And you,וְאַתָּהsonבֶןof man,אָדָםwill it not beהֲלוֹאon the dayבְּיוֹםwhen I takeקַחְתִּיfrom themמֵהֶםtheir stronghold,אֶת מָעוּזָּםthe joyמְשׂוֹשׂof their beauty,תִּפְאַרְתָּםthe delightאֶת מַחְמַדof their eyes,עֵינֵיהֶםand the longingוְאֶת מַשָּׂאof their soul,נַפְשָׁםtheir sonsבְּנֵיהֶםand their daughters,וּבְנוֹתֵיהֶם
Ezekiel 24:25
Study it in the app“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,”
With the Hebrew beneath
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?