Ezekiel 30:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day!

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם הִנָּבֵא֙ וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה הֵילִ֖ילוּ הָ֥הּ לַיּֽוֹם׃

Transliteration

ben-ʾādām hinnāḇēʾ wə-ʾāmartā kōh ʾāmar ʾădōnāy YHWH hêlîlû hāh la-yyôm

Grammar Details

*ben*-*ʾādām*: construct noun phrase, vocative - son of man
*hinnāḇēʾ*: niphal imperative, masculine singular - prophesy
*wə-ʾāmartā*: conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall say
*kōh*: adverb - thus/so
*ʾāmar*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - says/said
*ʾădōnāy*: noun with 1st person plural suffix - my Lord
*YHWH*: divine name
*hêlîlû*: hiphil imperative, masculine plural - wail/howl
*hāh*: interjection - alas/woe
*la-yyôm*: preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - for the day

Word Meanings

*hêlîlû*: wail/howl/lament
*hāh*: alas/woe/ah (cry of distress)

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Referenced Verses

Isa 13:6 : 6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
Isa 15:2 : 2 He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
Ezek 21:12 : 12 Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.
Joel 1:5 : 5 Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
Joel 1:11 : 11 Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.
Zeph 1:11 : 11 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
Zech 11:2 : 2 Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.
Jas 5:1 : 1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
Rev 18:10 : 10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
Isa 16:7 : 7 Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.
Isa 23:1 : 1 The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
Isa 23:6 : 6 Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
Isa 65:14 : 14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
Jer 4:8 : 8 For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
Jer 47:2 : 2 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.
Isa 14:31 : 31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.

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