Ezekiel
Ezekiel 2:3–4
3“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me. 4They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’
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Ezekiel 2:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָם֙ | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| He said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלַ֗י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| I | אֲנִ֤י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am sending | שׁוֹלֵ֨חַ | šō·w·lê·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7971 send |
| you to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| a rebellious | הַמּוֹרְדִ֖ים | ham·mō·wr·ḏîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H4775 rebel |
| nation | גּוֹיִ֥ם | gō·w·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| has rebelled | מָרְדוּ־ | mā·rə·ḏū- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4775 rebel |
| against Me | בִ֑י | ḇî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| To | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| this very | הַזֶּֽה׃ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| day | הַיּ֥וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| they | הֵ֤מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| and their fathers | וַאֲבוֹתָם֙ | wa·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| have rebelled | פָּ֣שְׁעוּ | pā·šə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6586 rebel, transgress |
| against Me | בִ֔י | ḇî | Preposition; first person common singular |
Ezekiel 2:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They are obstinate | קְשֵׁ֤י | qə·šê | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H7186 hard, severe |
| and stubborn | וְחִזְקֵי־ | wə·ḥiz·qê- | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural construct | H2389 strong, stout, mighty |
| children | וְהַבָּנִ֗ים | wə·hab·bā·nîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| I | אֲנִ֛י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am sending | שׁוֹלֵ֥חַ | šō·w·lê·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7971 send |
| you to them | אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| and you are to say | וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to them | אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| This is what | כֹּ֥ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֥י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהֹוִֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֖ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 2:3 Jeremiah 3:25 · 1 Samuel 8:7–8 · Daniel 9:5–13 · Deuteronomy 9:24
Ezekiel 2:4 Ezekiel 3:7 · Jeremiah 5:3 · Psalm 95:8 · Jeremiah 6:15 · Isaiah 48:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.