Ezekiel
Ezekiel 29:4
4But I will put hooks in your jaws
and cause the fish of your streams
to cling to your scales.
I will haul you up out of your rivers,
and all the fish of your streams
will cling to your scales.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But I will put | וְנָתַתִּ֤י | wə·nā·ṯat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| hooks | חַחִיִּים | ḥa·ḥī·yīm | Noun - masculine plural | H2397 hook, ring, fetter |
| in your jaws | בִּלְחָיֶ֔יךָ | bil·ḥā·ye·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular | H3895 jaw, cheek |
| and cause | וְהִדְבַּקְתִּ֥י | wə·hiḏ·baq·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H1692 cling, cleave, keep close |
| the fish | דְגַת־ | ḏə·ḡaṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1710 fish |
| of your streams | יְאֹרֶ֖יךָ | yə·’ō·re·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2975 stream |
| to cling to your scales | בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֑יךָ | bə·qaś·qə·śō·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H7193 scale |
| I will haul you up | וְהַעֲלִיתִ֙יךָ֙ | wə·ha·‘ă·lî·ṯî·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| out of | מִתּ֣וֹךְ | mit·tō·wḵ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| your rivers | יְאֹרֶ֔יךָ | yə·’ō·re·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2975 stream |
| and | וְאֵת֙ | wə·’êṯ | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the fish | דְּגַ֣ת | də·ḡaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1710 fish |
| of your streams | יְאֹרֶ֔יךָ | yə·’ō·re·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2975 stream |
| will cling | תִּדְבָּֽק׃ | tiḏ·bāq | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1692 cling, cleave, keep close |
| to your scales | בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֖יךָ | bə·qaś·qə·śō·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H7193 scale |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.