Ezekiel

Ezekiel 24:6–9

⁶Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says:

‘Woe to the city of bloodshed,

to the pot now rusted,

whose rust will not come off!

Empty it piece by piece;

cast no lots for its contents.^a

⁷For the blood she shed is still within her;

she poured it out on the bare rock;

she did not pour it on the ground

to cover it with dust.

⁸In order to stir up wrath

and take vengeance,

I have placed her blood on the bare rock,

so that it would not be covered.’

⁹Yes, this is what the Lord GOD says:

‘Woe to the city of bloodshed!

I, too, will pile the kindling high.

Footnotes

a 24:6 Or let no lot fall upon it

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Ezekiel 24:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֞ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
this is what	כֹּה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהֹוִ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר׀	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Woe	אוֹי֮	’ō·w	Interjection	H188 woe!
to the city	עִ֣יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
of bloodshed	הַדָּמִים֒	had·dā·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1818 blood
to the pot	סִ֚יר	sîr	Noun - common singular	H5518 pot
now rusted	חֶלְאָתָ֣ה	ḥel·’ā·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H2457 rust
whose rust	וְחֶ֨לְאָתָ֔הּ	wə·ḥel·’ā·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H2457 rust
will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
come off	יָצְאָ֖ה	yā·ṣə·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
Empty	הוֹצִיאָ֔הּ	hō·w·ṣî·’āh	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
it piece	לִנְתָחֶ֤יהָ	lin·ṯā·ḥe·hā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5409 piece
by piece	לִנְתָחֶ֙יהָ֙	lin·ṯā·ḥe·hā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5409 piece
cast	נָפַ֥ל	nā·p̄al	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
lots	גּוֹרָֽל׃	gō·w·rāl	Noun - masculine singular	H1486 lot
for its contents	עָלֶ֖יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height

Ezekiel 24:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the blood she shed	דָמָהּ֙	ḏā·māh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1818 blood
is	הָיָ֔ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
still within her	בְּתוֹכָ֣הּ	bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8432 midst
she poured it out	שָׂמָ֑תְהוּ	śā·mā·ṯə·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the bare	צְחִ֥יחַ	ṣə·ḥî·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6706 shining, glaring, surface
rock	סֶ֖לַע	se·la‘	Noun - masculine singular	H5553 crag, cliff
she did not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pour	שְׁפָכַ֙תְהוּ֙	šə·p̄ā·ḵaṯ·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H8210 pour out, pour
it on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the ground	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
to cover	לְכַסּ֥וֹת	lə·ḵas·sō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H3680 cover
it with dust	עָפָֽר׃	‘ā·p̄ār	Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust

Ezekiel 24:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In order to stir up	לְהַעֲל֤וֹת	lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
wrath	חֵמָה֙	ḥê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2534 heat, rage
and take vengeance	לִנְקֹ֣ם	lin·qōm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5358 avenge, take vengeance
I have placed	נָתַ֥תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
her blood	דָּמָ֖הּ	dā·māh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1818 blood
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the bare	צְחִ֣יחַ	ṣə·ḥî·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6706 shining, glaring, surface
rock	סָ֑לַע	sā·la‘	Noun - masculine singular	H5553 crag, cliff
so that it would not	לְבִלְתִּ֖י	lə·ḇil·tî	Preposition-l	H1115 not, except
be covered	הִכָּסֽוֹת׃פ	hik·kā·sō·wṯ	Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H3680 cover

Ezekiel 24:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yes	לָכֵ֗ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
this is what	כֹּ֤ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
says	אָמַר֙	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Woe	א֖וֹי	’ō·w	Interjection	H188 woe!
to the city	עִ֣יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
of bloodshed	הַדָּמִ֑ים	had·dā·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1818 blood
I	אֲנִ֖י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
too	אֲנִ֖י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will pile the kindling	הַמְּדוּרָֽה׃	ham·mə·ḏū·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4071 pile
high	אַגְדִּ֥יל	’aḡ·dîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1431 grow up, become great