By the abundanceמֵרֹבof your iniquities,עֲוֺנֶיךָby the injusticeבְּעֶוֶלof your trade,רְכֻלָּתְךָyou profanedחִלַּלְתָּyour sanctuaries;מִקְדָּשֶׁיךָand I brought outוָאוֹצִאfireאֵשׁfrom your midst;מִתּוֹכְךָitהִיאdevoured you,אֲכָלַתְךָand I turned youוָאֶתֶּנְךָto ashesלְאֵפֶרon the earthעַל הָאָרֶץin the eyesלְעֵינֵיof allכָּלwho see you.רֹאֶיךָ
Ezekiel 28:18
Study it in the app“By the abundance of your iniquities, by the injustice of your trade, you profaned your sanctuaries; and I brought out fire from your midst; it devoured you, and I turned you to ashes on the earth in the eyes of all who see you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 28:18, word by word
- By the abundanceרֹבrov
abundance
A great amount, so large that it is not measured.
Where else “rov” appears- of your iniquitiesעֲוֺנֶיavone
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avone” appears- by the injusticeעֶוֶלevel
injustice, wrong
Injustice; what is crooked, what is not right.
Where else “evel” appears- of your tradeרְכֻלָּתְrechulat
trade, merchandise
Trade, merchandise carried about by traders.
Where else “rechulat” appears- you profanedחִלַּלְתָּchilalta
profane
To treat what is holy as common.
Where else “chilalta” appears- your sanctuariesמִקְדָּשֶׁיmikdashe
sanctuary
Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.
Where else “mikdashe” appears- and I brought outאוֹצִאotsi
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “otsi” appears- fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- from your midstתּוֹכְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- devoured youאֲכָלַתְachalat
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “achalat” appears- and I turned youאֶתֶּנְeten
make
To make someone something: "I have made you a father".
Where else “eten” appears- to ashesאֵפֶרefer
ashes
Ashes. "Dust and ashes" is a way of saying one is of very little account.
Where else “efer” appears- on the earthאָרֶץarets
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “arets” appears- in the eyesעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- who see youרֹאֶיroe
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “roe” appears
The context
17Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; to the ground I cast you; before kings I set you that they may gaze at you as a spectacle.
18 · This verse (above)
19All who know you among the peoples are appalled at you; dreads you have become, and you will be no more forever.’”