ū·ḇā·zāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H959 despise |
| the oath | אָלָ֖ה | ’ā·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H423 oath |
| by breaking | לְהָפֵ֣ר | lə·hā·p̄êr | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H6565 break, frustrate |
| the covenant | בְּרִ֑ית | bə·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| Seeing that | וְהִנֵּ֨ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| he gave | נָתַ֥ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| his hand in pledge | יָד֛וֹ | yā·ḏōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| yet did | עָשָׂ֖ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| these | אֵ֥לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| he will not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| escape | יִמָּלֵֽט׃ס | yim·mā·lêṭ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4422 slip away |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.