Ezekiel

Ezekiel 21:14–17

14‘So then, son of man,

prophesy and strike your hands together.

Let the sword strike two times,

even three.

It is a sword that slays,

a sword of great slaughter

closing in on every side!

15So that their hearts may melt

and many may stumble,

I have appointed at all their gates

a sword for slaughter.

Yes, it is ready to flash like lightning;

it is drawn for slaughter.

16Slash to the right;

set your blade to the left—

wherever your blade is directed.

17I too will strike My hands together,

and I will satisfy My wrath.’

I, the LORD, have spoken.”

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Ezekiel 21:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So thenוְאַתָּ֣הwə·’at·tāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
sonבֶן־ḇen-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of manאָדָ֔ם’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
prophesyהִנָּבֵ֕אhin·nā·ḇêVerb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singularH5012 prophesy
and strikeוְהַ֖ךְwə·haḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH5221 smite
your hands togetherכַּ֣ףkap̄Noun - feminine singularH3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
Let the swordחֶ֤רֶבḥe·reḇNoun - feminine singularH2719 sword
strike two timesוְתִכָּפֵ֞לwə·ṯik·kā·p̄êlConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3717 double, double over
even threeשְׁלִישִׁ֙תָה֙šə·lî·ši·ṯāhNumber - ordinal feminine singular; third person feminine singularH7992 third
Itהִ֗יאhîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
is a swordחֶ֣רֶבḥe·reḇNoun - feminine singular constructH2719 sword
slaysחֲלָלִ֔יםḥă·lā·lîmNoun - masculine pluralH2491 pierced
a swordחֶ֚רֶבḥe·reḇNoun - feminine singular constructH2719 sword
of greatהַגָּד֔וֹלhag·gā·ḏō·wlArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH1419 great
slaughterחָלָ֣לḥā·lālNoun - masculine singularH2491 pierced
closing in on every sideהַחֹדֶ֖רֶתha·ḥō·ḏe·reṯArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH2314 surround, enclose

Ezekiel 21:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So thatלְמַ֣עַן׀lə·ma·‘anConjunctionH4616 purpose, intent
their heartsלֵ֗בlêḇNoun - masculine singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
may meltלָמ֣וּגlā·mūḡPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH4127 melt
and manyוְהַרְבֵּה֙wə·har·bêhConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH7235 be, or become, much, many, great
may stumbleהַמִּכְשֹׁלִ֔יםham·miḵ·šō·lîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH4383 a stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, stumbling-block
I have appointedנָתַ֖תִּיnā·ṯat·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
atעַ֚ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
their gatesשַׁ֣עֲרֵיהֶ֔םša·‘ă·rê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH8179 gate
a swordחָ֑רֶבḥā·reḇNoun - feminine singularH2719 sword
for slaughterאִבְחַת־’iḇ·ḥaṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH19 brandishing of a sword
Yesאָ֛ח’āḥInterjectionH253 ah! alas!
it is readyעֲשׂוּיָ֥ה‘ă·śū·yāhVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularH6213 do, make
to flash like lightningלְבָרָ֖קlə·ḇā·rāqPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH1300 lightning
it is drawnמְעֻטָּ֥הmə·‘uṭ·ṭāhAdjective - feminine singularH4593 thinned, sharp
for slaughterלְטָֽבַח׃lə·ṭā·ḇaḥPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH2874 slaughtering, slaughter

Ezekiel 21:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Slashהִתְאַחֲדִ֥יhiṯ·’a·ḥă·ḏîVerb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine singularH258 unify, collect
to the rightהֵימִ֖נִיhê·mi·nîVerb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singularH3231 go to or choose the right, use the right hand
set your bladeהָשִׂ֣ימִיhā·śî·mîVerb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singularH7760 put, place, set
to the leftהַשְׂמִ֑ילִיhaś·mî·lîVerb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singularH8041 take the left
whereverאָ֖נָה’ā·nāhInterrogativeH575 where?
your bladeפָּנַ֥יִךְpā·na·yiḵNoun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singularH6440 face, before
is directedמֻעָדֽוֹת׃mu·‘ā·ḏō·wṯVerb - Hofal - Participle - feminine pluralH3259 appoint

Ezekiel 21:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Iאֲנִ֗י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
tooוְגַם־wə·ḡam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
will strikeאַכֶּ֤ה’ak·kehVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularH5221 smite
My hands togetherכַפִּי֙ḵap·pîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
and I will satisfyוַהֲנִחֹתִ֖יwa·hă·ni·ḥō·ṯîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH5117 rest
My wrathחֲמָתִ֑יḥă·mā·ṯîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH2534 heat, rage
Iאֲנִ֥י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃פdib·bar·tîVerb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularH1696 speak

Cross-references

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Ezekiel 21:14 2 Kings 24:1 · Numbers 24:10 · 2 Kings 24:10–16 · Leviticus 26:24 · Leviticus 26:21 · Ezekiel 6:11

Ezekiel 21:15 Jeremiah 17:27 · Ezekiel 21:10

Ezekiel 21:17 Ezekiel 5:13 · Ezekiel 21:14 · Ezekiel 22:13 · Zechariah 6:8

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