Ezekiel

Ezekiel 24:16–19

16“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow. 17Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.”

18So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded.

19Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”

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Ezekiel 24:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of manאָדָ֕ם’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
beholdהִנְנִ֨יhin·nîInterjection; first person common singularH2005 lo! behold
I am about to take awayלֹקֵ֧חַlō·qê·aḥVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3947 take
the desireמַחְמַ֥דmaḥ·maḏNoun - masculine singular constructH4261 desire, desirable thing
of your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ‘ê·ne·ḵāNoun - cdc; second person masculine singularH5869 eye
with a fatal blowבְּמַגֵּפָ֑הbə·mag·gê·p̄āhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH4046 blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence
But you must notוְלֹ֤אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
mournתִסְפֹּד֙ṯis·pōḏVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5594 wail, lament
or weepתִבְכֶּ֔הṯiḇ·kehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH1058 weep, bewail
or let your tearsדִּמְעָתֶֽךָ׃dim·‘ā·ṯe·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1832 tears
flowתָב֖וֹאṯā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go

Ezekiel 24:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Groanהֵאָנֵ֣ק׀hê·’ā·nêqVerb - Nifal - Infinitive constructH602 cry, groan
quietlyדֹּ֗םdōmVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH1826 be or grow dumb, silent, still
do notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
mournאֵ֣בֶל’ê·ḇelNoun - masculine singularH60 mourning
for the deadמֵתִים֙mê·ṯîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH4191 die
Putחֲב֣וֹשׁḥă·ḇō·wōšVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH2280 bind, bind on, bind up
onעָלֶ֔יךָ‘ā·le·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH5921 height
your turbanפְאֵֽרְךָ֙p̄ə·’ê·rə·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6287 head-dress, turban
and strapתָּשִׂ֣יםtā·śîmVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
your sandalsוּנְעָלֶ֖יךָū·nə·‘ā·le·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singularH5275 sandal, shoe
on your feetבְּרַגְלֶ֑יךָbə·raḡ·le·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singularH7272 foot
do notוְלֹ֤אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
coverתַעְטֶה֙ṯa‘·ṭehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5844 wrap oneself, enwrap envelop oneself
lipsשָׂפָ֔םśā·p̄āmNoun - masculine singularH8222 moustache
or eatתֹאכֵֽל׃ṯō·ḵêlVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH398 eat
the breadוְלֶ֥חֶםwə·le·ḥemConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3899 bread, food
of mournersאֲנָשִׁ֖ים’ă·nā·šîmNoun - masculine pluralH582 man, mankind

Ezekiel 24:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So I spokeוָאֲדַבֵּ֤רwā·’ă·ḏab·bêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH1696 speak
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the peopleהָעָם֙hā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרbab·bō·qerPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1242 morning
and in the eveningבָּעָ֑רֶבbā·‘ā·reḇPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH6153 (sun)set, evening
my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י’iš·tîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH802 woman, wife, female
diedוַתָּ֥מָתwat·tā·māṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH4191 die
And the next morningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרbab·bō·qerPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1242 morning
I didוָאַ֥עַשׂwā·’a·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH6213 do, make
asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
I had been commandedצֻוֵּֽיתִי׃ṣuw·wê·ṯîVerb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order

Ezekiel 24:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the peopleהָעָ֑םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
asked meוַיֹּאמְר֥וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Won’tהֲלֹֽא־hă·lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
you tellתַגִּ֥ידṯag·gîḏVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5046 be conspicuous
usלָ֙נוּ֙lā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
whatמָה־māh-InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
theseאֵ֣לֶּה’êl·lehPronoun - common pluralH428 these
youאַתָּ֖ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
are doingעֹשֶֽׂה׃‘ō·śehVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH6213 do, make
mean to usלָּ֔נוּlā·nūPreposition; first person common plural

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Ezekiel 24:16 Jeremiah 22:10 · Jeremiah 13:17 · Ezekiel 24:18 · 1 Thessalonians 4:13 · Song of Solomon 7:10

Ezekiel 24:17 Hosea 9:4 · 2 Samuel 15:30 · Leviticus 10:6 · Jeremiah 16:4–7 · Leviticus 21:10

Ezekiel 24:19 Ezekiel 12:9 · Ezekiel 37:18

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