Ezekiel 11:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He said to me, 'Son of man, these are the men who plan evil and give wicked advice in this city.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלָ֑י בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם אֵ֣לֶּה הָאֲנָשִׁ֞ים הַחֹשְׁבִ֥ים אָ֛וֶן וְהַיֹּעֲצִ֥ים עֲצַת־רָ֖ע בָּעִ֥יר הַזֹּֽאת׃

Transliteration

wə-yōʾmer to-me ben-ʾādām these the-ʾănāšîm the-ḥōšəbîm ʾāwen and-the-yōʿăṣîm ʿăṣat-rāʿ in-the-ʿîr the-zōʾt

Grammar Details

• *wə-yōʾmer*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *ben-ʾādām*: construct chain - son of man/human
• *ʾănāšîm*: masculine plural noun - men
• *ḥōšəbîm*: qal participle masculine plural - devising/thinking/planning
• *ʾāwen*: masculine singular noun - iniquity/wickedness/trouble
• *yōʿăṣîm*: qal participle masculine plural - advising/counseling
• *ʿăṣat-rāʿ*: construct chain - counsel of evil
• *ʿîr*: feminine singular noun - city
• *zōʾt*: feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - this

Word Meanings

• *ʾāwen*: iniquity/wickedness/trouble/sorrow/idolatry
• *ʿăṣat-rāʿ*: evil counsel/wicked advice/malicious plan
• *ḥōšəbîm*: thinking/planning/devising/designing

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then he said to me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief and give wicked counsel in this city:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said{H559} unto me, Son{H1121} of man,{H120} these are the men{H582} that devise{H2803} iniquity,{H205} and that give{H3289} wicked{H7451} counsel{H6098} in this city;{H5892}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then said{H559}{(H8799)} he unto me, Son{H1121} of man{H120}, these are the men{H582} that devise{H2803}{(H8802)} mischief{H205}, and give{H3289}{(H8802)} wicked{H7451} counsel{H6098} in this city{H5892}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde the LORDE vnto me: Thou sonne of man: These men ymagin myschefe, and a wicked councel take they in this cite,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then said he vnto me, Sonne of man, these are the men that imagine mischiefe, and deuise wicked counsell in this citie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then sayde he vnto me, Thou sonne of man, these men imagine mischiefe, & a wicked counsayle take they in this citie,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then said he unto me, Son of man, these [are] the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said to me, Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity, and who give wicked counsel in this city;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And He saith unto me, `Son of man, these `are' the men who are devising iniquity, and who are giving evil counsel in this city;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and that give wicked counsel in this city;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and that give wicked counsel in this city;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then he said to me, Son of man, these are the men who are designing evil, who are teaching evil ways in this town:

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said to me, Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity, and who give wicked counsel in this city;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD said to me,“Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 30:1 : 1 Woe to rebellious children, declares the LORD, who carry out plans that are not mine and make alliances without my Spirit, adding sin to sin.
• Jer 5:5 : 5 So I will go to the great leaders and speak to them, for they should know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God. But they too, as one, have broken off the yoke and torn off the bonds.
• Ps 2:1-2 : 1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.
• Ps 52:2 : 2 When Doeg the Edomite came and reported to Saul, saying, 'David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.'
• Esth 8:3 : 3 Esther spoke again to the king, falling at his feet, weeping, and pleading with him to nullify the evil plan of Haman the Agagite and the scheme he had devised against the Jews.
• Ps 36:4 : 4 The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; he has stopped being wise and doing good.
• Jer 18:18 : 18 Then they said, 'Come, let's devise plans against Jeremiah, for instruction won't vanish from the priest, counsel from the wise, or a word from the prophet. Come, let's attack him with our words, and let's not pay attention to anything he says.'
• Mic 2:1-2 : 1 Woe to those who devise wickedness and plan evil on their beds! At dawn, they carry it out because they have the power to do it. 2 They covet fields and seize them; they take houses and rob them. They oppress a man and his house, a person and their inheritance.
• Isa 59:4 : 4 No one calls for justice, and no one pleads with integrity. They rely on empty words and speak lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.