Ezekiel
Ezekiel 20:8–9
8But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt. 9But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
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Ezekiel 20:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But they rebelled | וַיַּמְרוּ־ | way·yam·rū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious |
| against Me | בִ֗י | ḇî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| and refused | וְלֹ֤א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to listen | לִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ | liš·mō·a‘ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8085 hear |
| None of them | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| cast away | הִשְׁלִ֔יכוּ | hiš·lî·ḵū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| the abominations | שִׁקּוּצֵ֤י | šiq·qū·ṣê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8251 detested thing |
| before their eyes | עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ | ‘ê·nê·hem | Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural | H5869 eye |
| and they did not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| forsake | עָזָ֑בוּ | ‘ā·zā·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| the idols | גִּלּוּלֵ֥י | gil·lū·lê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1544 idols |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֖יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| So I resolved | וָאֹמַ֞ר | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| to pour out | לִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְ | liš·pōḵ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8210 pour out, pour |
| 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 | לְכַלּ֤וֹת | lə·ḵal·lō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| My anger | אַפִּי֙ | ’ap·pî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| against them | בָּהֶ֔ם | bā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| in | בְּת֖וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the land | אֶ֥רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
Ezekiel 20:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But I acted | וָאַ֙עַשׂ֙ | 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 | שְׁמִ֔י | šə·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8034 name |
| that it should not | לְבִלְתִּ֥י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| be profaned | הֵחֵ֛ל | hê·ḥêl | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H2490 bore, pierce |
| in the eyes | לְעֵינֵ֥י | lə·‘ê·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| of the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֖ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| among whom | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| they were living | הֵ֣מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| in whose | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| sight | לְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם | lə·‘ê·nê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural | H5869 eye |
| I had revealed Myself | נוֹדַ֤עְתִּי | nō·w·ḏa‘·tî | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| to | אֲלֵיהֶם֙ | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| by bringing them | לְהוֹצִיאָ֖ם | lə·hō·w·ṣî·’ām | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| out of the land | מֵאֶ֥רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 20:8 Isaiah 63:10 · Ezekiel 20:7 · Ezekiel 5:13 · Ezekiel 7:8 · Ezekiel 20:21 · Deuteronomy 9:7 · Ezekiel 20:13 · Exodus 32:4–6
Ezekiel 20:9 Ezekiel 39:7 · Ezekiel 20:22 · Ezekiel 36:21–22 · Ezekiel 20:14 · Exodus 32:12 · 1 Samuel 4:8 · Deuteronomy 9:28 · 1 Samuel 12:22 · Deuteronomy 32:26–27 · Joshua 9:9–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.