Ezekial

Ezekial was one of the 10,000 or so exiles of Judah who were carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar when he invaded Jerusalem in 598/97 (2 Kings 24:10-17).  His prophetic call came 5 years later (the 5th year of King Jehoichin’s exile).  He received the call at age 30, the year he should have began his duties as priest.

Ezekiel, like Jeremiah, is said by Talmud^[11] and Midrash^[12] to have been a descendant of Joshua by his marriage with the proselyte and former prostitute Rahab. Some statements found in rabbinic literature^[13] posit that Ezekiel was the son of Jeremiah, who was (also) called “Buzi” because he was despised by the Jews.

*** Which means they were Ephraim

The tomb of Ezekiel is a structure located in modern-day south Iraq near Kefil, believed to be the final resting place of Ezekiel.^[26] It has been a place of pilgrimage to both Muslims and Jews alike. After the Jewish exodus from Iraq, Jewish activity in the tomb ceased, although a disused synagogue remains in place.^[27]

966 Kingdom Divided

722/1 Northern Kingdom Assyrian Captivity

606/5 Nebuchadnezzar invades Judah, Daniel and others were deported

After Nebuchadnezzar was defeated in battle in 601 BCE by Egypt, Judah revolted against Babylon, culminating in a three-month siege of Jerusalem beginning in late 598 BCE.^[7]

597 BC He Plundered Temple and Jerusalem on 2 Adar (March 16) 597 BCE,  Ezekial carried away into Babylonian captivity

593 Ezekiel called and had visions

Despite warnings by Jeremiah and others of the pro-Babylonian party, Zedekiah revolted against Babylon and entered into an alliance with Pharaoh Hophra. Nebuchadnezzar returned, defeated the Egyptians, and again besieged Jerusalem, resulting in the city’s destruction in 587 BCE.

590 Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem

587/6 Nebuchadnezzar destroys Jerusalem; Temple Destroyed

569 Nebuchadnezzar invades Egypt

573 Ezekial predicts a new temple

539 Fall of Babylon  Cyrus decrees Jews release

 

EZEKIAL 1 : Ezekiel’s Prophecy at Kebar

(Psalm 137:1-9)

1Now it came to pass in the 30th year, in the 4th month, in the 5th day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. 2In the 5th day of the month, which was the 5th year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity, 3The word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there on him.

5/5/593(2) BC

Captives | Exiles  גּוֹלָה gôwlâh, go-law’; or (shortened) גֹּלָה gôlâh; active participle feminine of H1540; exile; concretely and collectively exiles:—(carried away), captive(-ity), removing.  42 in 41

גָּלָה gâlâh, gaw-law’; a primitive root; to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal:— advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open;  to make naked  190 in 168

Chebar = “far-off”  a Babylonian river near which many Israelite exiles settled; maybe the ‘Habor’ or the ‘Royal Canal’ of Nebuchadnezzar;  כְּבָר Kᵉbâr, keb-awr’; the same as H3528; length; Kebar, a river of Mesopotamia:—Chebar. Compare H2249.  8 in 8

Opened  פָּתַח pâthach, paw-thakh’; a primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve:—appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.  144 in 133

Visions  מַרְאָה marʼâh, mar-aw’; feminine of H4758; a vision; also (causatively) a mirror:—looking glass, vision.  12 in 11

Jehoiachin = “Jehovah establishes”  king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, and the next to last king of Judah before the Babylonian captivity; kingship lasted for 3 months and 10 days before he surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar who took him to Babylon and imprisoned him for 36 years when he was finally released  יוֹיָכִין Yôwyâkîyn, yo-yaw-keen’; a form of H3078; Jojakin, an Israelite king:—Jehoiachin.

Buzi = “my contempt”  בּוּזִי Bûwzîy, boo-zee’; the same as H940; Buzi, an Israelite:—Buzi.

Vision of Four Cherubim

4And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire enfolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the middle thereof as the color of amber, out of the middle of the fire. 5Also out of the middle thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. 6And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. 7And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot: and they sparkled like the color of burnished brass. 8And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings. 9Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.

