Ezekiel

Ezekiel 21:12

¹²Cry out and wail,

O son of man,

for the sword is wielded against My people;

it is against all the princes of Israel!

They are tossed to the sword with My people;

therefore strike your thigh.^a

Footnotes

a 21:12 Or beat your breast

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Cry out	זְעַ֤ק	zə·‘aq	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H2199 cry, cry out, call
and wail	וְהֵילֵל֙	wə·hê·lêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H3213 howl, make a howling
O son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of man	אָדָ֔ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
is wielded	הָיתָ֣ה	hå̄y·ṯå̄h	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
against My people	בְעַמִּ֔י	ḇə·‘am·mî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
it	הִ֖יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
is against all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the princes	נְשִׂיאֵ֣י	nə·śî·’ê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5387 one lifted up
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
They are	הָי֣וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
tossed	מְגוּרֵ֤י	mə·ḡū·rê	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct	H4048 cast, throw, toss
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the sword	חֶ֙רֶב֙	ḥe·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
My people	עַמִּ֔י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
therefore	לָכֵ֖ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
strike	סְפֹ֥ק	sə·p̄ōq	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5606 clap, be enough, vomit
your thigh	יָרֵֽךְ׃	yā·rêḵ	Noun - feminine singular	H3409 thigh, loin, side, base

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Ezekiel 21:6 · Joel 1:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.