Ezekiel 22:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall mock thee, thou infamous one [and] full of tumult.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַקְּרֹב֛וֹת וְהָרְחֹק֥וֹת מִמֵּ֖ךְ יִתְקַּלְּסוּ־בָ֑ךְ טְמֵאַ֣ת הַשֵּׁ֔ם רַבַּ֖ת הַמְּהוּמָֽה׃

Transliteration

The qərōḇôṯ and the rəḥōqôṯ from you yiṯqalləsû-at you, ṭəmēʾaṯ the šēm, rabbaṯ the məhûmāh

Grammar Details

*qərōḇôṯ*: feminine plural adjective with definite article - 'those near'
*rəḥōqôṯ*: feminine plural adjective with definite article - 'those far'
*yiṯqalləsû*: hithpael imperfect, 3rd plural - 'they will mock'
*ṭəmēʾaṯ*: construct form, feminine singular adjective - 'defiled of'
*šēm*: masculine singular noun with definite article - 'the name'
*rabbaṯ*: construct form, feminine singular adjective - 'full of/great of'
*məhûmāh*: feminine singular noun with definite article - 'the tumult'

Word Meanings

*qərōḇôṯ*: those near/neighboring [cities]
*rəḥōqôṯ*: those far away/distant [cities]
*yiṯqalləsû*: will mock/will deride/will scoff
*ṭəmēʾaṯ*: defiled of/unclean of/polluted of
*šēm*: name/reputation
*rabbaṯ*: abundant in/full of/great in
*məhûmāh*: tumult/confusion/turmoil

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 22:2 : 2 O thou that art full of shoutings, a tumultuous city, a joyous town; thy slain are not slain with the sword, neither are they dead in battle.
Jer 15:2-3 : 2 And it shall come to pass, when they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith Jehovah: Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for captivity, to captivity. 3 And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith Jehovah: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the birds of the heavens, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and to destroy.

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