Ezekiel

Ezekiel 21:21–22

²¹For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver.

²²In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall.

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Ezekiel 21:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the king	מֶלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֜ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
stands	עָמַ֨ד	‘ā·maḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
at	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the fork	אֵ֣ם	’êm	Noun - feminine singular construct	H517 mother
in the road	הַדֶּ֗רֶךְ	had·de·reḵ	Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
at the junction	בְּרֹ֛אשׁ	bə·rōš	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
of the two	שְׁנֵ֥י	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
roads	הַדְּרָכִ֖ים	had·də·rā·ḵîm	Article; Noun - common plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to seek	לִקְסָם־	liq·sām-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7080 practise divination
an omen	קָ֑סֶם	qā·sem	Noun - masculine singular	H7081 divination
He shakes	קִלְקַ֤ל	qil·qal	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
the arrows	בַּֽחִצִּים֙	ba·ḥiṣ·ṣîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2671 arrow
he consults	שָׁאַ֣ל	šā·’al	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
the idols	בַּתְּרָפִ֔ים	bat·tə·rā·p̄îm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8655 Teraphim
he examines	רָאָ֖ה	rā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
the liver	בַּכָּבֵֽד׃	bak·kā·ḇêḏ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3516 liver

Ezekiel 21:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In his right hand	בִּֽימִינ֞וֹ	bî·mî·nōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3225 right hand
appears	הָיָ֣ה׀	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the portent	הַקֶּ֣סֶם	haq·qe·sem	Article; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7081 divination
for Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
where he is to set up	לָשׂ֤וּם	lā·śūm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7760 put, place, set
battering rams	כָּרִים֙	kā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3733 basket-saddle
to call for	לִפְתֹּ֤חַ	lip̄·tō·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6605 open
the slaughter	בְּרֶ֔צַח	bə·re·ṣaḥ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7524 shattering
to lift	לְהָרִ֥ים	lə·hā·rîm	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
a battle cry	ק֖וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
to direct	לָשׂ֤וּם	lā·śūm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7760 put, place, set
the battering rams	כָּרִים֙	kā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3733 basket-saddle
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the gates	שְׁעָרִ֔ים	šə·‘ā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8179 gate
to build	לִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ	liš·pōḵ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8210 pour out, pour
a ramp	סֹלְלָ֖ה	sō·lə·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5550 mound
and to erect	לִבְנ֥וֹת	liḇ·nō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1129 build
a siege wall	דָּיֵֽק׃	dā·yêq	Noun - masculine singular	H1785 bulwark, siege-wall

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Ezekiel 21:21 Proverbs 16:33 · Judges 17:5 · Judges 18:20 · Genesis 31:30 · Genesis 31:19 · Acts 16:16

Ezekiel 21:22 Ezekiel 4:2 · Ezekiel 26:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.