Ezekiel
Ezekiel 22:7
7Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father | אָ֤ב | ’āḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H1 father |
| and mother | וָאֵם֙ | wā·’êm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H517 mother |
| are treated with contempt | הֵקַ֣לּוּ | hê·qal·lū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H7043 be slight, swift, trifling |
| Within your walls | בָ֔ךְ | ḇāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| the foreign resident | לַגֵּ֛ר | lag·gêr | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1616 sojourner |
| is exploited | עָשׂ֥וּ | ‘ā·śū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| the fatherless | יָת֥וֹם | yā·ṯō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3490 orphan |
| and the widow | וְאַלְמָנָ֖ה | wə·’al·mā·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H490 widow |
| are oppressed | ה֥וֹנוּ | hō·w·nū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H3238 suppress (?), oppress, maltreat |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 27:16 · Exodus 22:21–22 · Leviticus 20:9 · Mark 7:10 · Malachi 3:5 · Zechariah 7:10 · Jeremiah 7:6 · Matthew 15:4–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.