Ezekiel
Ezekiel 18:2–3
2“What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel:
‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?
3As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
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 18:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| do you people | אַתֶּם֙ | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| mean | לָּכֶ֗ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| by quoting this | הַזֶּ֔ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| proverb | מֹֽשְׁלִים֙ | mō·šə·lîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H4911 represent, be like |
| about | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the land | אַדְמַ֥ת | ’aḏ·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H127 ground, land |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| The fathers | אָבוֹת֙ | ’ā·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H1 father |
| have eaten | יֹ֣אכְלוּ | yō·ḵə·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| sour grapes | בֹ֔סֶר | ḇō·ser | Noun - masculine singular | H1155 unripe or sour grapes |
| and the teeth | וְשִׁנֵּ֥י | wə·šin·nê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - cdc | H8127 tooth, ivory |
| of the children | הַבָּנִ֖ים | hab·bā·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| are set on edge | תִּקְהֶֽינָה׃ | tiq·he·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H6949 be blunt, dull |
Ezekiel 18:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As surely as | אָ֕נִי | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| I live | חַי־ | ḥay- | Noun - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| declares | נְאֻ֖ם | nə·’um | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| you will no | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| longer | ע֗וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| quote | מְשֹׁ֛ל | mə·šōl | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H4911 represent, be like |
| this | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| proverb | הַמָּשָׁ֥ל | ham·mā·šāl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4912 proverb, parable |
| in Israel | בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | bə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 18:2 Jeremiah 31:29–30 · Lamentations 5:7 · Ezekiel 37:11 · Ezekiel 37:19 · Ezekiel 37:25 · Isaiah 3:15 · Ezekiel 17:12 · Ezekiel 25:3 · Jeremiah 15:4 · Ezekiel 6:2–3 · Romans 9:20 · Matthew 23:36
Ezekiel 18:3 Ezekiel 18:19–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.