Ezekiel
Ezekiel 8:17
17“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger? Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose!
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 this | הֲרָאִ֣יתָ | hă·rā·’î·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| Is it not enough | הֲנָקֵל֙ | hă·nā·qêl | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7043 be slight, swift, trifling |
| for the house | לְבֵ֣ית | lə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֔ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| to commit | מֵעֲשׂ֕וֹת | mê·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| the abominations | הַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹת | hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H8441 abomination |
| they are practicing | עָֽשׂוּ־ | ‘ā·śū- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| here | פֹ֑ה | p̄ōh | Adverb | H6311 here, hither |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they must also fill | מָלְא֨וּ | mā·lə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4390 be full, fill |
| the land | הָאָ֜רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| with violence | חָמָ֗ס | ḥā·mās | Noun - masculine singular | H2555 violence, wrong |
| and continually | וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ | way·yā·šu·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| provoke Me to anger | לְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי | lə·haḵ·‘î·sê·nî | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H3707 be vexed, angry |
| Look | וְהִנָּ֛ם | wə·hin·nām | Conjunctive waw; Interjection; third person masculine plural | H2005 lo! behold |
| they are even | וְהִנָּ֛ם | wə·hin·nām | Conjunctive waw; Interjection; third person masculine plural | H2005 lo! behold |
| putting | שֹׁלְחִ֥ים | šō·lə·ḥîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7971 send |
| the branch | הַזְּמוֹרָ֖ה | haz·zə·mō·w·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2156 branch, twig, shoot |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| their nose | אַפָּֽם׃ | ’ap·pām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 9:9 · Ezekiel 7:23 · Zephaniah 1:9 · Jeremiah 6:7 · Micah 2:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.