Whirlwind רוּחַ rûwach, roo’-akh; from H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions):—air, anger, blast, breath,  378 in 348

Infolding Itself  לָקַח lâqach, law-kakh’; a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications):—accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, × many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.  969 in 909

Brightness  נֹגַהּ nôgahh, no’-gah; from H5050; brilliancy (literally or figuratively):—bright(-ness), light, (clear) shining.  19 in 19

Midst  תָּוֶךְ tâvek, taw’-vek; from an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre:—among(-st), × between, half, × (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), × out (of), × through, × with(-in).  415 in 390

Amber  חַשְׁמַל chashmal, khash-mal’; of uncertain derivation; probably bronze or polished spectrum metal:—amber.    a shining substance, amber or electrum or bronze (uncertain);  Lex:  brass made smooth, polished   3 in 3

Likeness דְּמוּת dᵉmûwth, dem-ooth’; from H1819; resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like:—fashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude.  25 in 22

Living Creatures  חַי chay, khah’-ee; from H2421; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively:— age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, merry, multitude, (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.  501 in 452

Wings  כָּנָף kânâph, kaw-nawf’; from H3670; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle:— bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), × flying, (one an-) other, overspreading, × quarters, skirt, × sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).  108 in 85

10As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle. 11Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. 12And they went every one straight forward: where the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went. 13As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. 14And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

Vision of the Four Wheels

15Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel on the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces. 16The appearance of the wheels and their work was like to the color of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. 17When they went, they went on their four sides: and they turned not when they went. 18As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four. 19And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. 20Wherever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. 21When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

Vision of the Divine Glory

22And the likeness of the firmament on the heads of the living creature was as the color of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above. 23And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies. 24And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings. 25And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.

26And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and on the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above on it. 27And I saw as the color of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about. 28As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.

EZEKIAL 2 : Ezekiel’s Call

1And he said to me, Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you. 2And the spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me on my feet, that I heard him that spoke to me. 3And he said to me, Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even to this very day.

Rebellious  מָרַד mârad, maw-rad’; a primitive root; to rebel:—rebel(-lious).  25 in 23

Transgressed  פָּשַׁע pâshaʻ, paw-shah’; a primitive root (identical with through the idea of expansion); to break away (from just authority), i.e. trespass, apostatize, quarrel:—offend, rebel, revolt, transgress(-ion, -or).  41 in 37

4For they are impudent children and stiff hearted. I do send you to them; and you shall say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD. 5And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there has been a prophet among them. 6And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. 7And you shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.

Impudent  קָשֶׁה qâsheh, kaw-sheh’; from H7185; severe (in various applications):—churlish, cruel, grievous, hard((-hearted), thing), heavy, impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough(-ly), sore, sorrowful, stiff(necked), stubborn, in trouble.   36 in 36

Stiffhearted  חָזָק châzâq, khaw-zawk’; from H2388; strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent):—harder, hottest, impudent, loud, mighty, sore, stiff(-hearted), strong(-er).  56 in 54

8But you, son of man, hear what I say to you; Be not you rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat that I give you. 9And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent to me; and, see, a roll of a book was therein; 10And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

Roll מְגִלָּה mᵉgillâh, meg-il-law’; from H1556; a roll:—roll, volume.  Lexicon: a volume, book rolled together  21 in 19

גָּלַל gâlal, gaw-lal’; a primitive root; to roll (literally or figuratively):—commit, remove, roll (away, down, together), run down, seek occasion, trust, wallow.  18 in 18

Book  סֵפֶר çêpher, say’-fer; or (feminine) סִפְרָה çiphrâh; (Psalm 56:8 (H9)), from H5608; properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book:—bill, book, evidence, × learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.  184 in 174

Spread  פָּרַשׂ pâras, paw-ras’; a primitive root; to break apart, disperse, etc.:—break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).  67 in 66

Lamentations  קִינָה qîynâh, kee-naw’; from H6969; a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments):—lamentation.  18 in 16

Mourning  הֶגֶה hegeh, heh’-geh; from H1897; a muttering (in sighing, thought, or as thunder):—mourning, sound, tale.  3 in 3

Woe  הִי hîy, he; for H5092; lamentation:—woe. (For hiyr, see H1931, H1932.)  1 in 1

EZEKIAL 3 : Ezekiel Eats the Scroll

1Moreover he said to me, Son of man, eat that you find; eat this roll, and go speak to the house of Israel. 2So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.3And he said to me, Son of man, cause your belly to eat, and fill your bowels with this roll that I give you. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

