Ezekiel
Ezekiel 35:2–3
2“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it, 3and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says:
Behold, I am against you,
O Mount Seir.
I will stretch out My hand against you
and make you a desolate waste.
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Ezekiel 35:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָ֕ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| set | שִׂ֥ים | śîm | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| your face | פָּנֶ֖יךָ | pā·ne·ḵā | Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Mount | הַ֣ר | har | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| Seir | שֵׂעִ֑יר | śê·‘îr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8165 Se`îr |
| and prophesy | וְהִנָּבֵ֖א | wə·hin·nā·ḇê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5012 prophesy |
| against it | עָלָֽיו׃ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
Ezekiel 35:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and declare | וְאָמַ֣רְתָּ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| that this is what | כֹּ֤ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Behold | הִנְנִ֥י | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| I am against you | אֵלֶ֖יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| O Mount | הַר־ | har- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| Seir | שֵׂעִ֑יר | śê·‘îr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8165 Se`îr |
| I will stretch out | וְנָטִ֤יתִי | wə·nā·ṭî·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| My hand | יָדִי֙ | yā·ḏî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| against you | עָלֶ֔יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| and make | וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ | ū·nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you a desolate | שְׁמָמָ֥ה | šə·mā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H8077 a devastation, waste |
| waste | וּמְשַׁמָּֽה׃ | ū·mə·šam·māh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H4923 waste, amazement |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 35:2 Ezekiel 6:2 · Genesis 32:3 · Ezekiel 25:8
Ezekiel 35:3 Jeremiah 6:12 · Jeremiah 15:6 · Ezekiel 6:14 · Ezekiel 35:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.