Becauseיַעַןyou hadהֱיוֹת לְךָan eternalעוֹלָםenmityאֵיבַתand poured outוַתַּגֵּרthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלinto the handsעַל יְדֵיof the swordחָרֶבat the timeבְּעֵתof their calamity,אֵידָםat the timeבְּעֵתof the iniquityעֲוֺןof the end,קֵץ
Ezekiel 35:5
Study it in the app“Because you had an eternal enmity and poured out the sons of Israel into the hands of the sword at the time of their calamity, at the time of the iniquity of the end,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 35:5, word by word
- you hadהֱיוֹתheot
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “heot” appears- an eternalעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- enmityאֵיבַתevat
enmity
Enmity, hostility between two parties.
Where else “evat” appears- and poured outתַּגֵּרtager
hand over
To hand someone over to the enemy, or to throw down and scatter.
Where else “tager” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- into the handsיְדֵיyede
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yede” appears- of the swordחָרֶבcharev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charev” appears- at the timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- of their calamityאֵידָeda
calamity
Calamity: a great misfortune that falls on someone.
Where else “eda” appears- of the iniquityעֲוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- of the endקֵץkets
end
What comes when something finishes: "some days later".
Where else “kets” appears
The context
4Your cities I will make a ruin, and you will become a desolation, and you will know that I am YHWH.
5 · This verse (above)
6therefore, as I live, declares Adonai YHWH, surely I will make you into blood, and blood will pursue you; since you did not hate blood, blood will pursue you.