Ezekiel 21:28

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And to them it will seem like a false divination in their eyes, because they have taken oaths of allegiance. But he will remind them of their guilt and seize them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָיָ֨ה לָהֶ֤ם *כקסום־**כִּקְסָם־שָׁוְא֙ בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם שְׁבֻעֵ֥י שְׁבֻע֖וֹת לָהֶ֑ם וְהֽוּא־מַזְכִּ֥יר עָוֺ֖ן לְהִתָּפֵֽשׂ

Transliteration

wə-hāyâ lāhem kiqsām-šāwəʾ bəʿênêhem šəbuʿê šəbuʿôt lāhem wə-hûʾ-mazkîr ʿāwōn ləhittāpēś

Grammar Details

• *wə*-*hāyâ*: conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it will be
• *lāhem*: preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them
• *kiqsām*-*šāwəʾ*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + noun - like divination of falsehood
• *bəʿênêhem*: preposition + noun, feminine dual construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their eyes
• *šəbuʿê*: qal passive participle, masculine plural construct - sworn of
• *šəbuʿôt*: noun, feminine plural - oaths
• *wə*-*hûʾ*: conjunction + pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - and he
• *mazkîr*: hiphil participle, masculine singular - causing to remember
• *ʿāwōn*: noun, masculine singular - iniquity
• *ləhittāpēś*: niphal infinitive construct + preposition - to be seized

Word Meanings

• *kiqsām*-*šāwəʾ*: like divination of falsehood/like false oracle/like empty prediction
• *bəʿênêhem*: in their eyes/in their sight/in their opinion
• *šəbuʿê* *šəbuʿôt*: sworn oaths/vows under oath/sacred pledges
• *mazkîr*: causing to remember/bringing to mind/reminding
• *ʿāwōn*: iniquity/guilt/punishment for iniquity
• *ləhittāpēś*: to be seized/to be caught/to be captured

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And you, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is polished, to consume because of the glittering:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou, son{H1121} of man,{H120} prophesy,{H5012} and say,{H559} Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah{H3069} concerning the children of Ammon,{H1121} and concerning their reproach;{H2781} and say{H559} thou, A sword,{H2719} a sword{H2719} is drawn,{H6605} for the slaughter{H2874} it is furbished,{H4803} to cause it to devour,{H398} that it may be as lightning;{H1300}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou, son{H1121} of man{H120}, prophesy{H5012}{(H8734)} and say{H559}{(H8804)}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069} concerning the Ammonites{H1121}{H5983}, and concerning their reproach{H2781}; even say{H559}{(H8804)} thou, The sword{H2719}, the sword{H2719} is drawn{H6605}{(H8803)}: for the slaughter{H2874} it is furbished{H4803}{(H8803)}, to consume{H398}{(H8687)} because of the glittering{H1300}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And thou (o sonne of man) prophecy, & speake: Thus saieth the LORDE God to the children of Ammon, & to their blasphemy, speake thou: The swearde, the swearde, is drawen forth alredy to the slaughter, & scoured that it glistreth

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thou, sonne of man, prophecie, and say, Thus saith the Lorde God to the children of Ammon, and to their blasphemie: say thou, I say, The sword, the sword is drawen foorth, and fourbished to the slaughter, to consume, because of the glittering:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou O sonne of man, prophecie and speake, Thus saith the Lorde God to the children of Ammon, and to their blasphemie, speake thou: The sworde, the sworde is drawen foorth alredy to slaughter, and furbished to consume because of the glitteryng:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword [is] drawn: for the slaughter [it is] furbished, to consume because of the glittering:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach; and say you, A sword, a sword is drawn, for the slaughter it is furbished, to cause it to devour, that it may be as lightning;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And thou, son of man, prophesy, and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah concerning the sons of Ammon, and concerning their reproach: and thou hast said: A sword, a sword, open for slaughter, Polished to the utmost for brightness!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach; and say thou, A sword, a sword is drawn, for the slaughter it is furbished, to cause it to devour, that it may be as lightning;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach; and say thou, A sword, a sword is drawn, for the slaughter it is furbished, to cause it to devour, that it may be as lightning;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And you, son of man, say as a prophet, This is what the Lord has said about the children of Ammon and about their shame: Say, A sword, even a sword let loose, polished for death, to make it shining so that it may be like a flame:

• World English Bible (2000)

  You, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach; and say, A sword, a sword is drawn, for the slaughter it is furbished, to cause it to devour, that it may be as lightning;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “As for you, son of man, prophesy and say,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says concerning the Ammonites and their coming humiliation; say:“‘A sword, a sword drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning–

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 21:9-9 : 9 Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will go out from its sheath against all flesh, from the south to the north. 10 All humanity will know that I, the LORD, have drawn My sword from its sheath, and it will not return again.
• Ezek 21:20 : 20 So that hearts melt, and many stumble at all their gates, I have placed a glittering sword. It is made to flash like lightning and is prepared for slaughter.
• Zeph 2:8-9 : 8 I have heard the taunts of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have reproached My people and enlarged their borders. 9 Therefore, as surely as I live—declares the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel—Moab will become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a land of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual ruin. The remnant of My people will plunder them, and the survivors of My nation will inherit their land. 10 This will be their lot in return for their pride, because they have taunted and boasted against the people of the Lord of Hosts.
• Jer 12:12 : 12 On all the barren heights in the wilderness, destroyers have come. For the sword of the LORD is devouring from one end of the land to the other; no flesh has peace.
• Jer 49:1-5 : 1 Concerning the children of Ammon, this is what the LORD says: Does Israel have no sons? Does he have no heir? Why then has their king taken possession of Gad, and why do his people dwell in its cities? 2 Therefore, behold, days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a desolate heap, and its villages will be burned with fire. Then Israel will take possession of those who dispossessed him, declares the LORD. 3 Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed! Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn. Wander around by the fences, for their king will go into exile, along with his priests and officials together. 4 Why do you boast of your valleys, your abundant valley, O rebellious daughter? You trust in your treasures and say, 'Who will come against me?' 5 Behold, I am bringing terror upon you from all around you, declares the Lord, the LORD of Hosts. You will be driven away, each man fleeing before him, with no one to gather the fugitives.
• Ezek 25:2-7 : 2 Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them. 3 Say to the Ammonites: Hear the word of the Sovereign LORD! This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you said, 'Aha!' against my sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into exile, 4 therefore, I am handing you over to the people of the east as a possession. They will set up their camps among you and pitch their tents around you; they will eat your fruit and drink your milk. 5 I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and the land of the Ammonites a resting place for flocks. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 6 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you clapped your hands, stomped your feet, and rejoiced with all the scorn in your heart against the land of Israel, 7 therefore, I will stretch out my hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples, destroy you from the lands, and annihilate you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
• Amos 1:13-15 : 13 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of the Ammonites, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they ripped open pregnant women in Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.' 14 So I will set fire to the wall of Rabbah, and it will consume her palaces amid shouting on the day of battle, with a tempest on the day of the whirlwind. 15 Their king will go into exile, he and his princes together,' says the LORD.