Ezekiel
Ezekiel 22:27–28
27Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
28Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.
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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 |
Ezekiel 22:28
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Her prophets | וּנְבִיאֶ֗יהָ | ū·nə·ḇî·’e·hā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| whitewash | תָּפֵ֔ל | tā·p̄êl | Adjective - masculine singular | H8602 tasteless, unseasoned |
| by false | שָׁ֔וְא | šāw | Noun - masculine singular | H7723 emptiness, vanity |
| visions | חֹזִ֣ים | ḥō·zîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H2372 see, behold |
| and lying | כָּזָ֑ב | kā·zāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3577 lie, falsehood, deceptive thing |
| divinations | וְקֹסְמִ֥ים | wə·qō·sə·mîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7080 practise divination |
| saying | אֹמְרִ֗ים | ’ō·mə·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| This is what | כֹּ֤ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| when the LORD | וַֽיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| spoken | דִבֵּֽר׃ | ḏib·bêr | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 22:27 Ezekiel 22:13 · Ezekiel 22:6 · Isaiah 1:23
Ezekiel 22:28 Ezekiel 13:6–7 · Ezekiel 13:10–16 · Jeremiah 23:25–32 · Isaiah 30:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.