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And you,וְאַתָּהmortally wounded,חָלָלwickedרָשָׁעchiefנְשִׂיאof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwhoseאֲשֶׁר וֹdayיוֹמhas comeבָּאin the timeבְּעֵתof the iniquityעֲוֺןof the end:קֵץ
Ezekiel 21:25
Study it in the app“And you, mortally wounded, wicked chief of Israel, whose day has come in the time of the iniquity of the end:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 21:25, word by word
- mortally woundedחָלָלchalal
slain
Someone killed or wounded in war.
Where else “chalal” appears- wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- chiefנְשִׂיאnesi
chief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nesi” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- dayיוֹמyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- has comeבָּאba
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” appears- in the timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- of the iniquityעֲוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- of the endקֵץkets
end
What comes when something finishes: "some days later".
Where else “kets” appears
Translation note
“Mortally wounded” (חָלָל): the same word also means “profane.”
The context
24Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: “Because you have brought to remembrance your iniquity in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that your sins appear in all your deeds; because you have been remembered, in the palm you will be seized.
25 · This verse (above)
26thus says Adonai YHWH: Remove the turban and take off the crown! This will not be this! The low exalt, and the high bring low.