Ezekiel
Ezekiel 35:6
6therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, it will pursue you.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| therefore | לָכֵ֣ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| as surely as I | אָ֗נִי | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| live | חַי־ | ḥay- | Noun - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| declares | נְאֻם֙ | nə·’um | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| I will give you over | אֶעֶשְׂךָ֖ | ’e·‘eś·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| to bloodshed | לְדָ֥ם | lə·ḏām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| and | וְדָ֣ם | wə·ḏām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| will pursue you | יִרְדֲּפֶ֑ךָ | yir·dă·p̄e·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| Since | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you did not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| hate | שָׂנֵ֖אתָ | śā·nê·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H8130 hate |
| bloodshed | דָ֛ם | ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| it | וְדָ֥ם | wə·ḏām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| will pursue you | יִרְדֲּפֶֽךָ׃ | yir·dă·p̄e·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 63:2–6 · Revelation 18:24 · Obadiah 1:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.