Ezekiel 26:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

For thus says the Lord GOD: When I shall make you a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited, when I shall bring up the deep upon you, and great waters shall cover you,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה בְּתִתִּ֤י אֹתָךְ֙ עִ֣יר נֶחֱרֶ֔בֶת כֶּעָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־נוֹשָׁ֑בוּ בְּהַעֲל֤וֹת עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ אֶת־תְּה֔וֹם וְכִסּ֖וּךְ הַמַּ֥יִם הָרַבִּֽים׃

Transliteration

For thus 'āmar 'ădōnāy YHWH: When betittî you 'îr necherébet like ke'ārîm which not nôshābû, when beha'ălôt against you the tehôm and kissûk the hammayim hārabbîm.

Grammar Details

• *'āmar*: perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - said/says
• *'ădōnāy*: title - Lord
• *YHWH*: divine name
• *betittî*: preposition + qal infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - when I make
• *'îr*: feminine singular noun - city
• *necherébet*: niphal participle, feminine singular - laid waste
• *ke'ārîm*: preposition + feminine plural noun - like cities
• *nôshābû*: niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - are inhabited
• *beha'ălôt*: preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - when bringing up
• *tehôm*: feminine singular noun with direct object marker - the deep
• *kissûk*: piel perfect, 3rd person plural with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - they cover you
• *hammayim*: masculine plural noun with definite article - the waters
• *hārabbîm*: adjective, masculine plural with definite article - the many

Word Meanings

• *tehôm*: deep/abyss/depths
• *hammayim hārabbîm*: the many waters/the great waters/the mighty waters

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For this is what the Lord GOD says: 'When I make you a desolate city, like cities that are no longer inhabited, and when I bring the deep over you and the mighty waters cover you,'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and the great waters shall cover thee;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For thus sayeth the LORDE God: when I make the a desolate cite (as other cities be, that no man dwell in) and when I brynge the depe vpon the, yt greate waters maye couer the:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For thus saith the Lord God, When I shall make thee a desolate citie, like ye cities that are not inhabited, and when I shall bring the deepe vpon thee, and great waters shall couer thee,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For thus sayth the Lord God: when I make thee a desolate citie, as other cities be that no man dwell in, and when I bring vp the deepe vpon thee, that great waters may couer thee:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For thus says the Lord Yahweh: When I shall make you a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep on you, and the great waters shall cover you;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For thus said the Lord Jehovah: In my making thee a city wasted, Like cities that have not been inhabited, In bringing up against thee the deep, Then covered thee have the great waters.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and the great waters shall cover thee;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and the great waters shall cover thee;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this is what the Lord has said: I will make you a waste town, like the towns which are unpeopled; when I make the deep come upon you, covering you with great waters.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For thus says the Lord Yahweh: When I shall make you a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep on you, and the great waters shall cover you;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: When I make you desolate like the uninhabited cities, when I bring up the deep over you and the surging waters overwhelm you,

Referenced Verses

• Isa 8:7-8 : 7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: 8 And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel.
• Ezek 26:3 : 3 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against you, O Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against you, as the sea causes its waves to come up.
• Dan 9:26 : 26 And after sixty-two weeks, the Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; its end shall be with a flood, and until the end of the war desolations are determined.
• Dan 11:40 : 40 At the time of the end, shall the king of the south push at him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and many ships; and he shall enter the countries and shall overflow and pass over.
• Rev 17:15 : 15 Then he said to me, The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.