דְּבַשׁ dᵉbash, deb-ash’; from an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup:—honey(-comb).  54 in 54

Sweetness מָתוֹק mâthôwq, maw-thoke’; or מָתוּק mâthûwq; from H4985; sweet:—sweet(-er, -ness).  12 in 11

4And he said to me, Son of man, go, get you to the house of Israel, and speak with my words to them. 5For you are not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel; 6Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words you can not understand. Surely, had I sent you to them, they would have listened to you. 7But the house of Israel will not listen to you; for they will not listen to me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted. 8Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads. 9As an adamant harder than flint have I made your forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. 10Moreover he said to me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak to you receive in your heart, and hear with your ears. 11And go, get you to them of the captivity, to the children of your people, and speak to them, and tell them, Thus said the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.

Forehead, Brow  מֵצַח mêtsach, may’-tsakh; from an unused root meaning to be clear, i.e. conspicuous; the forehead (as open and prominent):—brow, forehead, impudent  13 in 10

Adamant  שָׁמִיר shâmîyr, shaw-meer’; from H8104 in the original sense of pricking; a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond:—adamant (stone), brier, diamond.  11 in 11

Harder  חָזָק châzâq, khaw-zawk’; from H2388; strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent):—harder, hottest, impudent, loud, mighty, sore, stiff(-hearted), strong(-er).   56 in 54

Flint  צֹר tsôr, tsore; from H6696; a stone (as if pressed hard or to a point); (by implication, of use) a knife:—flint, sharp stone.  2 in 2

Looks  פָּנִים pânîym, paw-neem’; plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה pâneh; from H6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.):—   2,109 times in 1,890

Rebellious  מְרִי mᵉrîy, mer-ee’; from H4784; bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) rebellion; concretely, bitter, or rebellious:—bitter, (most) rebel(-lion, -lious).  23 in 21

12Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place. 13I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.

Rushing  רַעַשׁ raʻash, rah’-ash; from H7493; vibration, bounding, uproar:—commotion, confused noise, earthquake, fierceness, quaking, rattling, rushing, shaking.  17 in 16

14So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong on me. 15Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelled by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.

Heat  חֵמָה chêmâh, khay-maw’; or (Daniel 11:44) חֵמָא chêmâʼ; from H3179; heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever):—anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529.   124 in 117

Bitterness  מַר mar, mar; or (feminine) מָרָה mârâh; from H4843; bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly:— angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, × great, heavy.  38 in 35

Tel-abib = “mound of the flood”  a city in Babylon, the home of the prophet Ezekiel, located on the river Chebar which was probably a branch of the Euphrates;  תֵּל אָבִיב Têl ʼÂbîyb, tale aw-beeb’; from H8510 and H24; mound of green growth; Tel-Abib, a place in Chaldaea:—Tel-abib.   Lexicon :  “come from the following names of Babylonian cities, so called from hills or mounds near them;”, “hill of ears of corn” in Mesopotamia, by the river Chebar; “hill of wood”, “hill of salt”  1 in 1

A Watchman for Israel

16And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 17Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

Watchman  צָפָה tsâphâh, tsaw-faw’; a primitive root; properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await:—behold, espy, look up (well), wait for, (keep the) watch(-man).  Lexicon:  “to look out, to view, to enlighten with the eyes”, used of a tower which has a wide view; used of prophets who like watchmen, declare furtre events as being divinely revelaed to the by visions  37 in 35

Give them warning  זָהַר zâhar, zaw-har’; a primitive root; to gleam; figuratively, to enlighten (by caution):—admonish, shine, teach, (give) warn(-ing).    to admonish, warn, teach, shine, send out light, be light, be shining  22 in 19

18When I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; and you give him not warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at your hand. 19Yet if you warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul. 20Again, When a righteous man does turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, he shall die: because you have not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at your hand. 21Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also you have delivered your soul.

Wicked  רָשָׁע râshâʻ, raw-shaw’; from H7561; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.  263 in  249

Require  בָּקַשׁ bâqash, baw-kash’; a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after:—ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).  225 in 215

22And the hand of the LORD was there on me; and he said to me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with you. 23Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face. 24Then the spirit entered into me, and set me on my feet, and spoke with me, and said to me, Go, shut yourself within your house. 25But you, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands on you, and shall bind you with them, and you shall not go out among them: 26And I will make your tongue sticks to the roof of your mouth, that you shall be dumb, and shall not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house. 27But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; He that hears, let him hear; and he that declines, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.

