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Ezekiel 8

Hebrew18 verses
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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וַיְהִ֣י׀and it wasבַּשָּׁנָ֣הin the yearהַשִּׁשִּׁ֗יתthe sixthבַּשִּׁשִּׁי֙in the sixth monthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֣הon day fiveלַחֹ֔דֶשׁof the monthאֲנִי֙Iיוֹשֵׁ֣בwas sittingבְּבֵיתִ֔יin house myוְזִקְנֵ֥יand the elders ofיְהוּדָ֖הJudahיוֹשְׁבִ֣יםwere sittingלְפָנָ֑יto before meוַתִּפֹּ֤לand it fellעָלַי֙on meשָׁ֔םthereיַ֖דthe hand ofאֲדֹנָ֥יthe Lordיְהֹוִֽה׃Yahweh
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וָאֶרְאֶ֗הand I sawוְהִנֵּ֤הand there!דְמוּת֙a likenessכְּמַרְאֵה־like the appearance ofאֵ֔שׁfireמִמַּרְאֵ֥הwas from the appearance ofמָתְנָ֛יוhips hisוּלְמַ֖טָּהand to downwardsאֵ֑שׁfireוּמִמָּתְנָ֣יוand was from hips hisוּלְמַ֔עְלָהand to upwards towardsכְּמַרְאֵה־like the appearance ofזֹ֖הַרbrightnessכְּעֵ֥יןlike the appearance ofהַחַשְׁמַֽלָה׃the shining substance towards
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וַיִּשְׁלַח֙and he stretched outתַּבְנִ֣יתthe form ofיָ֔דa handוַיִּקָּחֵ֖נִיand he took meבְּצִיצִ֣תby the hair ofרֹאשִׁ֑יhead myוַתִּשָּׂ֣אand it carriedאֹתִ֣יobj. meר֣וּחַ׀a spiritבֵּֽין־betweenהָאָ֣רֶץthe earthוּבֵ֣יןand betweenהַשָּׁמַ֡יִםthe heavensוַתָּבֵא֩and it broughtאֹתִ֨יobj. meיְרוּשָׁלְַ֜מָהJerusalem towardsבְּמַרְא֣וֹתin visions ofאֱלֹהִ֗יםGodאֶל־toפֶּ֜תַחthe opening ofשַׁ֤עַרthe gateהַפְּנִימִית֙the inner courtהַפּוֹנֶ֣הwhich facesצָפ֔וֹנָהnorth -wardאֲשֶׁר־whereשָׁ֣םwas thereמוֹשַׁ֔בthe location ofסֵ֖מֶלthe idol ofהַקִּנְאָ֥הthe jealousyהַמַּקְנֶֽה׃which provokes to jealousy
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וְהִ֨נֵּה־and there!שָׁ֔םwas thereכְּב֖וֹדthe glory ofאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelכַּמַּרְאֶ֕הlike the appearanceאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichרָאִ֖יתִיI had seenבַּבִּקְעָֽה׃on the plain
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלַ֔יto meבֶּן־O son ofאָדָ֕םhumankindשָׂא־lift upנָ֥אpleaseעֵינֶ֖יךָeyes yourדֶּ֣רֶךְthe directionצָפ֑וֹנָהnorth -wardוָאֶשָּׂ֤אand I lifted upעֵינַי֙eyes myדֶּ֣רֶךְthe directionצָפ֔וֹנָהnorth -wardוְהִנֵּ֤הand there!מִצָּפוֹן֙from the northלְשַׁ֣עַרof the gate ofהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַthe altarסֵ֛מֶלthe idol ofהַקִּנְאָ֥הthe jealousyהַזֶּ֖הthe thisבַּבִּאָֽה׃was in the entrance
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלַ֔יto meבֶּן־O son ofאָדָ֕םhumankindהֲרֹאֶ֥ה¿ seeingאַתָּ֖הare youמָ֣ההֵ֣םwhat are they?עֹשִׂ֑יםdoingתּוֹעֵב֨וֹתabominationsגְּדֹל֜וֹתgreatאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichבֵּֽית־the house ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Israelעֹשִׂ֣יםare doingפֹּ֗הhereלְרָֽחֳקָה֙to be farמֵעַ֣לfrom atמִקְדָּשִׁ֔יsanctuary myוְעוֹד֙and againתָּשׁ֣וּבyou will returnתִּרְאֶ֔הyou will seeתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתabominationsגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ סgreat
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וַיָּבֵ֥אand he broughtאֹתִ֖יobj. meאֶל־toפֶּ֣תַחthe entrance ofהֶֽחָצֵ֑רthe courtוָאֶרְאֶ֕הand I sawוְהִנֵּ֥הand there!חֹר־a holeאֶחָ֖דoneבַּקִּֽיר׃was in the wall
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלַ֔יto meבֶּן־O son ofאָדָ֖םhumankindחֲתָר־digנָ֣אpleaseבַקִּ֑ירin the wallוָאֶחְתֹּ֣רand I dugבַּקִּ֔ירin the wallוְהִנֵּ֖הand there!פֶּ֥תַחan openingאֶחָֽד׃one
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וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֑יto meבֹּ֤אgoוּרְאֵה֙and seeאֶת־obj.הַתּוֹעֵב֣וֹתthe abominationsהָרָע֔וֹתthe wickedאֲשֶׁ֛רwhichהֵ֥םtheyעֹשִׂ֖יםare doingפֹּֽה׃here
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וָאָבוֹא֮and I wentוָֽאֶרְאֶה֒and I sawוְהִנֵּ֨הand there!כָל־everyתַּבְנִ֜יתform ofרֶ֤מֶשׂcreeping thingוּבְהֵמָה֙and animalשֶׁ֔קֶץdetestable thingוְכָל־and allגִּלּוּלֵ֖יthe idols ofבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelמְחֻקֶּ֥הwas carvedעַל־onהַקִּ֖ירthe wallסָבִ֥יב׀all aroundסָבִֽיב׃all around
