Ezekiel

Ezekiel 4:16–17

¹⁶Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply^d of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure. ¹⁷So they will lack food and water; they will be appalled at the sight of one another wasting away in their iniquity.’’

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Ezekiel 4:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then He told	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
me	אֵלַ֗י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
Son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of man	אָדָם֙	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
I am going to cut off	שֹׁבֵ֤ר	šō·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
the supply	מַטֵּה־	maṭ·ṭêh-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
of food	לֶ֙חֶם֙	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
in Jerusalem	בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
They will anxiously	וּבִדְאָגָ֑ה	ū·ḇiḏ·’ā·ḡāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H1674 anxiety, anxious care
eat	וְאָכְלוּ־	wə·’ā·ḵə·lū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H398 eat
bread	לֶ֥חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
rationed by weight	בְּמִשְׁקָ֖ל	bə·miš·qāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4948 id.
and in despair	וּבְשִׁמָּמ֖וֹן	ū·ḇə·šim·mā·mō·wn	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H8078 appalment, horror
they will drink	יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃	yiš·tū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8354 drink
water	וּמַ֕יִם	ū·ma·yim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
by measure	בִּמְשׂוּרָ֥ה	bim·śū·rāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H4884 measure

Ezekiel 4:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	לְמַ֥עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
they will lack	יַחְסְר֖וּ	yaḥ·sə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2637 lack, need, be lacking, decrease
food	לֶ֣חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
and water	וָמָ֑יִם	wā·mā·yim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
they will be appalled	וְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙	wə·nā·šam·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
one	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
another	וְאָחִ֔יו	wə·’ā·ḥîw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
wasting away	וְנָמַ֖קּוּ	wə·nā·maq·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H4743 decay, rot, fester
in their iniquity	בַּעֲוֺנָֽם׃פ	ba·‘ă·wō·nām	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity

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Ezekiel 4:16 Ezekiel 5:16 · Isaiah 3:1 · Leviticus 26:26 · Ezekiel 4:10–11 · Ezekiel 12:18–19 · Psalm 105:16 · Ezekiel 14:13

Ezekiel 4:17 Ezekiel 24:23 · Leviticus 26:39 · Ezekiel 33:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.