Ezekiel

Ezekiel 4:1–3

1“Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem. 2Then lay siege against it: Construct a siege wall, build a ramp to it, set up camps against it, and place battering rams around it on all sides. 3Then take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Turn your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.

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Ezekiel 4:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now youוְאַתָּ֤הwə·’at·tāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
sonבֶן־ḇen-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of manאָדָם֙’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
takeקַח־qaḥ-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH3947 take
a brickלְבֵנָ֔הlə·ḇê·nāhNoun - feminine singularH3843 brick, tile
placeוְנָתַתָּ֥הwə·nā·ṯat·tāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
itאוֹתָ֖הּ’ō·w·ṯāhDirect object marker; third person feminine singularH853 mark of the accusative
before youלְפָנֶ֑יךָlə·p̄ā·ne·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singularH6440 face, before
and drawוְחַקּוֹתָ֥wə·ḥaq·qō·w·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH2710 cut in, inscribe, decree
on itעָלֶ֛יהָ‘ā·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH5921 height
the cityעִ֖יר‘îrNoun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃yə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem

Ezekiel 4:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then layוְנָתַתָּ֨הwə·nā·ṯat·tāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
siegeמָצ֗וֹרmā·ṣō·wrNoun - masculine singularH4692 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment
against itעָלֶ֜יהָ‘ā·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH5921 height
Constructוּבָנִ֤יתָū·ḇā·nî·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH1129 build
a siege wallדָּיֵ֔קdā·yêqNoun - masculine singularH1785 bulwark, siege-wall
buildוְשָׁפַכְתָּ֥wə·šā·p̄aḵ·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH8210 pour out, pour
a rampסֹֽלְלָ֑הsō·lə·lāhNoun - feminine singularH5550 mound
to itעָלֶ֖יהָ‘ā·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH5921 height
set upוְנָתַתָּ֨הwə·nā·ṯat·tāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
campsמַחֲנ֛וֹתma·ḥă·nō·wṯNoun - common pluralH4264 encampment, camp
against itעָלֶ֧יהָ‘ā·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH5921 height
and placeוְשִׂים־wə·śîm-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
battering ramsכָּרִ֖יםkā·rîmNoun - masculine pluralH3733 basket-saddle
around itעָלֶ֥יהָ‘ā·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH5921 height
on all sidesסָבִֽיב׃sā·ḇîḇAdverbH5439 circuit, round about

Ezekiel 4:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thenוְאַתָּ֤הwə·’at·tāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
takeקַח־qaḥ-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH3947 take
an ironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar·zelNoun - masculine singularH1270 iron
plateמַחֲבַ֣תma·ḥă·ḇaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH4227 flat plate, pan, or griddle
and set it upוְנָתַתָּ֤הwə·nā·ṯat·tāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
as an ironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar·zelNoun - masculine singularH1270 iron
wallקִ֣ירqîrNoun - masculine singular constructH7023 wall
between yourselfבֵּינְךָ֖bê·nə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH996 interval, space between
and the cityהָעִ֑ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
Turnוַהֲכִינֹתָה֩wa·hă·ḵî·nō·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH3559 be firm
your faceפָּנֶ֨יךָpā·ne·ḵāNoun - common plural construct; second person masculine singularH6440 face, before
toward itאֵלֶ֜יהָ’ê·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH413 motion to
so that it isוְהָיְתָ֤הwə·hā·yə·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
under siegeבַמָּצוֹר֙ḇam·mā·ṣō·wrPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4692 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment
and besiege itוְצַרְתָּ֣wə·ṣar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH6696 confine, bind, besiege
Thisהִ֖יאhîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
will be a signא֥וֹת’ō·wṯNoun - common singularH226 sign
to the houseלְבֵ֥יתlə·ḇêṯPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃סyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

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Ezekiel 4:1 Hosea 1:2–9

Ezekiel 4:2 Ezekiel 21:22 · Jeremiah 6:6

Ezekiel 4:3 Isaiah 8:18 · Isaiah 20:3 · Ezekiel 12:6 · Ezekiel 12:11 · Ezekiel 24:24–27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.