Ezekiel 26:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets; he shall slay thy people with the sword; and the pillars of thy strength shall go down to the ground.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּפַרְס֣וֹת סוּסָ֔יו יִרְמֹ֖ס אֶת־כָּל־חֽוּצוֹתָ֑יִךְ עַמֵּךְ֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יַהֲרֹ֔ג וּמַצְּב֥וֹת עֻזֵּ֖ךְ לָאָ֥רֶץ תֵּרֵֽד׃

Transliteration

With bepharsôt his sûsāyw yirmōs all your chûtsôtāyik, your 'ammēk with the chereb yaharōg, and matstsebôt your 'uzzēk to the 'ārets tērēd.

Grammar Details

*bepharsôt*: preposition + feminine plural construct - with hooves of
*sûsāyw*: masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his horses
*yirmōs*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will trample
*chûtsôtāyik*: feminine plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your streets
*'ammēk*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your people
*chereb*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the sword
*yaharōg*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will kill
*matstsebôt*: feminine plural construct - pillars of
*'uzzēk*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your strength
*'ārets*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the ground
*tērēd*: qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - will come down

Word Meanings

*parsôt*: hooves/horseshoes
*chûtsôtāyik*: your streets/your public squares
*matstsebôt 'uzzēk*: pillars of your strength/monuments of your might/your strong columns

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Referenced Verses

Isa 5:28 : 28 whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses' hoofs shall be accounted as flint, and their wheels as a whirlwind:
Isa 26:5 : 5 For he hath brought down them that dwell on high, the lofty city: he layeth it low, he layeth it low even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.
Hab 1:8 : 8 Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves; and their horsemen press proudly on: yea, their horsemen come from far; they fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour.
Jer 43:13 : 13 He shall also break the pillars of Beth-shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of Egypt shall he burn with fire.
Jer 51:27 : 27 Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz: appoint a marshal against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough canker-worm.

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