Ezekiel
Ezekiel 21:3
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.