Lowlierשְׁפָלָהthan the kingdomsמִן הַמַּמְלָכוֹתit will be,תִּהְיֶהand it will notוְלֹאexalt itselfתִתְנַשֵּׂאany moreעוֹדabove the nations;עַל הַגּוֹיִםand I will make them fewוְהִמְעַטְתִּיםso that they will notלְבִלְתִּיruleרְדוֹתover the nations.בַּגּוֹיִם
Ezekiel 29:15
Study it in the app“Lowlier than the kingdoms it will be, and it will not exalt itself any more above the nations; and I will make them few so that they will not rule over the nations.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 29:15, word by word
- Lowlierשְׁפָלָהshefala
humble
Modest in spirit.
Where else “shefala” appears- than the kingdomsמַּמְלָכוֹתmamlachot
kingdom
A land ruled by a king.
Where else “mamlachot” appears- it will beתִּהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- exalt itselfתִתְנַשֵּׂאtitnase
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “titnase” appears- above the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- and I will make them fewהִמְעַטְתִּיhimatti
be few, too small
Be few, be too small for something; make few, reduce.
Where else “himatti” appears- ruleרְדוֹתredot
rule
To hold sway, govern.
Where else “redot” appears
The context
14And I will bring back the captivity of Egypt, and I will bring them back to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and they will be there a lowly kingdom.
15 · This verse (above)
16And it will no longer be to the house of Israel an object of confidence bringing to mind iniquity, when they turned after them; and they will know that I am Adonai YHWH.’”