Ezekiel
Ezekiel 34:4
4You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You have not | לֹ֨א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| strengthened | חִזַּקְתֶּ֜ם | ḥiz·zaq·tem | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| the weak | הַנַּחְלוֹת֩ | han·naḥ·lō·wṯ | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural | H2470 be weak, sick |
| healed | רִפֵּאתֶ֗ם | rip·pê·ṯem | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H7495 heal |
| the sick | הַחוֹלָ֣ה | ha·ḥō·w·lāh | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H2470 be weak, sick |
| bound up | חֲבַשְׁתֶּ֔ם | ḥă·ḇaš·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H2280 bind, bind on, bind up |
| the injured | וְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֙רֶת֙ | wə·lan·niš·be·reṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| brought back | הֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֔ם | hă·šê·ḇō·ṯem | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| the strays | הַנִּדַּ֙חַת֙ | han·nid·da·ḥaṯ | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular | H5080 impel, thrust, banish |
| or searched for | בִקַּשְׁתֶּ֑ם | ḇiq·qaš·tem | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H1245 seek |
| the lost | הָאֹבֶ֖דֶת | hā·’ō·ḇe·ḏeṯ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H6 perish |
| Instead | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| you have ruled | רְדִיתֶ֥ם | rə·ḏî·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H7287 have dominion, rule, dominate |
| them | אֹתָ֖ם | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| with violence | וּבְחָזְקָ֛ה | ū·ḇə·ḥā·zə·qāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H2394 strength, force, violence |
| and cruelty | וּבְפָֽרֶךְ׃ | ū·ḇə·p̄ā·reḵ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H6531 harshness, severity |
Cross-references
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Matthew 18:12–13 · Matthew 9:36 · Ezekiel 34:16 · Matthew 10:6 · Zechariah 11:15–16 · 1 Peter 5:2–3 · Hebrews 12:12 · Exodus 1:13–14 · Jeremiah 8:22 · Revelation 17:5–6 · James 5:1–6 · Revelation 13:14–17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.