Ezekiel

Ezekiel 28:7

⁷behold, I will bring foreigners against you,

the most ruthless of nations.

They will draw their swords

against the beauty of your wisdom

and will defile your splendor.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
behold	הִנְנִ֨י	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
I will bring	מֵבִ֤יא	mê·ḇî	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
foreigners	זָרִ֔ים	zā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2114 be a stranger
against you	עָלֶ֙יךָ֙	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height
the most ruthless	עָרִיצֵ֖י	‘ā·rî·ṣê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H6184 awe-inspiring, terror-striking
of nations	גּוֹיִ֑ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
They will draw	וְהֵרִ֤יקוּ	wə·hê·rî·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7324 make empty, empty out
their swords	חַרְבוֹתָם֙	ḥar·ḇō·w·ṯām	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H2719 sword
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the beauty	יְפִ֣י	yə·p̄î	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3308 beauty
of your wisdom	חָכְמָתֶ֔ךָ	ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2451 wisdom
and will defile	וְחִלְּל֖וּ	wə·ḥil·lə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H2490 bore, pierce
your splendor	יִפְעָתֶֽךָ׃	yip̄·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3314 brightness, splendour

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ezekiel 31:12 · Ezekiel 32:12 · Ezekiel 30:11 · Habakkuk 1:6–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.