Ezekiel
Ezekiel 4:8
8Now behold, I will tie you up with ropes so you cannot turn from side to side until you have finished the days of your siege.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now behold | וְהִנֵּ֛ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| I will tie you up | נָתַ֥תִּי | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| with ropes | עֲבוֹתִ֑ים | ‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯîm | Noun - common plural | H5688 (twisted) cord, rope; cordage; interwoven foliage (?) |
| so you cannot | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| turn | תֵהָפֵ֤ךְ | ṯê·hā·p̄êḵ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| from side | מִֽצִּדְּךָ֙ | miṣ·ṣid·də·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6654 side |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| side | צִדֶּ֔ךָ | ṣid·de·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6654 side |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| you have finished | כַּלּוֹתְךָ֖ | kal·lō·wṯ·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| the days | יְמֵ֥י | yə·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of your siege | מְצוּרֶֽךָ׃ | mə·ṣū·re·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4692 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.