Ezekiel

Ezekiel 20:21–22

²¹But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances — though the man who does these things will live by them — and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness. ²²But I withheld My hand and acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

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Ezekiel 20:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the children	הַבָּנִ֗ים	hab·bā·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
rebelled	וַיַּמְרוּ־	way·yam·rū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious
against Me	בִ֣י	ḇî	Preposition; first person common singular
They did not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
walk	הָ֠לָכוּ	hā·lā·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
in My statutes	בְּחֻקּוֹתַ֣י	bə·ḥuq·qō·w·ṯay	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
or carefully	שָׁמְר֜וּ	šā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
observe	לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
My ordinances	מִשְׁפָּטַ֨י	miš·pā·ṭay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H4941 judgment
though the man	הָֽאָדָם֙	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
who	אֲשֶׁר֩	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
does	יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
will live	וָחַ֣י	wā·ḥay	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
by them	בָּהֶ֔ם	bā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
and they profaned	חִלֵּ֑לוּ	ḥil·lê·lū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H2490 bore, pierce
My Sabbaths	שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י	šab·bə·ṯō·w·ṯay	Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular	H7676 Sabbath
So I resolved	וָאֹמַ֞ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
to pour	לִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְ	liš·pōḵ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8210 pour out, pour
out My wrath	חֲמָתִ֣י	ḥă·mā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2534 heat, rage
upon them	עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
and vent	לְכַלּ֥וֹת	lə·ḵal·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
My anger	אַפִּ֛י	’ap·pî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
against them	בָּ֖ם	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth

Ezekiel 20:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I withheld	וַהֲשִׁבֹ֙תִי֙	wa·hă·ši·ḇō·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
My hand	יָדִ֔י	yā·ḏî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
and acted	וָאַ֖עַשׂ	wā·’a·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
for the sake	לְמַ֣עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Preposition	H4616 purpose, intent
of My name	שְׁמִ֑י	šə·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8034 name
so that it would not	לְבִלְתִּ֤י	lə·ḇil·tî	Preposition-l	H1115 not, except
be profaned	הֵחֵל֙	hê·ḥêl	Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H2490 bore, pierce
in the eyes	לְעֵינֵ֣י	lə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the nations	הַגּוֹיִ֔ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
in whose	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
sight	לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃	lə·‘ê·nê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural	H5869 eye
I had brought them out	הוֹצֵ֥אתִי	hō·w·ṣê·ṯî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H3318 go or come out

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Ezekiel 20:21 Ezekiel 20:13 · Ezekiel 20:8 · Deuteronomy 31:27 · Numbers 21:5

Ezekiel 20:22 Ezekiel 20:14 · Ezekiel 20:9 · Psalm 78:38 · Isaiah 48:9–11 · Jeremiah 14:21 · Jeremiah 14:7 · Psalm 79:9–10 · Ezekiel 20:17 · Job 13:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.