Ezekiel 21:3
{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.21.3", "source": "וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ לְיַ֣עַר הַנֶּ֔גֶב שְׁמַ֖ע דְּבַר־יְהוָ֑ה כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֡ה הִנְנִ֣י מַֽצִּית־בְּךָ֣ ׀ אֵ֡שׁ וְאָכְלָ֣ה בְךָ֣ כָל־עֵֽץ־לַח֩ וְכָל־עֵ֨ץ יָבֵ֤שׁ לֹֽא־תִכְבֶּה֙ לַהֶ֣בֶת שַׁלְהֶ֔בֶת וְנִצְרְבוּ־בָ֥הּ כָּל־פָּנִ֖ים מִנֶּ֥גֶב צָפֽוֹנָה׃", "text": "And-*ʾāmartā* to-*yaʿar* the-*neḡeḇ* *šəmaʿ* *dəḇar*-*YHWH* thus-*ʾāmar* *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH* *hinənî* *maṣṣît*-in-you *ʾēš* and-*ʾāḵəlāh* in-you all-*ʿēṣ*-*laḥ* and-all-*ʿēṣ* *yāḇēš* not-*ṯiḵbeh* *laheḇeṯ* *šalheḇeṯ* and-*niṣrəḇû*-in-her all-*pānîm* from-*neḡeḇ* *ṣāp̄ônāh*.", "grammar": { "*ʾāmartā*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine singular with waw conjunction - and you shall say", "*yaʿar*": "construct state, masculine singular - forest of", "*neḡeḇ*": "definite article with masculine singular - the south/Negev", "*šəmaʿ*": "qal imperative masculine singular - hear/listen", "*dəḇar*": "construct state, masculine singular - word of", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "plural noun with 1st person suffix as divine title - my Lord", "*hinənî*": "particle with 1st person singular suffix - behold me/here I am", "*maṣṣît*": "hiphil participle masculine singular - kindling/igniting", "*ʾēš*": "feminine singular - fire", "*ʾāḵəlāh*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular with waw consecutive - and it will consume", "*ʿēṣ*": "masculine singular - tree/wood", "*laḥ*": "masculine singular adjective - green/moist", "*yāḇēš*": "masculine singular adjective - dry", "*ṯiḵbeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular with negative particle - it will not be extinguished", "*laheḇeṯ*": "construct state, feminine singular - flame of", "*šalheḇeṯ*": "feminine singular - great flame/blaze", "*niṣrəḇû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural with waw consecutive - and they will be scorched", "*pānîm*": "masculine plural - faces", "*ṣāp̄ônāh*": "feminine singular with directional suffix - northward" }, "variants": { "*yaʿar*": "forest/wooded area", "*neḡeḇ*": "south/dry region/Negev", "*maṣṣît*": "kindling/setting on fire/igniting", "*ʿēṣ*": "tree/wood/timber", "*laḥ*": "green/moist/fresh", "*yāḇēš*": "dry/withered", "*šalheḇeṯ*": "intense flame/great blaze", "*niṣrəḇû*": "scorched/burned/seared" } }