Hebrew Interlinear
Ezekiel 21:23 Interlinear
“ divination And it shall be unto them as a false in their sight to them that have sworn oaths but he will call to remembrance the iniquity that they may be taken”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְהָיָ֨ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | לָהֶ֤ם | H0 | ||
| 3 | כִּקְסָום | H7080 | divination | properly, to distribute, i.e., determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine |
| 4 | שָׁוְא֙ | H7723 | And it shall be unto them as a false | evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, object |
| 5 | בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם | H5869 | in their sight | an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
| 6 | שְׁבֻעֵ֥י | H7650 | to them that have sworn | to seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) |
| 7 | שְׁבֻע֖וֹת | H7621 | oaths | properly, something sworn, i.e., an oath |
| 8 | לָהֶ֑ם | H0 | ||
| 9 | וְהֽוּא | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 10 | מַזְכִּ֥יר | H2142 | but he will call to remembrance | properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male |
| 11 | עָוֹ֖ן | H5771 | the iniquity | perversity, i.e., (moral) evil |
| 12 | לְהִתָּפֵֽשׂ׃ | H8610 | that they may be taken | to manipulate, i.e., seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably |
Verse Context
Ezekiel 21:22At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem to appoint battering rams...
Ezekiel 21:23 (current) divination And it shall be unto them as a false in their sight to them that have sworn oaths but he will call to remembrance the iniquity that they may be taken
Ezekiel 21:24 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD ...