Ezekiel 38:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare: On that day, there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבְקִנְאָתִ֥י בְאֵשׁ־עֶבְרָתִ֖י דִּבַּ֑רְתִּי אִם־לֹ֣א ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יִֽהְיֶה֙ רַ֣עַשׁ גָּד֔וֹל עַ֖ל אַדְמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

And-in-qinʾāṯî in-ʾēš-ʿeḇrāṯî dibbartî, surely in-yôm ha-hûʾ will-be raʿaš gāḏôl upon ʾaḏmaṯ Yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

• *û-ḇə-qinʾāṯî*: conjunction with preposition and common noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and in my jealousy/zeal
• *ḇə-ʾēš*: preposition with common noun, feminine singular construct - in the fire of
• *ʿeḇrāṯî*: common noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my wrath/fury
• *dibbartî*: piel perfect, 1st person singular - I have spoken
• *ʾim-lōʾ*: conditional particle with negation - surely/if not
• *ba-yôm*: preposition with common noun, masculine singular with definite article - in the day
• *ha-hûʾ*: independent personal pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular with definite article - that
• *yihyeh*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - there will be
• *raʿaš*: common noun, masculine singular - earthquake/shaking
• *gāḏôl*: adjective, masculine singular - great/large
• *ʿal*: preposition - upon/against
• *ʾaḏmaṯ*: common noun, feminine singular construct - land/soil of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel

Word Meanings

• *qinʾāṯî*: my jealousy/my zeal/my passion
• *ʾēš-ʿeḇrāṯî*: fire of my wrath/burning of my fury/fiery anger
• *raʿaš*: earthquake/shaking/trembling

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For in my gelousy and hote displeasure I haue deuysed, that there shalbe a greate trouble in the londe of Israel at that tyme.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For in mine indignation and in the fire of my wrath haue I spoken it: surely at that time there shalbe a great shaking in the land of Israel,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For in my ielousie and fire of my wrath haue I spoken it, surely at that time ther shalbe a great shaking in the lande of Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For in my jealousy [and] in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And in My zeal, in the fire of My wrath, I have spoken: Is there not in that day a great rushing on the land of Israel?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For in the fire of my wrath I have said, Truly, in that day there will be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

• World English Bible (2000)

  For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  In my zeal, in the fire of my fury, I declare that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

Referenced Verses

• Hag 2:6-7 : 6 For the LORD of Hosts says this: Once more, in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. 7 I will shake all the nations, and the treasures of all the nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.
• Ezek 5:13 : 13 Then My anger will be fully spent, and I will satisfy My fury on them and be appeased. They will know that I, the LORD, have spoken in My zeal when I have spent My wrath upon them.
• Rev 16:18 : 18 Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a massive earthquake—an earthquake so great that none like it has occurred since mankind has been on earth.
• Joel 3:16 : 16 The LORD will roar from Zion and shout from Jerusalem; the heavens and the earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for his people and a stronghold for the children of Israel.
• Rev 16:20 : 20 Every island fled away, and the mountains could not be found.
• Ezek 39:25 : 25 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be zealous for my holy name.
• Joel 2:18 : 18 Then the LORD became jealous for his land and had pity on his people.
• Deut 29:20 : 20 The LORD will single them out for disaster from all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant written in this Book of the Law.
• Ps 18:7 : 7 In my distress, I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple, He heard my voice, and my cry for help came into His ears.
• Isa 42:13 : 13 The LORD will march out like a warrior; like a man of battle, He will stir up His zeal. He will raise a shout, yes, He will cry out aloud; against His enemies, He will show Himself mighty.
• Hag 2:21-22 : 21 Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah: 'I am about to shake the heavens and the earth.' 22 I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders. Horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.
• Zech 1:14 : 14 Then the angel who was speaking with me said, 'Proclaim this: This is what the Lord of Hosts says: I am very zealous for Jerusalem and Zion with a great jealousy.'
• Heb 12:26 : 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens."
• Rev 11:13 : 13 At that very hour, there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.