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Ezekiel 24:21

Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’

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ASV

Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left behind shall fall by the sword.

KJV

Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֱמֹ֣ר׀'e.MorsayH559 →
לְבֵ֣יתle.Veitto [the] house ofH1004 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
כֹּֽה־koh-thusH3541 →
אָמַר֮'a.Marhe saysH559 →
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136 →
יְהוִה֒Yah.wehYahwehH3069 →
הִנְנִ֨יhi.Nihere IH2005 →
מְחַלֵּ֤לme.cha.Lel[am] about to profaneH2490 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מִקְדָּשִׁי֙mik.da.Shisanctuary myH4720 →
גְּא֣וֹןge.'on[the] pride ofH1347 →
עֻזְּכֶ֔ם'u.ze.Khemstrength yourH5797 →
מַחְמַ֥דmach.Mad[the] desire ofH4261 →
עֵֽינֵיכֶ֖ם'ei.nei.Khemeyes yourH5869 →
וּמַחְמַ֣לu.mach.Maland [the] love ofH4263 →
נַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.Khembeing yourH5315 →
וּבְנֵיכֶ֧םu.ve.nei.Khemand sons yourH1121 →
וּבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛םu.ve.no.tei.Khemand daughters yourH1323 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhomH834 →
עֲזַבְתֶּ֖ם'a.zav.Temyou have leftH5800 →
בַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revby the swordH2719 →
יִפֹּֽלוּ׃yi.Po.luthey will fallH5307 →

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Genesis 3:6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.Ezekiel 23:47The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses.Ezekiel 7:20His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them.Ezekiel 23:25And I will set My jealous rage against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and ears, and your survivors will fall by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your remnant will be consumed by fire.Jeremiah 7:14therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers.Psalms 27:4One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.Isaiah 64:11Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.Ezekiel 24:25And you, son of man, know that on the day I take away their stronghold, their pride and joy—the desire of their eyes which uplifted their souls—and their sons and daughters as well,Hosea 9:16Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs.Lamentations 2:7The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast.Lamentations 2:6–7He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest.Jeremiah 6:11But I am full of the LORD’s wrath; I am tired of holding it back. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old and the very old alike.Jeremiah 16:3–4For this is what the LORD says concerning the sons and daughters born in this place, and the mothers who bore them, and the fathers who fathered them in this land:Psalms 84:1How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!Ezekiel 24:16“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow.Isaiah 47:6I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.Amos 6:10And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.”Ezekiel 33:28I will make the land a desolate waste, and the pride of her strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, so that no one will pass through.

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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