Ezekiel

Ezekiel 22:27–30

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.

²⁹The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.

³⁰I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.

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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

Ezekiel 22:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The people	עַ֤ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5971 people
of the land	הָאָ֙רֶץ֙	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
have practiced	עָ֣שְׁקוּ	‘ā·šə·qū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort
extortion	עֹ֔שֶׁק	‘ō·šeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6233 oppression, extortion
and committed robbery	וְגָזְל֖וּ	wə·ḡā·zə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1497 tear away, seize, rob
They have oppressed	הוֹנ֔וּ	hō·w·nū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H3238 suppress (?), oppress, maltreat
the poor	וְעָנִ֤י	wə·‘ā·nî	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
and needy	וְאֶבְיוֹן֙	wə·’eḇ·yō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H34 in want, needy, poor
and have exploited	עָשְׁק֖וּ	‘ā·šə·qū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort
the foreign resident	הַגֵּ֥ר	hag·gêr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
without	בְּלֹ֥א	bə·lō	Preposition-b; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
justice	מִשְׁפָּֽט׃	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment

Ezekiel 22:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I searched for	וָאֲבַקֵּ֣שׁ	wā·’ă·ḇaq·qêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H1245 seek
a man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
among them	מֵהֶ֡ם	mê·hem	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
to repair	גֹּֽדֵר־	gō·ḏêr-	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1443 wall up or off, build a wall
the wall	גָּדֵר֩	gā·ḏêr	Noun - masculine singular	H1447 wall
and stand	וְעֹמֵ֨ד	wə·‘ō·mêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
in the gap	בַּפֶּ֧רֶץ	bap·pe·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6556 bursting forth, breach
before Me	לְפָנַ֛י	lə·p̄ā·nay	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
on behalf of	בְּעַ֥ד	bə·‘aḏ	Preposition	H1157 separation
the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
so that I should not	לְבִלְתִּ֣י	lə·ḇil·tî	Preposition-l	H1115 not, except
destroy it	שַׁחֲתָ֑הּ	ša·ḥă·ṯāh	Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)
But I found	מָצָֽאתִי׃	mā·ṣā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
no one	וְלֹ֖א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not