Ezekiel
Ezekiel 21:14
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!
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So then | וְאַתָּ֣ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָ֔ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| prophesy | הִנָּבֵ֕א | hin·nā·ḇê | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5012 prophesy |
| and strike | וְהַ֖ךְ | wə·haḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| your hands together | כַּ֣ף | kap̄ | Noun - feminine singular | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| Let the sword | חֶ֤רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| strike two times | וְתִכָּפֵ֞ל | wə·ṯik·kā·p̄êl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3717 double, double over |
| even three | שְׁלִישִׁ֙תָה֙ | šə·lî·ši·ṯāh | Number - ordinal feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H7992 third |
| It | הִ֗יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is a sword | חֶ֣רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2719 sword |
| slays | חֲלָלִ֔ים | ḥă·lā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2491 pierced |
| a sword | חֶ֚רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2719 sword |
| of great | הַגָּד֔וֹל | hag·gā·ḏō·wl | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| slaughter | חָלָ֣ל | ḥā·lāl | Noun - masculine singular | H2491 pierced |
| closing in on every side | הַחֹדֶ֖רֶת | ha·ḥō·ḏe·reṯ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H2314 surround, enclose |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Kings 24:1 · Numbers 24:10 · 2 Kings 24:10–16 · Leviticus 26:24 · Leviticus 26:21 · Ezekiel 6:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.