Ezekiel
Ezekiel 20:39
39And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And as for you | וְאַתֶּ֨ם | wə·’at·tem | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| O house | בֵּֽית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| this is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהֹוִ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר׀ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Go | לְכ֣וּ | lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and serve | עֲבֹ֔דוּ | ‘ă·ḇō·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| your idols | גִּלּוּלָיו֙ | gil·lū·lāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1544 idols |
| every one of you | אִ֤ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| But afterward | וְאַחַ֕ר | wə·’a·ḥar | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H310 behind |
| you will surely | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| listen | שֹׁמְעִ֣ים | šō·mə·‘îm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| to Me | אֵלָ֑י | ’ê·lāy | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| and you will no | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| longer | ע֔וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| defile | תְחַלְּלוּ־ | ṯə·ḥal·lə·lū- | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H2490 bore, pierce |
| My holy | קָדְשִׁי֙ | qāḏ·šî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| name | שֵׁ֤ם | šêm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| with your gifts | בְּמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם | bə·mat·tə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H4979 gift |
| and idols | וּבְגִלּוּלֵיכֶֽם׃ | ū·ḇə·ḡil·lū·lê·ḵem | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1544 idols |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 1:13–15 · Ezekiel 43:7 · Ezekiel 20:25–26 · Judges 10:14 · Hosea 4:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.