Ezekiel 38:20

“And they will quake before me, the fish of the sea, and the birds of the heavens, and the animals of the field, and every creeping thing that creeps on the ground, and every human being that is on the face of the ground; and the mountains will be thrown down, and the steep places will fall, and every wall will fall to the earth.”

Ezekiel 38:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 38:20, word by word

And they will quakeרָעֲשׁוּraashu

quake

To rumble, like the earth or mountains.

Where else “raashu” appears
before meפָּנַpana

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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the fishדְּגֵיdege

fish

Fish; fish as a whole.

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of the seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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and the birdsעוֹףof

bird

The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.

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of the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

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and the animalsחַיַּתchayat

beast

Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.

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of the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

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creeping thingרֶמֶשׂremes

creeping thing

Creeping things: animals that move along the ground or glide, reptiles and small animals. From the same root as "creep".

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that creepsרֹמֵשׂromes

creep, move

Move along the ground or glide: creep, crawl. It is said of small land animals and also of those that move in the water.

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on the groundאֲדָמָהadama

soil

Farmland, or dust.

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human beingאָדָםadam

human being

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

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and the mountainsהָרִיםharim

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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will be thrown downנֶהֶרְסוּnehersu

tear down; break through

Tear down, throw down; also break through by force.

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and the steep placesמַּדְרֵגוֹתmadregot

steep place

A steep place, a step in the rock.

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will fallנָפְלוּnaflu

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

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wallחוֹמָהchoma

wall

Wall, city wall.

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to the earthאָרֶץarets

ground

What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.

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The context

19And in my jealousy, in the fire of my wrath, I have spoken: Surely on that day there will be a great earthquake on the ground of Israel.

20 · This verse (above)

21And I will call against him to all my mountains for a sword, declares Adonai YHWH; the sword of each one will be against his brother.

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