Ezekiel 21:28
Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning—
BSB
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ASV
And thou, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach; and say thou, A sword, a sword is drawn, for the slaughter it is furbished, to cause it to devour, that it may be as lightning;
KJV
And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:
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23 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְאַתָּ֣ה | ve.'a.Tah | and you | H859 → |
| בֶן־ | ven- | O son of | H1121 → |
| אָדָ֗ם | 'a.Dam | humankind | H120 → |
| הִנָּבֵ֤א | hi.na.Ve' | prophesy | H5012 → |
| וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ | ve.'a.mar.Ta | and you will say | H559 → |
| כֹּ֤ה | koh | thus | H3541 → |
| אָמַר֙ | 'a.Mar | he says | H559 → |
| אֲדֹנָ֣י | 'a.do.Nai | [the] Lord | H136 → |
| יְהֹוִ֔ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3069 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | concerning | H413 → |
| בְּנֵ֥י | be.Nei | [the] people of | H1121 → |
| עַמּ֖וֹן | a.Mon | Ammon | H5983 → |
| וְאֶל־ | ve.'el- | and concerning | H413 → |
| חֶרְפָּתָ֑ם | cher.pa.Tam | reproach their | H2781 → |
| וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ | ve.'a.mar.Ta | and you will say | H559 → |
| חֶ֣רֶב | Che.rev | a sword | H2719 → |
| חֶ֤רֶב | Che.rev | a sword | H2719 → |
| פְּתוּחָה֙ | pe.tu.Chah | [is] drawn | H6605 → |
| לְטֶ֣בַח | le.Te.vach | for slaughter | H2874 → |
| מְרוּטָ֔ה | me.ru.Tah | [is] polished | H4803 → |
| לְהָכִ֖יל | le.ha.Khil | to contain | H3557 → |
| לְמַ֥עַן | le.Ma.'an | on account of | H4616 → |
| בָּרָֽק׃ | ba.Rak | lightning | H1300 → |
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