Ezekiel

Ezekiel 22:30

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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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

Cross-references

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Isaiah 59:16 · Jeremiah 5:1 · Psalm 106:23 · Genesis 18:23–32 · Ezekiel 13:5 · Isaiah 63:5 · Exodus 32:10–14 · Jeremiah 15:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.