The one who is far offהָרָחוֹקwill dieיָמוּתby pestilence,בַּדֶּבֶרand the one who is nearוְהַקָּרוֹבwill fallיִפּוֹלby the sword,בַּחֶרֶבand the one who remainsוְהַנִּשְׁאָרand is besiegedוְהַנָּצוּרwill dieיָמוּתby famine;בָּרָעָבand I will spendוְכִלֵּיתִיmy furyחֲמָתִיon them.בָּם
Ezekiel 6:12
Study it in the app“The one who is far off will die by pestilence, and the one who is near will fall by the sword, and the one who remains and is besieged will die by famine; and I will spend my fury on them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 6:12, word by word
- The one who is far offרָחוֹקrachok
far
To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.
Where else “rachok” appears- will dieיָמוּתyamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamut” appears- by pestilenceדֶּבֶרdever
plague, pestilence
Pestilence: a disease that kills many in a short time.
Where else “dever” appears- and the one who is nearקָּרוֹבkarov
near
Close by, or having access to YHWH.
Where else “karov” appears- will fallיִפּוֹלyipol
fall in battle
To die in battle, killed by the enemy.
Where else “yipol” appears- by the swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- and the one who remainsנִּשְׁאָרnishar
remain
To remain, what is left.
Where else “nishar” appears- and is besiegedנָּצוּרnatsur
besiege
To surround a city so that no one goes out or in.
Where else “natsur” appears- by famineרָעָבraav
famine, hunger
Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.
Where else “raav” appears- and I will spendכִלֵּיתִיchileti
finish
To bring a work or a matter through to its end.
Where else “chileti” appears- my furyחֲמָתִchamati
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chamati” appears
The context
11Thus says Adonai YHWH: “Strike with your palm and stamp with your foot, and say, ‘Ah!’ over all the evil abominations of the house of Israel, who by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence will fall.
12 · This verse (above)
13And you will know that I am YHWH, when their slain are among their idols, around their altars, on every high hill, on all the tops of the mountains, and under every leafy tree, and under every dense oak, the place where they gave a pleasing aroma to all their idols.