Ezekiel

Ezekiel 8:11–12

11Before them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising.

12“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”

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Ezekiel 8:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlip̄·nê·hemPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH6440 face, before
stoodעֹמֵ֤ד‘ō·mêḏVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5975 take one's stand, stand
seventyוְשִׁבְעִ֣יםwə·šiḇ·‘îmConjunctive waw; Number - common pluralH7657 seventy
eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmiz·ziq·nêPreposition-m; Adjective - masculine plural constructH2205 old
of the houseבֵֽית־ḇêṯ-Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
with Jaazaniahוְיַאֲזַנְיָ֨הוּwə·ya·’ă·zan·yā·hūConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2970 Jaazanjah
sonבֶן־ḇen-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Shaphanשָׁפָ֜ןšā·p̄ānNoun - proper - masculine singularH8227 rock-badger
standingעֹמְדִ֣ים‘ō·mə·ḏîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH5975 take one's stand, stand
among themבְּתוֹכָם֙bə·ṯō·w·ḵāmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH8432 midst
Eachוְאִ֥ישׁwə·’îšConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
had a censerמִקְטַרְתּ֖וֹmiq·ṭar·tōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4730 censer
in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbə·yā·ḏōwPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
and a fragrantוַעֲתַ֥רwa·‘ă·ṯarConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH6282 suppliant, worshipper
cloudעֲנַֽן־‘ă·nan-Noun - masculine singular constructH6051 cloud-mass, cloud
of incenseהַקְּטֹ֖רֶתhaq·qə·ṭō·reṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH7004 smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense
was risingעֹלֶֽה׃‘ō·lehVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb

Ezekiel 8:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Sonבֶן־ḇen-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of manאָדָם֒’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to meאֵלַי֮’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
do you seeהֲרָאִ֣יתָhă·rā·’î·ṯāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH7200 see
whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יziq·nêAdjective - masculine plural constructH2205 old
of the houseבֵֽית־ḇêṯ-Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
are doingעֹשִׂ֣ים‘ō·śîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH6213 do, make
in the darknessבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba·ḥō·šeḵPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2822 darkness, obscurity
eachאִ֖ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
at the shrineבְּחַדְרֵ֣יbə·ḥaḏ·rêPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural constructH2315 chamber, room
of his own idolמַשְׂכִּית֑וֹmaś·kî·ṯōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4906 show-piece, figure, imagination
Forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
they are sayingאֹמְרִ֗ים’ō·mə·rîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH559 utter, say
The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
does notאֵ֤ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
seeרֹאֶ֣הrō·’ehVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7200 see
usאֹתָ֔נוּ’ō·ṯā·nūDirect object marker; first person common pluralH853 mark of the accusative
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
has forsakenעָזַ֥ב‘ā·zaḇVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5800 leave, forsake, loose
the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃hā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land

Cross-references

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Ezekiel 8:11 Numbers 16:17 · Numbers 11:16 · Numbers 16:35 · Exodus 24:1 · Numbers 11:25 · Jeremiah 19:1

Ezekiel 8:12 Isaiah 29:15 · Ezekiel 9:9 · Ezekiel 8:15 · John 3:19–20 · Ephesians 5:12 · Psalm 10:11 · Job 24:13–17 · Psalm 94:7–10 · Job 22:12–13 · Ezekiel 8:17 · Ezekiel 8:6–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.