Ezekiel 34:28

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלֹא־יִהְי֨וּ ע֥וֹד בַּז֙ לַגּוֹיִ֔ם וְחַיַּ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ לֹ֣א תֹאכְלֵ֑ם וְיָשְׁב֥וּ לָבֶ֖טַח וְאֵ֥ין מַחֲרִֽיד׃

Transliteration

And-not-yihyû again baz to-the-gôyim, and-ḥayyaṯ the-ʾāreṣ not tōʾḵəlēm; and-yāšḇû for-bṭaḥ and-ʾên maḥărîḏ.

Grammar Details

• *yihyû*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will be
• *baz*: noun, masculine singular - spoil/plunder
• *gôyim*: noun, masculine plural with definite article - the nations
• *ḥayyaṯ*: noun, feminine singular construct - beast of
• *ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - the land
• *tōʾḵəlēm*: qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - she will eat them
• *yāšḇû*: qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they will dwell
• *bṭaḥ*: noun, masculine singular - security
• *ʾên*: particle of negation - there is not
• *maḥărîḏ*: hiphil participle, masculine singular - causing fear

Word Meanings

• *yihyû*: they will be/become
• *baz*: spoil/plunder/prey
• *gôyim*: nations/gentiles/peoples
• *ḥayyaṯ*: beast/animal of
• *ʾāreṣ*: land/earth/ground
• *tōʾḵəlēm*: will eat them/devour them
• *yāšḇû*: they will dwell/live/reside
• *bṭaḥ*: security/safety/confidence
• *maḥărîḏ*: causing fear/terrifying/disturbing

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 34:25 : 25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
• Jer 30:10 : 10 Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
• Jer 46:27 : 27 But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
• Ezek 34:8 : 8 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;
• Ezek 34:29 : 29 And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.
• Ezek 36:4 : 4 Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;
• Ezek 36:15 : 15 Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD.
• Ezek 39:26 : 26 After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.