Ezekiel
Ezekiel 8:12
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.’”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָם֒ | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| He said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלַי֮ | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| do you see | הֲרָאִ֣יתָ | hă·rā·’î·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| what | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the elders | זִקְנֵ֤י | ziq·nê | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H2205 old |
| of the house | בֵֽית־ | ḇêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| are doing | עֹשִׂ֣ים | ‘ō·śîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| in the darkness | בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְ | ba·ḥō·šeḵ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2822 darkness, obscurity |
| each | אִ֖ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| at the shrine | בְּחַדְרֵ֣י | bə·ḥaḏ·rê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H2315 chamber, room |
| of his own idol | מַשְׂכִּית֑וֹ | maś·kî·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4906 show-piece, figure, imagination |
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they are saying | אֹמְרִ֗ים | ’ō·mə·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| The LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| does not | אֵ֤ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| see | רֹאֶ֣ה | rō·’eh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| us | אֹתָ֔נוּ | ’ō·ṯā·nū | Direct object marker; first person common plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has forsaken | עָזַ֥ב | ‘ā·zaḇ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| the land | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.