Ezekiel

Ezekiel 34:8

⁸‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast, and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As surely as I	אָ֜נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
live	חַי־	ḥay-	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
declares	נְאֻ֣ם׀	nə·’um	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
because	יַ֣עַן	ya·‘an	Adverb	H3282 purpose, intention
My flock	צֹאנִ֣י׀	ṣō·nî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
lacks	מֵאֵ֣ין	mê·’ên	Preposition-m; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
a shepherd	רֹעֶ֔ה	rō·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
and has become	הֱיֽוֹת־	hĕ·yō·wṯ-	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
prey	לָבַ֡ז	lā·ḇaz	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H957 spoiling, robbery; spoil, booty
food	לְאָכְלָ֜ה	lə·’āḵ·lāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H402 food, eating
for every	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
wild	הַשָּׂדֶה֙	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
beast	חַיַּ֤ת	ḥay·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2416 alive, living
and because My shepherds	רֹעַ֖י	rō·‘ay	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
did not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
search	דָרְשׁ֥וּ	ḏā·rə·šū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1875 resort to, seek
for My flock	צֹאנִ֑י	ṣō·nî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
but fed	וַיִּרְע֤וּ	way·yir·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
themselves	אוֹתָ֔ם	’ō·w·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative

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