Ezekiel
Ezekiel 29:3
3Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says:
Behold, I am against you,
O Pharaoh king of Egypt,
O great monster who lies
among his rivers,
who says, ‘The Nile is mine;
I made it myself.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speak | דַּבֵּ֨ר | dab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to him and tell him | וְאָמַרְתָּ֜ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| that this is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר׀ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Behold | הִנְנִ֤י | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| I am against you | עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| O Pharaoh | פַּרְעֹ֣ה | par·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֔יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| O great | הַגָּד֔וֹל | hag·gā·ḏō·wl | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| monster | הַתַּנִּים֙ | hat·tan·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster |
| who lies | הָרֹבֵ֖ץ | hā·rō·ḇêṣ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7257 stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out |
| among | בְּת֣וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| his rivers | יְאֹרָ֑יו | yə·’ō·rāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H2975 stream |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| says | אָמַ֛ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| The Nile is mine | יְאֹרִ֖י | yə·’ō·rî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2975 stream |
| I | וַאֲנִ֥י | wa·’ă·nî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| made it myself | עֲשִׂיתִֽנִי׃ | ‘ă·śî·ṯi·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 27:1 · Ezekiel 32:2 · Jeremiah 44:30 · Ezekiel 29:9–10 · Deuteronomy 8:17 · Ezekiel 28:22 · Revelation 12:3–4 · Psalm 74:13–14 · Nahum 1:6 · Daniel 4:30–31 · Isaiah 10:13–14 · Ezekiel 28:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.