Ezekiel 14:13

““Son of man, a land, when it sins against me by committing a breach of faith, and I stretch out my hand against it and break its staff of bread and send famine into it and cut off from it human being and beast,”

Ezekiel 14:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 14:13, word by word

“Sonבֶּןben

human being

Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.

Where else “ben” appears
of manאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

Where else “adam” appears
a landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
it sinsתֶחֱטָאtecheta

sin

To do wrong, fail God or another.

Where else “techeta” appears
by committingמְעָלmeal

be unfaithful

Be unfaithful, break the loyalty owed; especially, keep for oneself what belongs to God.

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a breach of faithמַעַלmaal

unfaithfulness

Unfaithfulness, a breach of trust.

Where else “maal” appears
and I stretch outנָטִיתִיnatiti

stretch out

To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.

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my handיָדִyadi

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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and breakשָׁבַרְתִּיshavarti

break

To break something to pieces.

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staffמַטֵּהmate

staff

A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.

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of breadלָחֶםlachem

bread

Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.

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and sendהִשְׁלַחְתִּיhishlachti

send

To send someone or something.

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famineרָעָבraav

famine, hunger

Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.

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and cut offהִכְרַתִּיhichrati

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

Where else “hichrati” appears
and beastבְהֵמָהvehema

beast

Animals in general.

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The context

12And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

13 · This verse (above)

14and these three men were in its midst, Noah, Daniel, and Job, they by their righteousness would deliver their souls, declares Adonai YHWH.

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