Ezekiel

Ezekiel 36:16–20

¹⁶Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ¹⁷“Son of man, when the people of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds. Their behavior before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman’s impurity. ¹⁸So I poured out My wrath upon them because of the blood they had shed on the land, and because they had defiled it with their idols.

¹⁹I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered throughout the lands. I judged them according to their ways and deeds. ²⁰And wherever they went among the nations, they profaned My holy name, because it was said of them, ‘These are the people of the LORD, yet they had to leave His land.’

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Ezekiel 36:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Again the word	דְבַר־	ḏə·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
came	וַיְהִ֥י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to me	אֵלַ֥י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
saying	לֵאמֹֽר׃	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say

Ezekiel 36:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of man	אָדָ֗ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
when the people	בֵּ֤ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
lived	יֹשְׁבִ֣ים	yō·šə·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their land	אַדְמָתָ֔ם	’aḏ·mā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H127 ground, land
they defiled	וַיְטַמְּא֣וּ	way·ṭam·mə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2930 be or become unclean
it	אוֹתָ֔הּ	’ō·w·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
by their own ways	בְּדַרְכָּ֖ם	bə·ḏar·kām	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and deeds	וּבַעֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑ם	ū·ḇa·‘ă·lî·lō·w·ṯām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5949 wantonness, deed
Their behavior	דַרְכָּ֖ם	ḏar·kām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
before Me	לְפָנָֽי׃	lə·p̄ā·nāy	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
was	הָיְתָ֥ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like the uncleanness	כְּטֻמְאַת֙	kə·ṭum·’aṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2932 uncleanness
of a	הַנִּדָּ֔ה	han·nid·dāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5079 impurity

Ezekiel 36:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I poured out	וָאֶשְׁפֹּ֤ךְ	wā·’eš·pōḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H8210 pour out, pour
My wrath	חֲמָתִי֙	ḥă·mā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2534 heat, rage
upon them	עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
because of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the blood	הַדָּ֖ם	had·dām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood
they had shed	שָׁפְכ֣וּ	šā·p̄ə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8210 pour out, pour
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and because they had defiled	טִמְּאֽוּהָ׃	ṭim·mə·’ū·hā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; third person feminine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
it with their idols	וּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם	ū·ḇə·ḡil·lū·lê·hem	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1544 idols

Ezekiel 36:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I dispersed	וָאָפִ֤יץ	wā·’ā·p̄îṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H6327 be dispersed, scattered
them	אֹתָם֙	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
among the nations	בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם	bag·gō·w·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
and they were scattered	וַיִּזָּר֖וּ	way·yiz·zā·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2219 scatter, fan, winnow
throughout the lands	בָּאֲרָצ֑וֹת	bā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H776 earth, land
I judged them	שְׁפַטְתִּֽים׃	šə·p̄aṭ·tîm	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H8199 judge, govern
according to their ways	כְּדַרְכָּ֥ם	kə·ḏar·kām	Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and deeds	וְכַעֲלִילוֹתָ֖ם	wə·ḵa·‘ă·lî·lō·w·ṯām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5949 wantonness, deed

Ezekiel 36:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And wherever	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they went	בָּ֣אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
among the nations	הַגּוֹיִם֙	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
they profaned	וַֽיְחַלְּל֖וּ	way·ḥal·lə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2490 bore, pierce
My holy	קָדְשִׁ֑י	qāḏ·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
name	שֵׁ֣ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
because it was said	בֶּאֱמֹ֤ר	be·’ĕ·mōr	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
of them	לָהֶם֙	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
These	אֵ֔לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
are the people	עַם־	‘am-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5971 people
of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
yet they had to leave	יָצָֽאוּ׃	yā·ṣā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3318 go or come out
His land	וּמֵאַרְצ֖וֹ	ū·mê·’ar·ṣōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H776 earth, land