Ezekiel
Ezekiel 29:10
10therefore I am against you and against your rivers. I will turn the land of Egypt into a ruin, a desolate wasteland from Migdol to Syene, and as far as the border of Cush.b
Footnotes
- b 29:10 That is, the upper Nile region
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| therefore | לָכֵ֛ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| I am | הִנְנִ֥י | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| against you | אֵלֶ֖יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| and against | וְאֶל־ | wə·’el- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H413 motion to |
| your rivers | יְאֹרֶ֑יךָ | yə·’ō·re·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2975 stream |
| I will turn | וְנָתַתִּ֞י | wə·nā·ṯat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| the land | אֶ֣רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֗יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| into a ruin | לְחָרְבוֹת֙ | lə·ḥā·rə·ḇō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct | H2723 waste, desolation, ruin |
| a desolate | שְׁמָמָ֔ה | šə·mā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H8077 a devastation, waste |
| wasteland | חֹ֣רֶב | ḥō·reḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2721 dryness, drought, heat |
| from Migdol | מִמִּגְדֹּ֥ל | mim·miḡ·dōl | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4024 tower |
| to Syene | סְוֵנֵ֖ה | sə·wê·nêh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5482 Seven |
| and as far as | וְעַד־ | wə·‘aḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the border | גְּב֥וּל | gə·ḇūl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1366 border, boundary, territory |
| of Cush | כּֽוּשׁ׃ | kūš | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3568 Cush |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.