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וְשִׁבְעִ֣יםand seventyאִ֣ישׁmanמִזִּקְנֵ֣יfrom the elders ofבֵֽית־the house ofיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלIsraelוְיַאֲזַנְיָ֨הוּand Jaazaniahבֶן־the son ofשָׁפָ֜ןShaphanעֹמֵ֤דwas standingבְּתוֹכָם֙in midst of themעֹמְדִ֣יםwere standingלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םto before themוְאִ֥ישׁand everyoneמִקְטַרְתּ֖וֹcenser hisבְּיָד֑וֹwas in hand hisוַעֲתַ֥רand the fragrance ofעֲנַֽן־the cloud ofהַקְּטֹ֖רֶתthe incenseעֹלֶֽה׃was going up
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלַי֮to meהֲרָאִ֣יתָ¿ have you seenבֶן־O son ofאָדָם֒humankindאֲשֶׁ֨רthat whichזִקְנֵ֤יthe elders ofבֵֽית־the house ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelעֹשִׂ֣יםare doingבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְin the darknessאִ֖ישׁeveryoneבְּחַדְרֵ֣יin the rooms ofמַשְׂכִּית֑וֹcarved image hisכִּ֣יforאֹמְרִ֗יםthey are sayingאֵ֤יןnotיְהוָה֙Yahwehרֹאֶ֣הis seeingאֹתָ֔נוּobj. usעָזַ֥בhe has forsakenיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֶת־obj.הָאָֽרֶץ׃the land
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וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֑יto meע֣וֹדagainתָּשׁ֥וּבyou will returnתִּרְאֶ֛הyou will seeתּוֹעֵב֥וֹתabominationsגְּדֹל֖וֹתgreatאֲשֶׁר־whichהֵ֥מָּהtheyעֹשִֽׂים׃are doing
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וַיָּבֵ֣אand he broughtאֹתִ֗יobj. meאֶל־toפֶּ֙תַח֙the entrance ofשַׁ֣עַרthe gate ofבֵּית־the house ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichאֶל־was toהַצָּפ֑וֹנָהthe north towardsוְהִנֵּה־and there!שָׁם֙thereהַנָּשִׁ֣יםthe womenיֹֽשְׁב֔וֹתwere sittingמְבַכּ֖וֹתbewailingאֶת־obj.הַתַּמּֽוּז׃ סthe Tammuz
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he saidאֵלַ֖יto meהֲרָאִ֣יתָ¿ have you seenבֶן־O son ofאָדָ֑םhumankindע֣וֹדagainתָּשׁ֥וּבyou will returnתִּרְאֶ֛הyou will seeתּוֹעֵב֥וֹתabominationsגְּדֹל֖וֹתgreatמֵאֵֽלֶּה׃more than these
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וַיָּבֵ֣אand he broughtאֹתִ֗יobj. meאֶל־toחֲצַ֣רthe court ofבֵּית־the house ofיְהוָה֮Yahwehהַפְּנִימִית֒the innerוְהִנֵּה־and there!פֶ֜תַחwere at the entrance ofהֵיכַ֣לthe temple ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehבֵּ֤יןbetweenהָֽאוּלָם֙the porchוּבֵ֣יןand betweenהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַthe altarכְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםabout twentyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הand fiveאִ֑ישׁpersonsאֲחֹ֨רֵיהֶ֜םbacks theirאֶל־were toהֵיכַ֤לthe temple ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehוּפְנֵיהֶ֣םand faces theirקֵ֔דְמָהwere east -wardוְהֵ֛מָּהand theyמִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֥םwere bowing downקֵ֖דְמָהeast -wardלַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃to the sun
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלַי֮to meהֲרָאִ֣יתָ¿ have you seenבֶן־O son ofאָדָם֒humankindהֲנָקֵל֙¿ is it too triflingלְבֵ֣יתfor the house ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahמֵעֲשׂ֕וֹתfor doingאֶת־obj.הַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתthe abominationsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichעָֽשׂוּ־they have doneפֹ֑הhereכִּֽי־thatמָלְא֨וּthey have filledאֶת־obj.הָאָ֜רֶץthe landחָמָ֗סviolenceוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙and they have returnedלְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיto provoke to anger meוְהִנָּ֛םand there theyשֹׁלְחִ֥יםare sendingאֶת־obj.הַזְּמוֹרָ֖הthe branchאֶל־toאַפָּֽם׃nose their
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וְגַם־and alsoאֲנִי֙Iאֶעֱשֶׂ֣הI will actבְחֵמָ֔הin rageלֹֽא־notתָח֥וֹסit will look with compassionעֵינִ֖יeye myוְלֹ֣אand notאֶחְמֹ֑לI will show pityוְקָרְא֤וּand they will call outבְאָזְנַי֙in ears myק֣וֹלa voiceגָּד֔וֹלgreatוְלֹ֥אand notאֶשְׁמַ֖עI will hearאוֹתָֽם׃obj. them

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