Ezekiel

Ezekiel 22:24–27

²⁴“Son of man, say to her, ‘In the day of indignation, you are a land that has not been cleansed, upon which no rain has fallen.’

²⁵The conspiracy of the princes^b in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.

²⁶Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.

²⁷Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.

Footnotes

b 22:25 LXX; Hebrew prophets

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Ezekiel 22:24

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
say	אֱמָר־	’ĕ·mār-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to her	לָ֕הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
In the day	בְּי֥וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of indignation	זָֽעַם׃	zā·‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H2195 indignation
you	אַ֣תְּ	’at	Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
are a land	אֶ֔רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that has not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
been cleansed	מְטֹהָרָ֖ה	mə·ṭō·hā·rāh	Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular	H2891 be clean, pure
upon which	הִ֑יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
rain has fallen	גֻשְׁמָ֖הּ	ḡuš·māh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1656

Ezekiel 22:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The conspiracy	קֶ֤שֶׁר	qe·šer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7195 conspiracy
of the princes	נְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙	nə·ḇî·’e·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
in her midst	בְּתוֹכָ֔הּ	bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8432 midst
is like a roaring	שׁוֹאֵ֖ג	šō·w·’êḡ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7580 roar
lion	כַּאֲרִ֥י	ka·’ă·rî	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
tearing	טֹ֣רֵֽף	ṭō·rêp̄	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2963 tear, rend, pluck
its prey	טָ֑רֶף	ṭā·rep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H2964 prey, food; leaf
They devour	אָכָ֗לוּ	’ā·ḵā·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H398 eat
the people	נֶ֣פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
seize	יִקָּ֔חוּ	yiq·qā·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
the treasures	חֹ֤סֶן	ḥō·sen	Noun - masculine singular	H2633 wealth, treasure
and precious things	וִיקָר֙	wî·qār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3366 preciousness, price, honour
and multiply	הִרְבּ֥וּ	hir·bū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
the widows	אַלְמְנוֹתֶ֖יהָ	’al·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H490 widow
within her	בְתוֹכָֽהּ׃	ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8432 midst

Ezekiel 22:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Her priests	כֹּהֲנֶ֜יהָ	kō·hă·ne·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H3548 priest
do violence to	חָמְס֣וּ	ḥā·mə·sū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2554 treat violently, wrong
My law	תוֹרָתִי֮	ṯō·w·rā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
and profane	וַיְחַלְּל֣וּ	way·ḥal·lə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2490 bore, pierce
My holy things	קָדָשַׁי֒	qā·ḏā·šay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
They make no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
distinction	הִבְדִּ֔ילוּ	hiḇ·dî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H914 be divided, separate
between	בֵּֽין־	bên-	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the holy	קֹ֤דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
and the common	לְחֹל֙	lə·ḥōl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H2455 profaneness, commonness
and they fail	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to distinguish	הוֹדִ֑יעוּ	hō·w·ḏî·‘ū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H3045 know
between	וּבֵין־	ū·ḇên-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the clean	לְטָה֖וֹר	lə·ṭā·hō·wr	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular	H2889 clean, pure
and the unclean	הַטָּמֵ֥א	haṭ·ṭā·mê	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2931 unclean
They disregard	הֶעְלִ֣ימוּ	he‘·lî·mū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H5956 conceal
My Sabbaths	וּמִשַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙	ū·mi·šab·bə·ṯō·w·ṯay	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular	H7676 Sabbath
so that I am profaned	וָאֵחַ֖ל	wā·’ê·ḥal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H2490 bore, pierce
among them	בְּתוֹכָֽם׃	bə·ṯō·w·ḵām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8432 midst

Ezekiel 22:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Her officials	שָׂרֶ֣יהָ	śā·re·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
within her	בְקִרְבָּ֔הּ	ḇə·qir·bāh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7130 inward part, midst
are like wolves	כִּזְאֵבִ֖ים	kiz·’ê·ḇîm	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural	H2061 wolf
tearing	טֹ֣רְפֵי	ṭō·rə·p̄ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H2963 tear, rend, pluck
their prey	טָ֑רֶף	ṭā·rep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H2964 prey, food; leaf
shedding	לִשְׁפָּךְ־	liš·pāḵ-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8210 pour out, pour
blood	דָּם֙	dām	Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood
and destroying	לְאַבֵּ֣ד	lə·’ab·bêḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H6 perish
lives	נְפָשׁ֔וֹת	nə·p̄ā·šō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
for	לְמַ֖עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
dishonest gain	בְּצֹ֥עַ	bə·ṣō·a‘	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1214 cut off, break off, gain by violence