EZEKIAL 4 : The Siege of Jerusalem Predicted

1You also, son of man, take you a tile, and lay it before you, and portray on it the city, even Jerusalem: 2And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about. 3Moreover take you to you an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between you and the city: and set your face against it, and it shall be besieged, and you shall lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.

Tile  לְבֵנָה lᵉbênâh, leb-ay-naw’; from H3835; a brick (from the whiteness of the clay):—(altar of) brick, tile.  11 in 10

Iron  בַּרְזֶל barzel, bar-zel’; perhaps from the root of H1269; iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement:—(ax) head, iron.  76 in 70

Pan  מַחֲבַת machăbath, makh-ab-ath’; from the same as H2281; a pan for baking in:—pan   flat plate, pan, griddle  5 in 5

Wall  קִיר qîyr, keer; or קִר qir; (Isaiah 22:5), or (feminine) קִירָה qîyrâh; from H6979; a wall (as built in a trench):— mason, side, town, × very, wall.  74 in 64

City  עִיר ʻîyr, eer; or (in the plural) עָר ʻâr; or עָיַר ʻâyar; (Judges 10:4), from H5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post):—Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.  1,089 times in 937

Besieged  מָצוֹר mâtsôwr, maw-tsore’; or מָצוּר mâtsûwr; from H6696; something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness:—besieged, bulwark, defence, fenced, fortress, siege, strong (hold), tower.   siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment, siege works   25 in 25

Seige  צוּר tsûwr, tsoor; a primitive root; to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile):—adversary, assault, beset, besiege, bind (up), cast, distress, fashion, fortify, inclose, lay siege, put up in bags.  38 in 38

Sign  אוֹת ʼôwth, oth; probably from H225 (in the sense of appearing); a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.:—mark, miracle, (en-) sign, token.  79 in 77

4Lie you also on your left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel on it: according to the number of the days that you shall lie on it you shall bear their iniquity. 5For I have laid on you the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, 390 days: so shall you bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. 

Upon Thy Left  שְׂמָאלִי sᵉmâʼlîy, sem-aw-lee’; from H8040; situated on the left side:—left.   9 in 9

Three  שָׁלוֹשׁ shâlôwsh, shaw-loshe’; or שָׁלֹשׁ shâlôsh; masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה shᵉlôwshâh; or שְׁלֹשָׁה shᵉlôshâh; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice:—+ fork, + often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice. Compare H7991.  430 in 381

Hundred  מֵאָה mêʼâh, may-aw’; or מֵאיָה mêʼyâh; properly, a primitive numeral a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction:—hundred((-fold), -th), sixscore.  581 in 512

Ninety  תִּשְׁעִים tishʻîym, tish-eem’; multiple from H8672; ninety:—ninety.  20 in 20

According to the Number  מִסְפָּר miçpâr, mis-pawr’; from H5608; a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration:— abundance, account, × all, × few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, time.  134 in 129

Iniquity  עָוֺן ʻâvôn, aw-vone’; or עָווֹן ʻâvôwn; (2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 51:5 [7]), from H5753; perversity, i.e. (moral) evil:—fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.  230 in 213

Lay  שׂוּם sûwm, soom; or שִׂים sîym; a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically):—× any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, name, × on, ordain, order, paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, stedfastly, take, × tell, tread down, (over-)turn, × wholly, work.  585 in 500

Lie  שָׁכַב shâkab, shaw-kab’; a primitive root; to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose):—× at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.  213 in 194

 Bear  נָשָׂא nâsâʼ, naw-saw’; or נָסָה nâçâh; (Psalm 4:6 [7]), a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative:—accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ( man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, × needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, swear, take (away, up), × utterly, wear, yield.  654 in 611

390 Days  

2730 lunar years :  1972 

Apollo 17 was the final mission of NASA‘s Apollo program, the enterprise that landed the first humans on the Moon. Launched at 12:33 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 7, 1972,

37.9 year (+5 days)

2730 solar years :  2009

Obama Became President

38 : Years it took from Wilderness to Promised Land; David was 38 when He began to reign in Jerusalem;  From David to the Kingdom Divided was 79 years.  1979 was the last eclipse in America;  From 30-37 David reigned in Heshbon where the Amorite King Sihon reigned.   

