Ezekiel
Ezekiel 17:19–21
19Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, I will bring down upon his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke. 20I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me. 21All his choice troopsd will fall by the sword, and those who survive will be scattered to every wind. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.’
Footnotes
- d 17:21 Many Hebrew manuscripts; MT All his fleeing troops
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Ezekiel 17:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | לָכֵ֞ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| this is what | כֹּה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִה֮ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֨ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| As | אָנִי֒ | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| surely as | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I live | חַי־ | ḥay- | Noun - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| I will bring down | וּנְתַתִּ֖יו | ū·nə·ṯat·tîw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| upon his head | בְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ | bə·rō·šōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7218 head |
| My oath | אָֽלָתִי֙ | ’ā·lā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H423 oath |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| he despised | בָּזָ֔ה | bā·zāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H959 despise |
| and My covenant | וּבְרִיתִ֖י | ū·ḇə·rî·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H1285 covenant |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| he broke | הֵפִ֑יר | hê·p̄îr | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6331 crush |
Ezekiel 17:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will spread | וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤י | ū·p̄ā·raś·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H6566 spread out, spread |
| My net | רִשְׁתִּ֔י | riš·tî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H7568 net |
| over him | עָלָיו֙ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| and catch him | וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂ | wə·niṯ·paś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H8610 lay hold of, wield |
| in My snare | בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑י | bim·ṣū·ḏā·ṯî | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H4686 net, capture, fastness |
| I will bring him | וַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֣יהוּ | wa·hă·ḇî·’ō·w·ṯî·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to Babylon | בָבֶ֗לָה | ḇā·ḇe·lāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| and execute judgment | וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤י | wə·niš·paṭ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| upon him | אִתּוֹ֙ | ’it·tōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H854 with |
| there | שָׁ֔ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| for the treason | מָֽעַל־ | mā·‘al- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4603 act unfaithfully, treacherously |
| he committed | מַעֲל֖וֹ | ma·‘ă·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4604 unfaithful, treacherous act |
| against Me | בִּֽי׃ | bî | Preposition; first person common singular |
Ezekiel 17:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| his choice | מִבְרָחוֹ | miḇ·rå̄·ḥō | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4015 (flight) fugitive |
| troops | אֲגַפָּיו֙ | ’ă·ḡap·pāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H102 band, army |
| will fall | יִפֹּ֔לוּ | yip·pō·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| by the sword | בַּחֶ֣רֶב | ba·ḥe·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| and those who survive | וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים | wə·han·niš·’ā·rîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H7604 remain, be left over |
| will be scattered | יִפָּרֵ֑שׂוּ | yip·pā·rê·śū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6566 spread out, spread |
| to every | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| wind | ר֣וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| Then you will know | וִידַעְתֶּ֕ם | wî·ḏa‘·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| have spoken | דִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ס | dib·bar·tî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 17:19 Jeremiah 5:2 · Deuteronomy 5:11 · Jeremiah 5:9
Ezekiel 17:20 Ezekiel 12:13 · Ezekiel 20:35–36 · Ezekiel 32:3 · Jeremiah 2:35 · Ezekiel 38:22 · Jeremiah 39:5–7
Ezekiel 17:21 2 Kings 25:11 · 2 Kings 25:5 · Ezekiel 5:12 · Ezekiel 12:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.