Ezekiel

Ezekiel 27:3–4

3Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says:

You have said, O Tyre,

‘I am perfect in beauty.’

4Your borders are in the heart of the seas;

your builders perfected your beauty.

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Ezekiel 27:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣wə·’ā·mar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Tyreלְצ֗וֹרlə·ṣō·wrPreposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singularH6865 Tyre
who dwellsהַיֹּשַׁבְתִּיhay·yō·šaḇ·tīArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
atעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the gatewayמְבוֹאֹ֣תmə·ḇō·w·’ōṯNoun - masculine plural constructH3997 a haven
to the seaיָ֔םyāmNoun - masculine singularH3220 sea
merchantרֹכֶ֙לֶת֙rō·ḵe·leṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH7402 go about, from one to another
of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםhā·‘am·mîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5971 people
onאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
manyרַבִּ֑יםrab·bîmAdjective - masculine pluralH7227 much, many, great
coastsאִיִּ֖ים’î·yîmNoun - masculine pluralH339 coast, region
that this is whatכֹּ֤הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
saysאָמַר֙’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Youאַ֣תְּ’atPronoun - second person feminine singularH859 thou
have saidאָמַ֔רְתְּ’ā·martVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularH559 utter, say
O Tyreצ֕וֹרṣō·wrNoun - proper - feminine singularH6865 Tyre
Iאֲנִ֖י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
am perfectכְּלִ֥ילַתkə·lî·laṯAdjective - feminine singular constructH3632 entire, whole, holocaust
in beautyיֹֽפִי׃yō·p̄îNoun - masculine singularH3308 beauty

Ezekiel 27:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Your bordersגְּבוּלָ֑יִךְgə·ḇū·lā·yiḵNoun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singularH1366 border, boundary, territory
are in the heartבְּלֵ֥בbə·lêḇPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
of the seasיַמִּ֖יםyam·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH3220 sea
your buildersבֹּנַ֕יִךְbō·na·yiḵVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singularH1129 build
perfectedכָּלְל֖וּkā·lə·lūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3634 complete, perfect
your beautyיָפְיֵֽךְ׃yā·p̄ə·yêḵNoun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singularH3308 beauty

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.