Ezekiel
Ezekiel 5:17
17I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will leave you childless. Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you, and I will bring a sword against you. I, the LORD, have spoken.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will send | וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣י | wə·šil·laḥ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7971 send |
| famine | רָעָ֞ב | rā·‘āḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| and wild | רָעָה֙ | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| beasts | וְחַיָּ֤ה | wə·ḥay·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| against you | עֲ֠לֵיכֶם | ‘ă·lê·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| and they will leave you childless | וְשִׁכְּלֻ֔ךְ | wə·šik·kə·luḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; second person feminine singular | H7921 be bereaved |
| Plague | וְדֶ֥בֶר | wə·ḏe·ḇer | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1698 pestilence |
| and bloodshed | וָדָ֖ם | wā·ḏām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| will sweep | יַעֲבָר־ | ya·‘ă·ḇār- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| through you | בָּ֑ךְ | bāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| and I will bring | אָבִ֣יא | ’ā·ḇî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| a sword | וְחֶ֙רֶב֙ | wə·ḥe·reḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| against you | עָלַ֔יִךְ | ‘ā·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| have spoken | דִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃פ | dib·bar·tî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 38:22 · 2 Kings 17:25 · Leviticus 26:22 · Ezekiel 14:21 · Ezekiel 33:27 · Ezekiel 14:15 · Deuteronomy 32:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.