Ezekiel
Ezekiel 29:18
18“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָ֗ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| Nebuchadnezzar | נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר | nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣar | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּ֠בֶל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| caused his army | חֵיל֜וֹ | ḥê·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
| to labor | הֶעֱבִ֨יד | he·‘ĕ·ḇîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| strenuously | עֲבֹדָ֤ה | ‘ă·ḇō·ḏāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5656 labour, service |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Tyre | צֹ֔ר | ṣōr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6865 Tyre |
| Every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| head | רֹ֣אשׁ | rōš | Noun - masculine singular | H7218 head |
| was made bald | מֻקְרָ֔ח | muq·rāḥ | Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular | H7139 make bald |
| and every | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| shoulder | כָּתֵ֖ף | kā·ṯêp̄ | Noun - feminine singular | H3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side |
| made raw | מְרוּטָ֑ה | mə·rū·ṭāh | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H4803 make smooth, bare, bald; scour, polish |
| But he | ל֤וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| and his army | וּלְחֵילוֹ֙ | ū·lə·ḥê·lōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
| received | הָ֨יָה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| no | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| wages | וְ֠שָׂכָר | wə·śā·ḵār | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7939 hire, wages |
| from Tyre | מִצֹּ֔ר | miṣ·ṣōr | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6865 Tyre |
| for | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the labor | הָעֲבֹדָ֖ה | hā·‘ă·ḇō·ḏāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5656 labour, service |
| they expended | עָבַ֥ד | ‘ā·ḇaḏ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| on it | עָלֶֽיהָ׃ס | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 27:6 · Jeremiah 25:9 · Ezekiel 26:7–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.