Ezekiel

Ezekiel 6:2–3

2“Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.

3You are to say: ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD! This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.

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Ezekiel 6:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of manאָדָ֕ם’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
setשִׂ֥יםśîmVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
your faceפָּנֶ֖יךָpā·ne·ḵāNoun - common plural construct; second person masculine singularH6440 face, before
againstאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the mountainsהָרֵ֣יhā·rêNoun - masculine plural constructH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
and prophesyוְהִנָּבֵ֖אwə·hin·nā·ḇêConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singularH5012 prophesy
against themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃’ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH413 motion to

Ezekiel 6:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You are to sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔wə·’ā·mar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH559 utter, say
O mountainsהָרֵי֙hā·rêNoun - masculine plural constructH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
hearשִׁמְע֖וּšim·‘ūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH8085 hear
the wordדְּבַר־də·ḇar-Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
This is whatכֹּה־kōh-AdverbH3541 thus, here
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְ֠הוִהYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
saysאָמַ֣ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to the mountainsלֶהָרִ֨יםle·hā·rîmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and hillsוְלַגְּבָע֜וֹתwə·lag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯConjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine pluralH1389 hill
to the ravinesלָאֲפִיקִ֣יםlā·’ă·p̄î·qîmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH650 channel
and valleysוְלַגֵּאָיֹתwə·lag·gē·ʾå̄·yōṯConjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common pluralH1516 valley
Iאֲנִ֜י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
am about to bringמֵבִ֤יאmê·ḇîVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
a swordחֶ֔רֶבḥe·reḇNoun - feminine singularH2719 sword
against youעֲלֵיכֶם֙‘ă·lê·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine pluralH5921 height
and I will destroyוְאִבַּדְתִּ֖יwə·’ib·baḏ·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH6 perish
your high placesבָּמֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃bā·mō·w·ṯê·ḵemNoun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH1116 high place

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Ezekiel 6:2 Ezekiel 19:9 · Ezekiel 37:22 · Ezekiel 35:12 · Ezekiel 25:2 · Ezekiel 13:17 · Ezekiel 33:28 · Ezekiel 34:14 · Ezekiel 36:1 · Ezekiel 21:2 · Ezekiel 20:46

Ezekiel 6:3 Leviticus 26:30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.