Ezekiel
Ezekiel 20:17
17Yet I looked on them with pity and did not destroy them or bring them to an end in the wilderness.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yet I looked on them with pity | וַתָּ֧חָס | wat·tā·ḥās | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2347 pity, look upon with compassion |
| and did not destroy them | מִֽשַּׁחֲתָ֑ם | miš·ša·ḥă·ṯām | Preposition-m; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| or | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| bring | עָשִׂ֧יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| them | אוֹתָ֛ם | ’ō·w·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| to an end | כָּלָ֖ה | kā·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H3617 completion, complete destruction, consumption, annihilation |
| in the wilderness | בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ | bam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 11:13 · Jeremiah 5:18 · Jeremiah 4:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.