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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְהָיָ֨הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2לָהֶ֤םH0
3כִּקְסָוםH7080divinationproperly, to distribute, i.e., determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine
4שָׁוְא֙H7723And it shall be unto them as a falseevil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, object
5בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םH5869in their sightan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
6שְׁבֻעֵ֥יH7650to them that have swornto seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
7שְׁבֻע֖וֹתH7621oathsproperly, something sworn, i.e., an oath
8לָהֶ֑םH0
9וְהֽוּאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
10מַזְכִּ֥ירH2142but he will call to remembranceproperly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
11עָוֹ֖ןH5771the iniquityperversity, i.e., (moral) evil
12לְהִתָּפֵֽשׂ׃H8610that they may be takento 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 ...

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