Ezekiel
Ezekiel 33:32
32Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indeed | וְהִנְּךָ֤ | wə·hin·nə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Interjection; second person masculine singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| you | וְהִנְּךָ֤ | wə·hin·nə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Interjection; second person masculine singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| to them | לָהֶם֙ | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| like a singer of love | עֲגָבִ֔ים | ‘ă·ḡā·ḇîm | Noun - common plural | H5690 (sensuous) love |
| songs | כְּשִׁ֣יר | kə·šîr | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7892 song |
| with a beautiful | יְפֵ֥ה | yə·p̄êh | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H3303 fair, beautiful |
| voice | ק֖וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| who skillfully | וּמֵטִ֣ב | ū·mê·ṭiḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| plays an instrument | נַגֵּ֑ן | nag·gên | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H5059 touch |
| They hear | וְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ | wə·šā·mə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H8085 hear |
| your words | דְּבָרֶ֔יךָ | də·ḇā·re·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| but do not | אֵינָ֖ם | ’ê·nām | Adverb; third person masculine plural | H369 nothing, nought |
| put them into practice | וְעֹשִׂ֥ים | wə·‘ō·śîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.