Ezekiel

Ezekiel 26:4–5

⁴They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and make her a bare rock. ⁵She will become a place to spread nets in the sea, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD. She will become plunder for the nations,

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Ezekiel 26:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They will destroy	וְשִׁחֲת֞וּ	wə·ši·ḥă·ṯū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7843 go to ruin (?)
the walls	חֹמ֣וֹת	ḥō·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H2346 wall
of Tyre	צֹ֗ר	ṣōr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6865 Tyre
and demolish	וְהָֽרְסוּ֙	wə·hā·rə·sū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H2040 throw down, break or tear down
her towers	מִגְדָּלֶ֔יהָ	miḡ·dā·le·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H4026 tower
I will scrape	וְסִֽחֵיתִ֥י	wə·si·ḥê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5500 scrape
the soil	עֲפָרָ֖הּ	‘ă·p̄ā·rāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
from her	מִמֶּ֑נָּה	mim·men·nāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
and make	וְנָתַתִּ֥י	wə·nā·ṯat·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
her	אוֹתָ֖הּ	’ō·w·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
a bare	לִצְחִ֥יחַ	liṣ·ḥî·aḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6706 shining, glaring, surface
rock	סָֽלַע׃	sā·la‘	Noun - masculine singular	H5553 crag, cliff

Ezekiel 26:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
She will become	תִּֽהְיֶה֙	tih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a place	בְּת֣וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
to spread	מִשְׁטַ֨ח	miš·ṭaḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4894 id.
nets	חֲרָמִ֤ים	ḥă·rā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2764 devoted thing
in the sea	הַיָּ֔ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
for	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
have spoken	דִבַּ֔רְתִּי	ḏib·bar·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
declares	נְאֻ֖ם	nə·’um	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
She will become	וְהָיְתָ֥ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
plunder	לְבַ֖ז	lə·ḇaz	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H957 spoiling, robbery; spoil, booty
for the nations	לַגּוֹיִֽם׃	lag·gō·w·yim	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people

Cross-references

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Ezekiel 26:4 Amos 1:10 · Isaiah 23:11 · Ezekiel 26:9

Ezekiel 26:5 Ezekiel 29:19 · Ezekiel 25:7 · Ezekiel 26:19 · Ezekiel 47:10 · Ezekiel 27:32

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.