Ezekiel
Ezekiel 21:3–5
3and tell her that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am against you, and I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked. 4Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north. 5Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’
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Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Ezekiel 21:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and tell | וְאָמַרְתָּ֞ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| that this is what | כֹּ֚ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I am against you | אֵלַ֔יִךְ | ’ê·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
| and I will draw | וְהוֹצֵאתִ֥י | wə·hō·w·ṣê·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H3318 go or come out |
| My sword | חַרְבִּ֖י | ḥar·bî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H2719 sword |
| from its sheath | מִתַּעְרָ֑הּ | mit·ta‘·rāh | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H8593 razor, sheath |
| and cut off | וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י | wə·hiḵ·rat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| from you | מִמֵּ֖ךְ | mim·mêḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| both the righteous | צַדִּ֥יק | ṣad·dîq | Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| and the wicked | וְרָשָֽׁע׃ | wə·rā·šā‘ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
Ezekiel 21:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Because | יַ֛עַן | ya·‘an | Adverb | H3282 purpose, intention |
| I will cut off | הִכְרַ֥תִּי | hiḵ·rat·tî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| both the righteous | צַדִּ֣יק | ṣad·dîq | Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| and the wicked | וְרָשָׁ֑ע | wə·rā·šā‘ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| My sword | חַרְבִּ֧י | ḥar·bî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H2719 sword |
| will be | תֵּצֵ֨א | tê·ṣê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| unsheathed | מִתַּעְרָ֛הּ | mit·ta‘·rāh | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H8593 razor, sheath |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| everyone | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| from south | מִנֶּ֥גֶב | min·ne·ḡeḇ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H5045 south-country, Negeb, south |
| to north | צָפֽוֹן׃ | ṣā·p̄ō·wn | Noun - feminine singular | H6828 north |
Ezekiel 21:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| flesh | בָּשָׂ֔ר | bā·śār | Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| will know | וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ | wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| have taken | הוֹצֵ֥אתִי | hō·w·ṣê·ṯî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H3318 go or come out |
| My sword | חַרְבִּ֖י | ḥar·bî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H2719 sword |
| from its sheath | מִתַּעְרָ֑הּ | mit·ta‘·rāh | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H8593 razor, sheath |
| not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to return it | תָשׁ֖וּב | ṯā·šūḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| again | עֽוֹד׃ס | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 21:3 Job 9:22 · Ezekiel 5:8 · Jeremiah 21:13 · Ezekiel 14:21 · Ezekiel 21:9–11 · Ezekiel 5:12 · Nahum 2:13 · Ezekiel 14:17 · Nahum 3:5 · Ezekiel 21:19 · Isaiah 10:5 · Psalm 17:13
Ezekiel 21:4 Ezekiel 20:47 · Ezekiel 7:2 · Ezekiel 6:11–14
Ezekiel 21:5 Ezekiel 21:30 · Nahum 1:9 · Ezekiel 20:48 · Jeremiah 23:20 · 1 Samuel 3:12 · Deuteronomy 29:24–28 · Numbers 14:21–23 · Isaiah 55:11 · Isaiah 45:23 · 1 Kings 9:7–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.