Ezekiel

Ezekiel 31:15

¹⁵This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘On the day it was brought down to Sheol, I caused mourning. I covered the deep because of it; I held back its rivers; its abundant waters were restrained. I made Lebanon mourn for it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
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	אָמַ֞ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
On the day	בְּי֨וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
it was brought down	רִדְתּ֤וֹ	riḏ·tōw	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to Sheol	שְׁא֙וֹלָה֙	šə·’ō·w·lāh	Noun - common singular; third person feminine singular	H7585 underworld
I caused mourning	הֶאֱבַ֜לְתִּי	he·’ĕ·ḇal·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H56 mourn
I covered	כִּסֵּ֤תִי	kis·sê·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H3680 cover
the deep	תְּה֔וֹם	tə·hō·wm	Noun - common singular	H8415 deep, sea, abyss
because of it	עָלָיו֙	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
I held back	וָֽאֶמְנַע֙	wā·’em·na‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H4513 withhold, hold back
its rivers	נַהֲרוֹתֶ֔יהָ	na·hă·rō·w·ṯe·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5104 stream, river
its abundant	רַבִּ֑ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
waters	מַ֣יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
were restrained	וַיִּכָּלְא֖וּ	way·yik·kā·lə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3607 shut up, restrain, withhold
I made Lebanon	לְבָנ֔וֹן	lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
mourn	וָאַקְדִּ֤ר	wā·’aq·dir	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H6937 be dark
for it	עָלָיו֙	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the trees	עֲצֵ֥י	‘ă·ṣê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
of the field	הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
fainted	עֻלְפֶּֽה׃	‘ul·peh	Noun - feminine singular	H5969 envelope, mourning
because of it	עָלָ֥יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.