Ezekiel 28
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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בֶּן־O son ofאָדָ֡םhumankindאֱמֹר֩sayלִנְגִ֨ידto the ruler ofצֹ֜רTyreכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֣ר׀he saysאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהֹוִ֗הYahwehיַ֣עַןbecauseגָּבַ֤הּit has been haughtyלִבְּךָ֙heart yourוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙and you have saidאֵ֣לam a godאָ֔נִיIמוֹשַׁ֧בthe seat ofאֱלֹהִ֛יםgodsיָשַׁ֖בְתִּיI sitבְּלֵ֣בin the heart ofיַמִּ֑יםthe seasוְאַתָּ֤הand youאָדָם֙are a human beingוְֽלֹא־and notאֵ֔לa godוַתִּתֵּ֥ןand you have madeלִבְּךָ֖heart yourכְּלֵ֥בlike the heart ofאֱלֹהִֽים׃a god
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בֶּן־O son ofאָדָ֕םhumankindשָׂ֥אtake upקִינָ֖הa lamentationעַל־onמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofצ֑וֹרTyreוְאָמַ֣רְתָּand you will sayלּ֗וֹto himכֹּ֤הthusאָמַר֙he saysאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֔הYahwehאַתָּה֙youחוֹתֵ֣םwere one who sealsתָּכְנִ֔יתan exampleמָלֵ֥אfullחָכְמָ֖הof wisdomוּכְלִ֥ילand perfect ofיֹֽפִי׃beauty
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בְּעֵ֨דֶןin Edenגַּן־the garden ofאֱלֹהִ֜יםGodהָיִ֗יתָyou wereכָּל־was everyאֶ֨בֶןstoneיְקָרָ֤הpreciousמְסֻכָתֶ֙ךָ֙covering yourאֹ֣דֶםrubyפִּטְדָ֞הtopazוְיָהֲלֹ֗םand emeraldתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁchrysoliteשֹׁ֙הַם֙onyxוְיָ֣שְׁפֵ֔הand jasperסַפִּ֣ירsapphireנֹ֔פֶךְturquoiseוּבָרְקַ֖תand berylוְזָהָ֑בand goldמְלֶ֨אכֶתthe workmanship ofתֻּפֶּ֤יךָtambourines yourוּנְקָבֶ֙יךָ֙and settings yourבָּ֔ךְon youבְּי֥וֹםon the dayהִבָּרַאֲךָ֖are created youכּוֹנָֽנוּ׃they were prepared
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בְּרֹ֣בin the abundance ofרְכֻלָּתְךָ֗trading yourמָל֧וּpeople filledתוֹכְךָ֛the middle of youחָמָ֖סviolenceוַֽתֶּחֱטָ֑אand you sinnedוָאֶחַלֶּלְךָ֩and I profaned youמֵהַ֨רfrom the mountain ofאֱלֹהִ֤יםGodוָֽאַבֶּדְךָ֙and I destroyed youכְּר֣וּבO cherubהַסֹּכֵ֔ךְthe one which coversמִתּ֖וֹךְfrom the middle ofאַבְנֵי־the stones ofאֵֽשׁ׃fire
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מֵרֹ֣בfrom the greatness ofעֲוֹנֶ֗יךָiniquities yourבְּעֶ֙וֶל֙by the unrighteousness ofרְכֻלָּ֣תְךָ֔trading yourחִלַּ֖לְתָּyou profanedמִקְדָּשֶׁ֑יךָsanctuaries yourוָֽאוֹצִא־and I brought outאֵ֤שׁfireמִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙from the midst of youהִ֣יאitאֲכָלַ֔תְךָit consumed youוָאֶתֶּנְךָ֤and I made youלְאֵ֙פֶר֙into ashesעַל־onהָאָ֔רֶץthe groundלְעֵינֵ֖יto the eyes ofכָּל־allרֹאֶֽיךָ׃those who saw you
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וְאָמַרְתָּ֗and you will sayכֹּ֤הthusאָמַר֙he saysאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֔הYahwehהִנְנִ֤יhere Iעָלַ֙יִךְ֙am on youצִיד֔וֹןO Sidonוְנִכְבַּדְתִּ֖יand I will gain gloryבְּתוֹכֵ֑ךְin the midst of youוְֽיָדְע֞וּand people will knowכִּֽי־thatאֲנִ֣יIיְהוָ֗הam Yahwehבַּעֲשׂ֥וֹתִיwhen bring about Iבָ֛הּon the itשְׁפָטִ֖יםjudgmentsוְנִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּיand I will show myself holyבָֽהּ׃in it
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וְלֹֽא־and notיִהְיֶ֨הit will belongע֜וֹדagainלְבֵ֣יתto the house ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelסִלּ֤וֹןa brierמַמְאִיר֙which pricksוְק֣וֹץand a thornמַכְאִ֔בwhich causes painמִכֹּל֙from allסְבִ֣יבֹתָ֔םaround themהַשָּׁאטִ֖יםwho despiseאוֹתָ֑םobj. themוְיָ֣דְע֔וּand they will knowכִּ֥יthatאֲנִ֖יIאֲדֹנָ֥יam the Lordיְהוִֽה׃ סYahweh
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כֹּֽה־thusאָמַר֮he saysאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִה֒Yahwehבְּקַבְּצִ֣י׀when gather Iאֶת־obj.בֵּ֣יתthe house ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelמִן־fromהָֽעַמִּים֙the peoplesאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichנָפֹ֣צוּthey have been scatteredבָ֔םamong themוְנִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּיand I will show myself holyבָ֖םamong themלְעֵינֵ֣יto the eyes ofהַגּוֹיִ֑םthe nationsוְיָֽשְׁבוּ֙and they will dwellעַל־onאַדְמָתָ֔םown land theirאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichנָתַ֖תִּיI gaveלְעַבְדִּ֥יto servant myלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃to Jacob
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וְיָשְׁב֣וּand they will dwellעָלֶיהָ֮on itלָבֶטַח֒to securityוּבָנ֤וּand they will buildבָתִּים֙housesוְנָטְע֣וּand they will plantכְרָמִ֔יםvineyardsוְיָשְׁב֖וּand they will dwellלָבֶ֑טַחto securityבַּעֲשׂוֹתִ֣יwhen bring about Iשְׁפָטִ֗יםjudgmentsבְּכֹ֨לon allהַשָּׁאטִ֤יםthose who despiseאֹתָם֙obj. themמִסְּבִ֣יבוֹתָ֔םfrom around themוְיָ֣דְע֔וּand they will knowכִּ֛יthatאֲנִ֥יIיְהוָ֖הam Yahwehאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ סGod their
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