Ezekiel
Ezekiel 32:11–12
11For this is what the Lord GOD says:
‘The sword of the king of Babylon
will come against you!
12I will make your hordes fall
by the swords of the mighty,
the most ruthless of all nations.
They will ravage the pride of Egypt
and all her multitudes will be destroyed.
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Ezekiel 32:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this is what | כֹּ֥ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֖ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| The sword | חֶ֥רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2719 sword |
| of the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֖ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| will come against you | תְּבוֹאֶֽךָ׃ | tə·ḇō·w·’e·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
Ezekiel 32:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will make your hordes | הֲמוֹנֶ֔ךָ | hă·mō·w·ne·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance |
| fall | אַפִּ֣יל | ’ap·pîl | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| by the swords | בְּחַרְב֤וֹת | bə·ḥar·ḇō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct | H2719 sword |
| of the mighty | גִּבּוֹרִים֙ | gib·bō·w·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H1368 strong, mighty |
| the most ruthless | עָרִיצֵ֥י | ‘ā·rî·ṣê | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H6184 awe-inspiring, terror-striking |
| of all | כֻּלָּ֑ם | kul·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| nations | גוֹיִ֖ם | ḡō·w·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| They will ravage | וְשָֽׁדְדוּ֙ | wə·šā·ḏə·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin |
| the pride | גְּא֣וֹן | gə·’ō·wn | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1347 exaltation |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֔יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| and all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| her multitudes | הֲמוֹנָֽהּ׃ | hă·mō·w·nāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance |
| will be destroyed | וְנִשְׁמַ֖ד | wə·niš·maḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H8045 be exterminated, destroyed |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 32:12 Ezekiel 28:7 · Ezekiel 31:11 · Ezekiel 29:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.