2017 – 37 = 1980

 

6And when you have accomplished them, lie again on your right side, and you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Judah 40 days: I have appointed you each day for a year. 7Therefore you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and your arm shall be uncovered, and you shall prophesy against it. 8And, behold, I will lay bands on you, and you shall not turn you from one side to another, till you have ended the days of your siege.

Accomplished  כָּלָה kâlâh, kaw-law’; a primitive root; to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume):—accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when… were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, × fully, × have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make clean riddance, spend, quite take away, waste.  207 in 200

Right  יְמָנִי yᵉmânîy, yem-aw-nee’; from H3231; right (i.e. at the right hand):—(on the) right (hand).  33 in 19

Jerusalem = “teaching of peace”  יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם Yᵉrûwshâlaim, yer-oo-shaw-lah’-im; rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yᵉrûwshâlayim; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of H3390)); probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 and H7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine:—Jerusalem.   643 (117P)  in 600

Moon  יָרֵחַ yârêach, yaw-ray’-akh; from the same as H3391; the moon:—moon. Yrechow. See H3405.  26 in 26

יְרוּשָׁלֵם Yᵉrûwshâlêm, yer-oo-shaw-lame’; (Aramaic) corresponding to H3389 a lunation, i.e. month:—month, moon.  month (lunar cycle), moon

Thine Arm  זְרוֹעַ zᵉrôwaʻ, zer-o’-ah; or (shortened) זְרֹעַ zᵉrôaʻ; and (feminine) זְרוֹעָה zᵉrôwʻâh; or זְרֹעָה zᵉrôʻâh; from H2232; the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force:—arm, help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.   91 in 84

Uncovered  חָשַׂף châsaph, khaw-saf’; a primitive root; to strip off, i.e. generally to make naked (for exertion or in disgrace), to drain away or bail up (a liquid):—make bare, clean, discover, draw out, take, uncover.  11 in 10

Prophesy  נָבָא nâbâʼ, naw-baw’; a primitive root; to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse):—prophesy(-ing), make self a prophet.  115 in 102

Bands  עֲבֹת ʻăbôth, ab-oth’; or עֲבוֹת ʻăbôwth; or (feminine) עֲבֹתָה ʻăbôthâh; the same as H5687; something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliage:—band, cord, rope, thick bough (branch), wreathen (chain).  25 in 23   cord, rope, cordage, foliage, interwoven foliage

Not Turn  הָפַךְ hâphak, haw-fak’; a primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert:—× become, change, come, be converted, give, make (a bed), overthrow (-turn), perverse, retire, tumble, turn (again, aside, back, to the contrary, every way).  94 in 82

Ended  כָּלָה kâlâh, kaw-law’; a primitive root; to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume):—accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when… were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, × fully, × have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make clean riddance, spend, quite take away, waste.  207 in 200

The Defiled Bread

9Take you also to you wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentils, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make you bread thereof, according to the number of the days that you shall lie on your side, 390 shall you eat thereof. 

Wheat  חִטָּה chiṭṭâh, khit-taw’; of uncertain derivation; wheat, whether the grain or the plant:—wheat(-en).  30 in 30

Barley  שְׂעֹרָה sᵉʻôrâh, seh-o-raw’; or שְׂעוֹרָה sᵉʻôwrâh (feminine meaning the plant); and (masculine meaning the grain); also שְׂעֹר sᵉʻôr; or שְׂעוֹר sᵉʻôwr; from H8175 in the sense of roughness; barley (as villose):—barley.  34 in 32   Lex:  from its shorn ears

Beans  פּוֹל pôwl, pole; from an unused root meaning to be thick; a bean (as plump):—beans.  2 in 2

Millet  דֹּחַן dôchan, do’-khan; of uncertain derivation; millet:—millet.  Lex:  a kind of corn, which many species are grown in Italy, Syria, and Egypt; partly used for green fodder, for which the leaves serve, and partly for the grain, which is of a dusky, blackish colour when ripe, and is used for bread, pottage, etc.  1 in 1

Fitches  כֻּסֶּמֶת kuççemeth, koos-seh’-meth; from H3697; spelt (from its bristliness as if just shorn):—fitches, rie.  spelt – a wheat-like crop planted and harvested in the fall or spring;  lex: a kind of corn, like wheat, having the beard as if shorn off  3 in 3

Vessel  כְּלִי kᵉlîy, kel-ee’; from H3615; something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon):—armour(-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, × one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, whatsoever.  325 in 276

Bread  לֶחֶם lechem, lekh’-em; from H3898; See also H1036 food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it):—(shew-) bread, × eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.  297 in 277

10And your meat which you shall eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shall you eat it. 11You shall drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shall you drink. 12And you shall eat it as barley cakes, and you shall bake it with dung that comes out of man, in their sight. 13And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, where I will drive them.

