Ezekiel

Ezekiel 7:16–18

¹⁶The survivors will escape

and live in the mountains,

moaning like doves of the valley,

each for his own iniquity.

¹⁷Every hand will go limp,

and every knee will turn to water.

¹⁸They will put on sackcloth,

and terror will overwhelm them.

Shame will cover all their faces,

and all their heads will be shaved.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The survivors	פְּלִ֣יטֵיהֶ֔ם	pə·lî·ṭê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6412 escaped one, fugitive
will escape	וּפָֽלְטוּ֙	ū·p̄ā·lə·ṭū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6403 escape
and live in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the mountains	הֶהָרִ֗ים	he·hā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
moaning	הֹמ֑וֹת	hō·mō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
like doves	כְּיוֹנֵ֧י	kə·yō·w·nê	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural construct	H3123 dove
of the valley	הַגֵּאָי֛וֹת	hag·gê·’ā·yō·wṯ	Article; Noun - common plural	H1516 valley
each	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
for his own iniquity	בַּעֲוֺנֽוֹ׃	ba·‘ă·wō·nōw	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
hand	הַיָּדַ֖יִם	hay·yā·ḏa·yim	Article; Noun - fd	H3027 hand
will go limp	תִּרְפֶּ֑ינָה	tir·pe·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H7503 sink, relax
and every	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
knee	בִּרְכַּ֖יִם	bir·ka·yim	Noun - fd	H1290 knee
will turn to	תֵּלַ֥כְנָה	tê·laḵ·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
water	מָּֽיִם׃	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They will put on	וְחָגְר֣וּ	wə·ḥā·ḡə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself
sackcloth	שַׂקִּ֔ים	śaq·qîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8242 sack, sackcloth
and terror	פַּלָּצ֑וּת	pal·lā·ṣūṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H6427 shuddering
will overwhelm them	וְכִסְּתָ֥ה	wə·ḵis·sə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H3680 cover
Shame	בּוּשָׁ֔ה	bū·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H955 shame
will cover all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their faces	פָּנִים֙	pā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6440 face, before
and all	וּבְכָל־	ū·ḇə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their heads	רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם	rā·šê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H7218 head
will be shaved	קָרְחָֽה׃	qā·rə·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7144 baldness, bald spot

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ezekiel 7:16 Isaiah 59:11 · Ezra 9:15 · Isaiah 38:14 · Zechariah 12:10–14 · Isaiah 37:31 · Ezekiel 36:31 · Ezekiel 6:8–9

Ezekiel 7:17 Ezekiel 21:7 · Hebrews 12:12

Ezekiel 7:18 Isaiah 15:2–3 · Amos 8:10 · Job 21:6 · Ezekiel 27:31 · Isaiah 3:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.