Ezekiel
Ezekiel 8:6
6“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing — the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing — to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָ֕ם | ’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 | אֵלַ֔י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| do you | אַתָּ֖ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| see | הֲרֹאֶ֥ה | hă·rō·’eh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| what | מֵהֶם | mē·hɛm | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| they are doing | עֹשִׂ֑ים | ‘ō·śîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| the great | גְּדֹל֜וֹת | gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H1419 great |
| abominations | תּוֹעֵב֨וֹת | tō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H8441 abomination |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the house | בֵּֽית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| is committing | עֹשִׂ֣ים | ‘ō·śîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| to drive Me far | לְרָֽחֳקָה֙ | lə·rā·ḥo·qāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H7368 be, or become, far, distant |
| from | מֵעַ֣ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| My sanctuary | מִקְדָּשִׁ֔י | miq·dā·šî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H4720 sacred place, sanctuary |
| Yet | וְעוֹד֙ | wə·‘ō·wḏ | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| you will see | תִּרְאֶ֔ה | tir·’eh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| even greater | גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ס | gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H1419 great |
| abominations | תּוֹעֵב֖וֹת | tō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H8441 abomination |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.