Ezekiel
Ezekiel 7:20
20His beautiful ornaments
they transformed into pride
and used them to fashion
their vile images and detestable idols.
Therefore I will make these
into something unclean for them.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| His beautiful | וּצְבִ֤י | ū·ṣə·ḇî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6643 beauty, honour |
| ornaments | עֶדְיוֹ֙ | ‘eḏ·yōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5716 ornaments |
| they transformed | שָׂמָ֔הוּ | śā·mā·hū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| into pride | לְגָא֣וֹן | lə·ḡā·’ō·wn | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H1347 exaltation |
| and used them | ב֑וֹ | ḇōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| to fashion | עָ֣שׂוּ | ‘ā·śū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| their vile | תוֹעֲבֹתָ֛ם | ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯām | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H8441 abomination |
| images | וְצַלְמֵ֧י | wə·ṣal·mê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H6754 image |
| and detestable idols | שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם | šiq·qū·ṣê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H8251 detested thing |
| Therefore | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| I will make these | נְתַתִּ֥יו | nə·ṯat·tîw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| into something unclean | לְנִדָּֽה׃ | lə·nid·dāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H5079 impurity |
| for them | לָהֶ֖ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 24:21 · Jeremiah 7:30 · Isaiah 64:11 · Ezekiel 8:15–16 · Ezekiel 9:7 · Ezekiel 8:7–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.