Ezekiel 35:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

therefore, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: since thou hast not hated blood, therefore blood shall pursue thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לָכֵ֣ן חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה כִּֽי־לְדָ֥ם אֶעֶשְׂךָ֖ וְדָ֣ם יִרְדֲּפֶ֑ךָ אִם־לֹ֥א דָ֛ם שָׂנֵ֖אתָ וְדָ֥ם יִרְדֲּפֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

Therefore ḥay-ʾānî, nəʾum ʾĂdōnāy YHWH, that to dām I will ʾeʿeśḵā and dām will yirdopeḵā; if-not dām you śānēʾtā and dām will yirdopeḵā.

Grammar Details

*ḥay*: adjective masculine singular - living/alive
*ʾānî*: pronoun 1st person common singular - I
*nəʾum*: noun masculine singular construct - declaration of
*ʾĂdōnāy*: noun masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my Lord
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*dām*: noun masculine singular - blood
*ʾeʿeśḵā*: qal imperfect 1st common singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - I will make you
*yirdopeḵā*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - it will pursue you
*śānēʾtā*: qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you hated

Word Meanings

*ḥay-ʾānî*: as I live/by my life
*nəʾum*: declaration/utterance/oracle
*dām*: blood/bloodshed/bloodguilt
*ʾeʿeśḵā*: I will make you/prepare you
*yirdopeḵā*: it will pursue you/chase you/persecute you
*śānēʾtā*: you hated/detested

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Referenced Verses

Isa 63:2-6 : 2 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winevat? 3 I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the peoples there was no man with me: yea, I trod them in mine anger, and trampled them in my wrath; and their lifeblood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all my raiment. 4 For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. 5 And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my wrath, it upheld me. 6 And I trod down the peoples in mine anger, and made them drunk in my wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.
Rev 18:24 : 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all that have been slain upon the earth.
Rev 19:2-3 : 2 for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. 3 And a second time they say, Hallelujah. And her smoke goeth up for ever and ever.
Ps 109:16-17 : 16 Because he remembered not to show kindness, But persecuted the poor and needy man, And the broken in heart, to slay [them]. 17 Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.
Obad 1:15 : 15 For the day of Jehovah is near upon all the nations: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee; thy dealing shall return upon thine own head.
Matt 7:2 : 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.
Rev 16:5-7 : 5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Righteous art thou, who art and who wast, {G2532} {G3741} thou Holy One, because thou didst thus judge: 6 for they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink: {G1063} they are worthy. 7 And I heard {G243} the altar saying, Yea, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
Rev 18:6 : 6 Render unto her even as she rendered, {G5213} and double [unto her] the double according to her works: in the cup which she mingled, mingle unto her double.

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