Ezekiel
Ezekiel 26:17
17Then they will lament for you, saying,
“How you have perished, O city of renown
inhabited by seafaring men—
she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people,
who imposed terror on all peoples!c
Footnotes
- c 26:17 Or on all her inhabitants
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then they will lament | וְנָשְׂא֨וּ | wə·nā·śə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| for you | עָלַ֤יִךְ | ‘ā·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| saying | וְאָ֣מְרוּ | wə·’ā·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| How | אֵ֣יךְ | ’êḵ | Interjection | H349 How? |
| you have perished | אָבַ֔דְתְּ | ’ā·ḇaḏt | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H6 perish |
| O city | הָעִ֣יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| of renown | הַהֻלָּ֗לָה | ha·hul·lā·lāh | Article; Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1984 shine |
| inhabited | נוֹשֶׁ֖בֶת | nō·wō·še·ḇeṯ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| by seafaring | מִיַּמִּ֑ים | mî·yam·mîm | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural | H3220 sea |
| she who | אֲשֶׁר֩ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| was | הָיְתָ֨ה | hā·yə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| powerful | חֲזָקָ֤ה | ḥă·zā·qāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2389 strong, stout, mighty |
| on the sea | בַיָּם֙ | ḇay·yām | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| along with her people | וְיֹשְׁבֶ֔יהָ | wə·yō·šə·ḇe·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| who | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| imposed | נָתְנ֥וּ | nā·ṯə·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| terror | חִתִּיתָ֖ם | ḥit·tî·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H2851 terror |
| on all | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| peoples | יוֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃ | yō·wō·šə·ḇe·hā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 14:12 · Ezekiel 19:1 · 2 Samuel 1:25–27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.