“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםlook, I amהִנְנִיtakingלֹקֵחַfrom youמִמְּךָthe delightאֶת מַחְמַדof your eyesעֵינֶיךָwith a plague;בְּמַגֵּפָהand you shall notוְלֹאlament,תִסְפֹּדand you shall notוְלֹאweep,תִבְכֶּהand your tearsדִּמְעָתֶךָshall notוְלוֹאcome.תָבוֹא
Ezekiel 24:16
Study it in the app““Son of man, look, I am taking from you the delight of your eyes with a plague; and you shall not lament, and you shall not weep, and your tears shall not come.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 24:16, 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- takingלֹקֵחַlokeach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lokeach” appears- the delightמַחְמַדmachmad
desirable thing, delight
What is desirable, what pleases the eyes: that which someone most loves or values.
Where else “machmad” appears- of your eyesעֵינֶיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- with a plagueמַגֵּפָהmagefa
plague
An epidemic sent as punishment.
Where else “magefa” appears- lamentתִסְפֹּדtispod
mourn, lament
Mourn, lament: wail over the dead with the customary signs of grief, such as beating the breast.
Where else “tispod” appears- weepתִבְכֶּהtivke
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “tivke” appears- and your tearsדִּמְעָתֶdimate
tears, weeping
Tears, weeping. In 2 Kings 20:5 YHWH says to Hezekiah: "I have seen your tears." Frequent in the Psalms and in Jeremiah (Psalm 56:8; Jeremiah 9:1).
Where else “dimate” appears- comeתָבוֹאtavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tavo” appears
The context
15And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
16 · This verse (above)
17Groan in silence; mourning for the dead you shall not make; your headdress bind on yourself, and your sandals put on your feet, and you shall not cover your mustache, and bread of men you shall not eat.”