Ezekiel
Ezekiel 22:29
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 22:7 · Exodus 23:9 · Psalm 94:6 · Exodus 22:21 · Jeremiah 5:31 · Isaiah 5:7 · Leviticus 19:33 · Isaiah 10:2 · Amos 3:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.