Ezekiel
Ezekiel 17:19
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.