Meat  מַאֲכָל maʼăkâl, mah-ak-awl’; from H398; an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit):—food, fruit, (bake-)meat(-s), victual.   food, fruit, meat  30 in 29

Weight  מִשְׁקוֹל mishqôwl, mish-kole’; from H8254; weight:—weight.  1 in 1

20  עֶשְׂרִים ʻesrîym, es-reem’; from H6235; twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth:—(six-) score, twenty(-ieth).  315 in 281

Shekel; שֶׁקֶל sheqel, sheh’-kel; from H8254; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard:—shekel.  the chief unit of weight or measure;  88 in 54

gold – 1/10000 of a talent and equal to 220 grains

silver – 1/3000 of a talent and equal to 132 grains

copper – 1/1500 of a talent and equal to 528 grains

Drink  שָׁתָה shâthâh, shaw-thaw’; a primitive root; to imbibe (literally or figuratively):—×assuredly, banquet, × certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (× -ard), surely. (Intensive proposition of H8248.)  217 in 193

Water  מַיִם mayim, mah’-yim; dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen:— piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).  582 in 525

Measure  מְשׂוּרָה mᵉsûwrâh, mes-oo-raw’; from an unused root meaning apparently to divide; a measure (for liquids):—measure.  4 in 4

Sixth 1/6 Part  שִׁשִּׁי shishshîy, shish-shee’; from H8337; sixth, ordinal or (feminine) fractional:—sixth (part).  28 in 26

Hin  הִין hîyn, heen; probably of Egyptian origin; a hin or liquid measure:—hin.  a unit of measure, about 5 quarts (6 l)  Lexicon:  a measure of liquids containing:  1/7th part of a bath (ie 12 Roman sectarii)  22 in 19

Barley  שְׂעֹרָה sᵉʻôrâh, seh-o-raw’; or שְׂעוֹרָה sᵉʻôwrâh (feminine meaning the plant); and (masculine meaning the grain); also שְׂעֹר sᵉʻôr; or שְׂעוֹר sᵉʻôwr; from H8175 in the sense of roughness; barley (as villose):—barley.  34 in 32

Cakes  עֻגָּה ʻuggâh, oog-gaw’; from H5746; an ashcake (as round):—cake (upon the hearth).  disc or cake of bread; cake of hot stones Lex:  cake baked under hot cinders   7 in 7

Bake  עוּג ʻûwg, oog; a primitive root; properly, to gyrate; but used only as a denominative from H5692, to bake (round cakes on the hearth):—bake.  Lex:  to go in a circle   1 in 1

Dung  גֵּלֶל gêlel, gay’-lel; a variation of H1557; dung (plural balls of dung):—dung.   4 in 4

Cometh Out  צָאָה tsâʼâh, tsaw-aw’; from H3318; issue, i.e. (human) excrement:—that (which) cometh from (out).  filth, human excrement, faeces  2 in 2

Polluted | Defiled  טָמֵא ṭâmêʼ, taw-may’; from H2930; foul in a religious sense:—defiled, infamous, polluted(-tion), unclean.  87 in 78

Drive  נָדַח nâdach, naw-dakh’; a primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.):—banish, bring, cast down (out), chase, compel, draw away, drive (away, out, quite), fetch a stroke, force, go away, outcast, thrust away (out), withdraw.  52 in 51

14Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul has not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dies of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth. 15Then he said to me, See, I have given you cow’s dung for man’s dung, and you shall prepare your bread therewith.16Moreover he said to me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment: 17That they may want bread and water, and be astonished one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.

