Ezekiel
Ezekiel 2:4
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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| 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 3:7 · Jeremiah 5:3 · Psalm 95:8 · Jeremiah 6:15 · Isaiah 48:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.