Ezekiel 29
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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דַּבֵּ֨רspeakוְאָמַרְתָּ֜and you will sayכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֣ר׀he saysאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֗הYahwehהִנְנִ֤יhere Iעָלֶ֙יךָ֙am on youפַּרְעֹ֣הO Pharaohמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptהַתַּנִּים֙the sea monsterהַגָּד֔וֹלthe greatהָרֹבֵ֖ץwhich liesבְּת֣וֹךְin amongיְאֹרָ֑יוcanals itsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichאָמַ֛רit has saidלִ֥יbelongs to meיְאֹרִ֖יRiver myוַאֲנִ֥יand Iעֲשִׂיתִֽנִי׃I made for myself
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וְנָתַתִּ֤יand I will putחַחִים֙hooksבִּלְחָיֶ֔יךָin jaws yourוְהִדְבַּקְתִּ֥יand I will make clingדְגַת־the fish ofיְאֹרֶ֖יךָcanals yourבְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֑יךָto scales yourוְהַעֲלִיתִ֙יךָ֙and I will bring up youמִתּ֣וֹךְfrom amongיְאֹרֶ֔יךָcanals yourוְאֵת֙and obj.כָּל־allדְּגַ֣תthe fish ofיְאֹרֶ֔יךָcanals yourבְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֖יךָto scales yourתִּדְבָּֽק׃it will cling
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וּנְטַשְׁתִּ֣יךָand I will abandon youהַמִּדְבָּ֗רָהthe wilderness towardsאוֹתְךָ֙obj. youוְאֵת֙and obj.כָּל־allדְּגַ֣תthe fish ofיְאֹרֶ֔יךָcanals yourעַל־onפְּנֵ֤יthe surface ofהַשָּׂדֶה֙the fieldתִּפּ֔וֹלyou will fallלֹ֥אnotתֵאָסֵ֖ףyou will be gatheredוְלֹ֣אand notתִקָּבֵ֑ץyou will be gatheredלְחַיַּ֥תto the animals ofהָאָ֛רֶץthe earthוּלְע֥וֹףand to the birds ofהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםthe heavensנְתַתִּ֥יךָI will give youלְאָכְלָֽה׃for food
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לָכֵ֛ןto thereforeהִנְנִ֥יhere Iאֵלֶ֖יךָam against youוְאֶל־and againstיְאֹרֶ֑יךָcanals yourוְנָתַתִּ֞יand I will makeאֶת־obj.אֶ֣רֶץthe land ofמִצְרַ֗יִםEgyptלְחָרְבוֹת֙into ruins ofחֹ֣רֶבdestructionשְׁמָמָ֔הa desolationמִמִּגְדֹּ֥לfrom Migdolסְוֵנֵ֖הSyeneוְעַד־and toגְּב֥וּלthe border ofכּֽוּשׁ׃Cush
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וְנָתַתִּ֣יand I will makeאֶת־obj.אֶרֶץ֩the land ofמִצְרַ֨יִםEgyptשְׁמָמָ֜הa desolationבְּת֣וֹךְ׀in midst ofאֲרָצ֣וֹתlandsנְשַׁמּ֗וֹתmade desolateוְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙and cities itsבְּת֨וֹךְin midst ofעָרִ֤יםcitiesמָֽחֳרָבוֹת֙laid wasteתִּֽהְיֶ֣יןָthey will beשְׁמָמָ֔הa desolationאַרְבָּעִ֖יםfortyשָׁנָ֑הyearsוַהֲפִצֹתִ֤יand I will scatterאֶת־obj.מִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egyptבַּגּוֹיִ֔םamong the nationsוְֽזֵרִיתִ֖יםand I will disperse themבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ פamong the lands
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בֶּן־O son ofאָדָ֗םhumankindנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּ֠בֶלBabylonהֶעֱבִ֨ידhe made to laborאֶת־obj.חֵיל֜וֹarmy hisעֲבֹדָ֤הlaborגְדֹלָה֙greatאֶל־againstצֹ֔רTyreכָּל־everyרֹ֣אשׁheadמֻקְרָ֔חwas made baldוְכָל־and everyכָּתֵ֖ףshoulderמְרוּטָ֑הwas made bareוְ֠שָׂכָרand wagesלֹא־notהָ֨יָהit belongedל֤וֹto himוּלְחֵילוֹ֙and to army hisמִצֹּ֔רfrom Tyreעַל־onהָעֲבֹדָ֖הthe laborאֲשֶׁר־whichעָבַ֥דhe had laboredעָלֶֽיהָ׃ סon it
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לָכֵ֗ןto thereforeכֹּ֤הthusאָמַר֙he saysאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֔הYahwehהִנְנִ֥יhere Iנֹתֵ֛ןam about to giveלִנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רto Nebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֖לBabylonאֶת־obj.אֶ֣רֶץthe land ofמִצְרָ֑יִםEgyptוְנָשָׂ֨אand he will carry offהֲמֹנָ֜הּwealth itsוְשָׁלַ֤לand he will plunderשְׁלָלָהּ֙plunder itsוּבָזַ֣זand he will take as spoilבִּזָּ֔הּspoil itsוְהָיְתָ֥הand it will beשָׂכָ֖רwagesלְחֵילֽוֹ׃for army his
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