Ezekiel
Ezekiel 38:16
16You will advance against My people Israel like a cloud covering the land. It will happen in the latter days, O Gog, that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I show Myself holy in you before their eyes.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You will advance | וְעָלִ֙יתָ֙ | wə·‘ā·lî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| My people | עַמִּ֣י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| like a cloud | כֶּֽעָנָ֖ן | ke·‘ā·nān | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6051 cloud-mass, cloud |
| covering | לְכַסּ֣וֹת | lə·ḵas·sō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H3680 cover |
| the land | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| It will happen | תִּֽהְיֶ֗ה | tih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| in the latter | בְּאַחֲרִ֨ית | bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H319 after-part, end |
| days | הַיָּמִ֜ים | hay·yā·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| O Gog | גּֽוֹג׃ס | gō·wḡ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1463 Gog |
| that I will bring you | וַהֲבִאוֹתִ֙יךָ֙ | wa·hă·ḇi·’ō·w·ṯî·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| My land | אַרְצִ֔י | ’ar·ṣî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H776 earth, land |
| so that | לְמַעַן֩ | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֜ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| may know | דַּ֨עַת | da·‘aṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3045 know |
| Me | אֹתִ֗י | ’ō·ṯî | Direct object marker; first person common singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| when I show Myself holy | בְּהִקָּדְשִׁ֥י | bə·hiq·qā·ḏə·šî | Preposition-b; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H6942 be set apart, consecrated |
| in you | בְךָ֛ | ḇə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| before their eyes | לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם | lə·‘ê·nê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural | H5869 eye |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 39:21 · Ezekiel 38:23 · Hosea 3:5 · 1 Timothy 4:1 · Daniel 2:28 · Ezekiel 36:23 · Micah 4:1 · 1 Samuel 17:45–47 · Deuteronomy 31:29 · 2 Kings 19:19 · Exodus 14:4 · Psalm 83:17–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.