Ezekiel 21:29

“while they see for you emptiness, while they divine for you a lie, to put you on the necks of the wicked mortally wounded, whose day has come in the time of the iniquity of the end.”

Ezekiel 21:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 21:29, word by word

while they seeחֲזוֹתchazot

see a vision

To see in a vision from God.

Where else “chazot” appears
emptinessשָׁוְאshav

emptiness

Something of no value; using YHWH's name lightly.

Where else “shav” appears
while they divineקְסָםkesam

practice divination

Practice divination: try to learn what is hidden by casting lots or by signs.

Where else “kesam” appears
a lieכָּזָבkazav

lie, falsehood

A lie, falsehood: what is said or sought and is not true; also something that deceives because it promises and does not deliver.

Where else “kazav” appears
to put youתֵתtet

put

To place something somewhere.

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on the necksצַוְּארֵיtsavre

neck

The neck.

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of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim

wicked

One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.

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mortally woundedחַלְלֵיchalle

slain

Someone killed or wounded in war.

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dayיוֹמָyoma

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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has comeבָּאba

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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in the timeעֵתet

time

The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".

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of the iniquityעֲוֺןavon

iniquity

A serious wrong.

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of the endקֵץkets

end

What comes when something finishes: "some days later".

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The context

28“And you, son of man, prophesy and say: ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach. And say: A sword, a sword drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, so that it may have lightning,

29 · This verse (above)

30Return it to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origins, I will judge you.

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