Ezekiel 33:30

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

As for you, son of man, the people of your nation are talking about you near the walls and at the doorways of their houses. They are saying to one another, each to their brother, 'Come and hear the message that has come from the LORD.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֔ם בְּנֵ֣י עַמְּךָ֗ הַנִּדְבָּרִ֤ים בְּךָ֙ אֵ֣צֶל הַקִּיר֔וֹת וּבְפִתְחֵ֖י הַבָּתִּ֑ים וְדִבֶּר־חַ֣ד אֶת־אַחַ֗ד אִ֤ישׁ אֶת־אָחִיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בֹּֽאוּ־נָ֣א וְשִׁמְע֔וּ מָ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר הַיּוֹצֵ֖א מֵאֵ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

And-you ben-ʾādām, bənê your-ʿamməkā the-nidbbārîm about-you beside the-qîrôt and-in-pitchê the-bāttîm; wədibbēr-one to-one, ʾîš to-his-ʾāchîw to-lēʾmōr: bōʾû-please and-šimʿû what the-dābār the-yôṣēʾ from-with YHWH.

Grammar Details

• *ben*: noun, masculine singular construct - son of
• *ʾādām*: noun, masculine singular - man/mankind
• *bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of/children of
• *ʿamməkā*: noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your people
• *nidbbārîm*: niphal participle masculine plural - those speaking
• *qîrôt*: noun, masculine plural - walls
• *pitchê*: noun, masculine plural construct - entrances of/doorways of
• *bāttîm*: noun, masculine plural - houses
• *wədibbēr*: conjunction + piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he speaks
• *ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - man/each one
• *ʾāchîw*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brother
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say
• *bōʾû*: qal imperative masculine plural - come
• *šimʿû*: qal imperative masculine plural - hear/listen
• *dābār*: noun, masculine singular - word/thing
• *yôṣēʾ*: qal participle masculine singular - going out/proceeding
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD

Word Meanings

• *ben*-*ʾādām*: son of man/mortal human/human being
• *bənê*: sons/children/descendants
• *ʿamməkā*: your people/your nation/your folk
• *nidbbārîm*: those speaking/those talking/those gossiping
• *qîrôt*: walls/sides
• *pitchê*: entrances/doorways/openings
• *bāttîm*: houses/homes/buildings
• *ʾîš*: man/each one/person/individual
• *ʾāchîw*: his brother/his companion/his fellow
• *bōʾû*: come/enter/attend
• *šimʿû*: hear/listen/pay attention
• *dābār*: word/thing/matter/message
• *yôṣēʾ*: going out/proceeding/coming from

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Also, son of man, the children of your people are talking against you by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that comes forth from the LORD.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And as for thee, son of man, the children of thy people talk of thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from Jehovah.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And thou sonne off man, the children off thy people yt talke of the, by the walles ad in the dores of their houses, sayenge one to another: come, let vs heare, what worde is gone forth from the LORDE:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Also thou sonne of man, the children of thy people that talke of thee by the wals & in the dores of houses, and speake one to another, euery one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, & heare what is the word that commeth from the Lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou sonne of man, the children of thy people that talke of thee by the waters and in the doores of their houses, and speake one to another, euery one to his brother, saying, Come I praye you, let vs heare what worde is gone foorth from the Lorde:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  As for you, son of man, the children of your people talk of you by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, everyone to his brother, saying, Please come and hear what is the word that comes forth from Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And thou, son of man, the sons of thy people who are speaking about thee, By the walls, and in openings of the houses, Have spoken one with another, each with his brother, Saying: Come in, I pray you, And hear what `is' the word that cometh out from Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And as for thee, son of man, the children of thy people talk of thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And as for thee, son of man, the children of thy people talk of thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And as for you, son of man, the children of your people are talking together about you by the walls and in the doorways of the houses, saying to one another, Come now, give ear to the word which comes from the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  As for you, son of man, the children of your people talk of you by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, everyone to his brother, saying, Please come and hear what is the word that comes forth from Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “But as for you, son of man, your people(who are talking about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses) say to one another,‘Come hear the word that comes from the LORD.’

Referenced Verses

• Isa 29:13 : 13 The Lord says: 'These people come near to me with their mouths and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their reverence for me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.'
• Isa 58:2 : 2 Day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practiced righteousness and did not forsake the justice of their God. They ask me for righteous judgments and delight in drawing near to God.
• Jer 11:18-19 : 18 The LORD revealed their plans to me, and I knew what they were plotting, for he showed me their deeds. 19 I was like a gentle lamb being led to the slaughter. I did not realize they had plotted against me, saying, ‘Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name will never be remembered again.’
• 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.'
• Jer 23:35 : 35 This is what each of you is to say to his neighbor and to his brother: 'What has the LORD answered?' or 'What has the LORD spoken?'
• Jer 42:1-6 : 1 Then all the military leaders, Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people, from the least to the greatest, approached. 2 They said to Jeremiah the prophet, "Please let our petition fall before you and pray to the LORD your God for us, for all this remnant. For we are few left from many, as your own eyes can see us. 3 May the LORD your God tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do." 4 Jeremiah the prophet said to them, "I have heard you. I will indeed pray to the LORD your God according to your words, and every word the LORD answers you, I will tell you—I will not withhold a single word from you." 5 They said to Jeremiah, "May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act according to every word the LORD your God sends you to tell us. 6 Whether it is good or bad, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God."
• Jer 42:20 : 20 For you have deceived yourselves when you sent me to the LORD your God, saying, 'Pray to the LORD our God for us, and whatever the LORD our God says, tell us and we will do it.'
• Matt 15:8 : 8 ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
• Matt 22:16-17 : 16 And they sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians, saying, 'Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth. You do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you do not look at people’s appearances.' 17 Tell us, then, what you think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?