Ezekiel 23:24

“And they will come against you with weapons, chariots, and wheels, and with an assembly of peoples; large shield and shield and helmet they will set against you all around; and I will set before them judgment, and they will judge you according to their judgments.”

Ezekiel 23:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 23:24, word by word

And they will comeבָאוּvau

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “vau” appears
with weaponsהֹצֶןhotsen

weapons

A weapon of war (a word found only once; its sense is uncertain).

Where else “hotsen” appears
chariotsרֶכֶבrechev

chariot

War chariots.

Where else “rechev” appears
and wheelsגַלְגַּלgalgal

wheel

The round part that turns beneath a war chariot or a cart.

Where else “galgal” appears
and with an assemblyקְהַלkehal

assembly

The people gathered before YHWH.

Where else “kehal” appears
of peoplesעַמִּיםamim

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

Where else “amim” appears
large shieldצִנָּהtsina

large shield

A large guard covering the whole body.

Where else “tsina” appears
and shieldמָגֵןmagen

shield

A piece the soldier carries on his arm to block blows in battle.

Where else “magen” appears
and helmetקוֹבַעkova

helmet

Helmet. Another spelling of the ordinary word for "helmet".

Where else “kova” appears
they will setיָשִׂימוּyasimu

put

To put something somewhere.

Where else “yasimu” appears
all aroundסָבִיבsaviv

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

Where else “saviv” appears
and I will setנָתַתִּיnatati

put

To place something somewhere.

Where else “natati” appears
before themפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “fene” appears
judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpat

judgment

The decision a judge gives on a case.

Where else “mishpat” appears
and they will judge youשְׁפָטוּshefatu

judge

To judge and do justice, defend the weak.

Where else “shefatu” appears

Translation note

“Weapons” (הֹצֶן) appears only here; the sense is uncertain.

The context

23the sons of Babylon and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, all the sons of Assyria with them, desirable young men, governors and prefects all of them, officers and renowned men, riding horses, all of them.

24 · This verse (above)

25And I will set my jealousy against you, and they will deal with you in fury; your nose and your ears they will remove, and what remains of you will fall by the sword; they will take your sons and your daughters, and what remains of you will be devoured by fire.

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