Ezekiel

Ezekiel 8:1–3

¹In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me.

²Then I looked and saw a figure like that of a man. From His waist down His appearance was like fire, and from His waist up He was as bright as the gleam of amber.^a ³He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes jealousy was seated.

Footnotes

a 8:2 Or as glowing metal

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Ezekiel 8:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the sixth	הַשִּׁשִּׁ֗ית	haš·šiš·šîṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H8345 sixth
year	בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה	baš·šā·nāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
on the fifth	בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֣ה	ba·ḥă·miš·šāh	Preposition-b, Article; Number - masculine singular	H2568 five
day	לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ	la·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
of the sixth month	בַּשִּׁשִּׁי֙	baš·šiš·šî	Preposition-b, Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8345 sixth
I	אֲנִי֙	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
was sitting	יוֹשֵׁ֣ב	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in my house	בְּבֵיתִ֔י	bə·ḇê·ṯî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1004 house
and the elders	וְזִקְנֵ֥י	wə·ziq·nê	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֖ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
were sitting	יוֹשְׁבִ֣ים	yō·wō·šə·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
before me	לְפָנָ֑י	lə·p̄ā·nāy	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
and there	שָׁ֔ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
the hand	יַ֖ד	yaḏ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֥י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהֹוִֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
fell	וַתִּפֹּ֤ל	wat·tip·pōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5307 fall, lie
upon me	עָלַי֙	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height

Ezekiel 8:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I looked	וָאֶרְאֶ֗ה	wā·’er·’eh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
and saw	וְהִנֵּ֤ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
a figure	דְמוּת֙	ḏə·mūṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1823 likeness, similitude
like that of a man	כְּמַרְאֵה־	kə·mar·’êh-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4758 sight, appearance, vision
From His waist	מָתְנָ֛יו	mā·ṯə·nāw	Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H4975 waist, loins
down	וּלְמַ֖טָּה	ū·lə·maṭ·ṭāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Adverb	H4295 downwards
His appearance	מִמַּרְאֵ֥ה	mim·mar·’êh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4758 sight, appearance, vision
was like fire	אֵ֑שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
and from His waist	וּמִמָּתְנָ֣יו	ū·mim·mā·ṯə·nāw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H4975 waist, loins
up	וּלְמַ֔עְלָה	ū·lə·ma‘·lāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Adverb; third person feminine singular	H4605 higher part
was as bright	זֹ֖הַר	zō·har	Noun - masculine singular	H2096 shining, brightness
as the gleam	כְּעֵ֥ין	kə·‘ên	Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct	H5869 eye
of amber	הַחַשְׁמַֽלָה׃	ha·ḥaš·ma·lāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2830 ᵑ9

Ezekiel 8:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He stretched out	וַיִּשְׁלַח֙	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
what looked like	תַּבְנִ֣ית	taḇ·nîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8403 construction, pattern, figure
a hand	יָ֔ד	yāḏ	Noun - feminine singular	H3027 hand
and took me	וַיִּקָּחֵ֖נִי	way·yiq·qā·ḥê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H3947 take
by the hair	בְּצִיצִ֣ת	bə·ṣî·ṣiṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6734 tassel, lock
of my head	רֹאשִׁ֑י	rō·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head
Then the Spirit	ר֣וּחַ׀	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
lifted me up	וַתִּשָּׂ֣א	wat·tiś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
between	בֵּֽין־	bên-	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
earth	הָאָ֣רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֡יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and carried	וַתָּבֵא֩	wat·tā·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
me	אֹתִ֨י	’ō·ṯî	Direct object marker; first person common singular	H853 mark of the accusative
in visions	בְּמַרְא֣וֹת	bə·mar·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H4759 vision
of God	אֱלֹהִ֗ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
to Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלְַ֜מָה	yə·rū·šā·lə·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the entrance	פֶּ֜תַח	pe·ṯaḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
of the north	צָפ֔וֹנָה	ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H6828 north
gate	שַׁ֤עַר	ša·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
of the inner court	הַפְּנִימִית֙	hap·pə·nî·mîṯ	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H6442 inner
where	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the idol	סֵ֖מֶל	sê·mel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5566 image, statue
that provokes	הַמַּקְנֶֽה׃	ham·maq·neh	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7065 be jealous, zealous
jealousy	הַקִּנְאָ֥ה	haq·qin·’āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7068 ardour, zeal, jealousy
was seated	מוֹשַׁ֔ב	mō·wō·šaḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4186 seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers

Cross-references

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Ezekiel 8:1 Ezekiel 20:1 · Ezekiel 33:31 · Ezekiel 14:1 · Ezekiel 1:2–3 · Ezekiel 14:4

Ezekiel 8:2 Ezekiel 1:4 · Ezekiel 1:26–27 · Revelation 1:14–15 · Daniel 7:9–10

Ezekiel 8:3 Deuteronomy 32:16 · Ezekiel 11:1 · Ezekiel 5:11 · Deuteronomy 5:9 · Ezekiel 11:24 · Deuteronomy 32:21 · Daniel 5:5 · Ezekiel 2:9 · Exodus 20:5 · Ezekiel 40:2 · Deuteronomy 4:24 · Deuteronomy 6:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.