Ezekiel 21:29

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ יַ֗עַן הַזְכַּרְכֶם֙ עֲוֺ֣נְכֶ֔ם בְּהִגָּל֣וֹת פִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֗ם לְהֵֽרָאוֹת֙ חַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔ם בְּכֹ֖ל עֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם יַ֚עַן הִזָּ֣כֶרְכֶ֔ם בַּכַּ֖ף תִּתָּפֵֽשׂוּ

Transliteration

lākēn kōh-ʾāmar ʾădōnāy YHWH yaʿan hazkarkəm ʿăwōnkem bəhiggālôt pišʿêkem lēhērāʾôt ḥaṭṭōʾûtêkem bəkōl ʿălîlôtêkem yaʿan hizzākerkəm bakkap tittāpēśû

Grammar Details

*lākēn*: adverb - therefore
*kōh*-*ʾāmar*: adverb + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - thus says
*ʾădōnāy*: noun, masculine singular - Lord
*YHWH*: proper noun - LORD
*yaʿan*: conjunction - because
*hazkarkəm*: hiphil infinitive construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your causing to remember
*ʿăwōnkem*: noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your iniquity
*bəhiggālôt*: preposition + niphal infinitive construct - in the revealing of
*pišʿêkem*: noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your transgressions
*lēhērāʾôt*: niphal infinitive construct + preposition - to be seen
*ḥaṭṭōʾûtêkem*: noun, feminine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your sins
*bəkōl*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in all of
*ʿălîlôtêkem*: noun, feminine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your deeds
*hizzākerkəm*: niphal infinitive construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your being remembered
*bakkap*: preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the hand/palm
*tittāpēśû*: niphal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you will be seized

Word Meanings

*lākēn*: therefore/hence/for this reason
*yaʿan*: because/on account of/since
*hazkarkəm*: your causing to remember/your bringing to mind/your reminding
*ʿăwōnkem*: your iniquity/your guilt/your punishment
*bəhiggālôt*: in revealing/in uncovering/in exposing
*pišʿêkem*: your transgressions/your rebellions/your crimes
*lēhērāʾôt*: to be seen/to be shown/to be exposed
*ḥaṭṭōʾûtêkem*: your sins/your offenses/your failures
*ʿălîlôtêkem*: your deeds/your actions/your practices
*hizzākerkəm*: your being remembered/your being brought to mind
*bakkap*: in the hand/in the palm/in the grasp
*tittāpēśû*: you will be seized/you will be captured/you will be taken

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Referenced Verses

Ezek 21:25 : 25 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,
Ezek 22:28 : 28 And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.
Jer 27:9 : 9 Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:
Lam 2:14 : 14 Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
Ezek 12:24 : 24 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
Ezek 13:6 : 6 They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.
Ezek 13:10 : 10 Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
Ezek 13:23 : 23 Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Job 18:20 : 20 They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.
Ps 37:13 : 13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth{H8804)} that his day is coming{H8799)}.
Isa 44:25 : 25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
Isa 47:13 : 13 Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
Ezek 35:5 : 5 Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:

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