King James Version
Ezekiel 39:16 in the King James Version says “And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land. Hamonah: that is, The multitude” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 39 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land. Hamonah: that is, The multitude”
Ezekiel 39:16 · King James Version
And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search. men: Heb. men of continuance
And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man's bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamongog. set up: Heb. build
And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land. Hamonah: that is, The multitude
And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood. unto: Heb. to the fowl of every wing my sacrifice: or, my slaughter
Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan. goats: Heb. great goats
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properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
“And also the name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“of the city”
H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
“Thus shall they cleanse”
H2891to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)
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