Ezekiel
Ezekiel 19:14
14Fire has gone out from its main branch
and devoured its fruit;
on it no strong branch remains
fit for a ruler’s scepter.’
This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | אֵ֜שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| has gone out | וַתֵּצֵ֨א | wat·tê·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| from its main branch | מִמַּטֵּ֤ה | mim·maṭ·ṭêh | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| and devoured | אָכָ֔לָה | ’ā·ḵā·lāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| its fruit | פִּרְיָ֣הּ | pir·yāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H6529 fruit |
| on it | בָ֛הּ | ḇāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| no | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| strong | עֹ֖ז | ‘ōz | Noun - masculine singular | H5797 strength, might |
| branch | מַטֵּה־ | maṭ·ṭêh- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| remains | הָ֥יָה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| fit for a ruler’s | לִמְשׁ֑וֹל | lim·šō·wl | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H4910 rule, have dominion, reign |
| scepter | שֵׁ֣בֶט | šê·ḇeṭ | Noun - masculine singular | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| This | הִ֖יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is a lament | קִ֥ינָה | qî·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7015 elegy, dirge |
| and shall be used | וַתְּהִ֥י | wat·tə·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| as a lament | לְקִינָֽה׃פ | lə·qî·nāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H7015 elegy, dirge |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 80:15–16 · Ezekiel 19:11 · 2 Kings 24:20 · Ezekiel 19:1 · Isaiah 9:18–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.