Ezekiel

Ezekiel 24:16

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.

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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

Cross-references

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.