Ezekiel

Ezekiel 3:16–17

¹⁶At the end of seven days the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ¹⁷“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.

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Ezekiel 3:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At the end	מִקְצֵ֖ה	miq·ṣêh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7097 end, extremity
of seven	שִׁבְעַ֣ת	šiḇ·‘aṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7651 seven
days	יָמִ֑ים פ	yå̄·mīm p̄	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
the word	דְבַר־	ḏə·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
came	וַיְהִ֕י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to me	אֵלַ֥י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
saying	לֵאמֹֽר׃	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say

Ezekiel 3:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of man	אָדָ֕ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
I have made	נְתַתִּ֖יךָ	nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
you a watchman	צֹפֶ֥ה	ṣō·p̄eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch
for the house	לְבֵ֣ית	lə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Whenever you hear	וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤	wə·šā·ma‘·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
a word	דָּבָ֔ר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
from	מִמֶּֽנִּי׃	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
My mouth	מִפִּי֙	mip·pî	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6310 mouth
give them a warning	וְהִזְהַרְתָּ֥	wə·hiz·har·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H2094 be light, shining
from Me	אוֹתָ֖ם	’ō·w·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative

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Ezekiel 3:17 Isaiah 52:8 · 2 Chronicles 19:10 · Hebrews 13:17 · Colossians 1:28 · Jeremiah 6:17 · Isaiah 62:6 · Habakkuk 2:1 · Isaiah 58:1 · Isaiah 21:11–12 · 2 Corinthians 5:20 · Ezekiel 33:2–9 · 1 Corinthians 4:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.