Ezekiel
Ezekiel 21:9–10
9“Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says:
‘A sword, a sword,
sharpened and polished —
10it is sharpened for the slaughter,
polished to flash like lightning!
Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son?
The sword despises every such stick.
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Ezekiel 21:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָ֕ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| prophesy | הִנָּבֵא֙ | hin·nā·ḇê | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5012 prophesy |
| and tell them | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| that this is what | כֹּ֖ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֑י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| says | וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| A sword | חֶ֥רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| a sword | חֶ֛רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| sharpened | הוּחַ֖דָּה | hū·ḥad·dāh | Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H2300 be sharp, keen |
| and | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| polished | מְרוּטָֽה׃ | mə·rū·ṭāh | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H4803 make smooth, bare, bald; scour, polish |
Ezekiel 21:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| it is sharpened | הוּחַ֔דָּה | hū·ḥad·dāh | Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H2300 be sharp, keen |
| for | לְמַ֨עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| the slaughter | טֶ֙בַח֙ | ṭe·ḇaḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H2874 slaughtering, slaughter |
| polished | מֹרָ֑טָּה | mō·rāṭ·ṭāh | Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H4803 make smooth, bare, bald; scour, polish |
| to flash like lightning | בָּ֖רָק | bā·rāq | Noun - masculine singular | H1300 lightning |
| Should we rejoice | נָשִׂ֔ישׂ | nā·śîś | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H7797 exult, rejoice |
| in the scepter | שֵׁ֥בֶט | šê·ḇeṭ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| of My son | בְּנִ֖י | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| The sword despises | מֹאֶ֥סֶת | mō·’e·seṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct | H3988 reject |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| such stick | עֵֽץ׃ | ‘êṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 21:9 Ezekiel 21:28 · Isaiah 34:5–6 · Ezekiel 21:3
Ezekiel 21:10 Psalm 110:5–6 · Ezekiel 20:47
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.