Ezekiel 24:25

“And you, son of man, will it not be on the day when I take from them their stronghold, the joy of their beauty, the delight of their eyes, and the longing of their soul, their sons and their daughters,”

Ezekiel 24:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 24:25, word by word

sonבֶןven

human being

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

Where else “ven” appears
of manאָדָםadam

human being

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

Where else “adam” appears
on the dayיוֹםyom

day

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

Where else “yom” appears
when I takeקַחְתִּkachti

seize

To take away, seize.

Where else “kachti” appears
their strongholdמָעוּזָּmauza

bulwark

YHWH, the safe place of his people.

Where else “mauza” appears
the joyמְשׂוֹשׂmesos

joy, delight

Joy, delight; also what causes it.

Where else “mesos” appears
of their beautyתִּפְאַרְתָּtifarta

beauty

Beauty and splendor seen in something or someone.

Where else “tifarta” 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 their eyesעֵינֵיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “ene” appears
and the longingמַשָּׂאmasa

burden

A load carried on the back; also, the act of carrying it.

Where else “masa” appears
of their soulנַפְשָׁnafsha

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

Where else “nafsha” appears
and their daughtersבְנוֹתֵיvenote

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “venote” appears

The context

24And Ezekiel will be to you a wonder; according to all that he has done you will do; when it comes, you will know that I am Adonai YHWH.

25 · This verse (above)

26that on that day the fugitive will come to you to make it heard in your ears?

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