Ezekiel 13:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the women that sew pillows upon all elbows, and make kerchiefs for the head of [persons of] every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and save souls alive for yourselves?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאָמַרְתָּ֞ כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הוֹי֩ לִֽמְתַפְּר֨וֹת כְּסָת֜וֹת עַ֣ל ׀ כָּל־אַצִּילֵ֣י יָדַ֗י וְעֹשׂ֧וֹת הַמִּסְפָּח֛וֹת עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ כָּל־קוֹמָ֖ה לְצוֹדֵ֣ד נְפָשׁ֑וֹת הַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ תְּצוֹדֵ֣דְנָה לְעַמִּ֔י וּנְפָשׁ֖וֹת לָכֶ֥נָה תְחַיֶּֽינָה׃

Transliteration

wə-ʾāmartā kōh-ʾāmar ʾĂdōnāy YHWH hôy li-mətappərôt kəsātôt ʿal kol-ʾaṣṣîlê yāday wə-ʿōśôt ha-mmispāḥôt ʿal-rōʾš kol-qômāh lə-ṣôdēd nəpāšôt ha-nnəpāšôt təṣôdēdnāh lə-ʿammî û-nəpāšôt lāḵenāh təḥayyênāh

Grammar Details

*wə-ʾāmartā*: conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - and you shall say
*kōh*: adverb - thus
*ʾāmar*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - said/says
*ʾĂdōnāy*: noun + 1st person plural suffix used as divine title - my Lord
*YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
*hôy*: interjection - woe
*li-mətappərôt*: preposition + Piel participle feminine plural - to women who sew
*kəsātôt*: feminine plural noun - bands/pillows
*ʿal*: preposition - upon
*kol*: construct - every
*ʾaṣṣîlê*: masculine plural construct - joints of
*yāday*: dual noun with possessive suffix - hands/wrists
*wə-ʿōśôt*: conjunction + Qal participle feminine plural - and make
*ha-mmispāḥôt*: article + feminine plural noun - veils/kerchiefs
*rōʾš*: masculine singular construct - head of
*qômāh*: feminine singular noun - height/stature
*lə-ṣôdēd*: preposition + Piel infinitive construct - to hunt
*nəpāšôt*: feminine plural noun - souls/lives
*ha-nnəpāšôt*: article + feminine plural noun - the souls
*təṣôdēdnāh*: Piel imperfect 2nd feminine plural - you hunt
*lə-ʿammî*: preposition + masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - for my people
*û-nəpāšôt*: conjunction + feminine plural noun - and souls
*lāḵenāh*: preposition + 2nd feminine plural suffix - for yourselves
*təḥayyênāh*: Piel imperfect 2nd feminine plural - you keep alive

Word Meanings

*kəsātôt*: bands/pillows/magic bands
*ʾaṣṣîlê*: joints/wrists/elbows
*mispāḥôt*: veils/kerchiefs/coverings
*ṣôdēd*: hunt/trap/ensnare
*nəpāšôt*: souls/lives/persons

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ezek 13:20 : 20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make [them] fly, and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make [them] fly.
2 Pet 2:14 : 14 having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; enticing unstedfast souls; having a heart exercised in covetousness; children of cursing;
Ezek 22:25 : 25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in the midst thereof.
Eph 4:14 : 14 that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, {G3588} after the wiles of error;
2 Tim 4:3 : 3 For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts;
Jer 4:10 : 10 Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the life.
Jer 6:14 : 14 They have healed also the hurt of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
Ezek 13:10 : 10 Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there is no peace; and when one buildeth up a wall, behold, they daub it with untempered [mortar]:
Ezek 13:16 : 16 [ to wit], the prophets of Israel that prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and that see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord Jehovah.

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