Youth  נָעוּר nâʻûwr, naw-oor’; or נָעֻר nâʻur; and (feminine) נְעֻרָה nᵉʻurâh; properly, passive participle from H5288 as denominative; (only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people):—childhood, youth.  47 in 46

Dieth of Itself  נְבֵלָה nᵉbêlâh, neb-ay-law’; from H5034; a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol:—(dead) body, (dead) carcase, dead of itself, which died, (beast) that (which) dieth of itself.   48 in 41

Torn in Pieces  טְרֵפָה ṭᵉrêphâh, ter-ay-faw’; feminine (collectively) of H2964; prey, i.e. flocks devoured by animals:—ravin, (that which was) torn (of beasts, in pieces).  9 in 9

Abominable  פִּגּוּל piggûwl, pig-gool’; or פִּגֻּל piggul; from an unused root meaning to stink; properly, fetid, i.e. (figuratively) unclean (ceremonially):—abominable(-tion, thing).  4 in 4

Flesh  בָּשָׂר bâsâr, baw-sawr’; from H1319; flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man:—body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, nakedness, self, skin.  269 in 241

Cow’s  בָּקָר bâqâr, baw-kawr’; from H1239; a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd:—beeve, bull (+ -ock), +calf, + cow, great (cattle), + heifer, herd, kine, ox.  182 in 172 

Dung  צְפוּעַ tsᵉphûwaʻ, tsef-oo’-ah; from the same as H6848; excrement (as protruded):—dung.  dung (of cattle), manure, cattle dung  2 in 1

Break  שָׁבַר shâbar, shaw-bar’; a primitive root; to burst (literally or figuratively):—break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, × quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663).  152 in 145

Staff  מַטֶּה maṭṭeh, mat-teh’; or (feminine) מַטָּה maṭṭâh; from H5186; a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread):—rod, staff, tribe.  251 in 204

Care  דְּאָגָה dᵉʼâgâh, deh-aw-gaw’; from H1672; anxiety:—care(-fulness), fear, heaviness, sorrow.  anxiety, anxious care, care  6 in 6

Astonishment  שִׁמָּמוֹן shimmâmôwn, shim-maw-mone’; from H8074; stupefaction:—astonishment.  2 in 2

Astonied  שָׁמֵם shâmêm, shaw-mame’; a primitive root; to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense):—make amazed, be astonied, (be an) astonish(-ment), (be, bring into, unto, lay, lie, make) desolate(-ion, places), be destitute, destroy (self), (lay, lie, make) waste, wonder.  94 in 87

EZEKIAL 5 :  Judgment against Jerusalem

1And you, son of man, take you a sharp knife, take you a barber’s razor, and cause it to pass on your head and on your beard: then take you balances to weigh, and divide the hair. 

Sharp  חַד chad, khad; from H2300; sharp:—sharp  4 in 4

Knife חֶרֶב chereb, kheh’-reb; from H2717; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement:—axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.  413 in 372

Barber  גַּלָּב gallâb, gal-lawb’; from an unused root meaning to shave; a barber:—barber.  1 in 1

Razor  תַּעַר taʻar, tah’-ar; from H6168; a knife or razor (as making bare); also a scabbard (as being bare, i.e. empty):—(pen-) knife, razor, scabbard, shave, sheath.   13 in 13

Beard  זָקָן zâqân, zaw-kawn’; from H2204; the beard (as indicating age):—beard.  19 in 18

Balances  מֹאזֵן môʼzên, mo-zane’; from H239; (only in the dual) a pair of scales:—balances.  15 in 15

Divide חָלַק châlaq, khaw-lak’; a primitive root; to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate:—deal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-) part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).  Lex:  to be smooth   65 in 64

2You shall burn with fire a third part in the middle of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and you shall take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part you shall scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them. 3You shall also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in your skirts. 4Then take of them again, and cast them into the middle of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.

Burn  בָּעַר bâʻar, baw-ar’; a primitive root; also as denominative from H1198 to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish:—be brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, kindle, set (on fire), waste.   100 in 90

Third Part  שְׁלִישִׁי shᵉlîyshîy, shel-ee-shee’; ordinal from H7969; third; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell):—third (part, rank, time), three (years old).  108 in 94

Scatter  זָרָה zârâh, zaw-raw’; a primitive root (compare H2114); to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow:—cast away, compass, disperse, fan, scatter (away), spread, strew, winnow.  39 in 38

I will Draw Out  רוּק rûwq, rook; a primitive root; to pour out (literally or figuratively), i.e. empty:—× arm, cast out, draw (out), (make) empty, pour forth (out).  19 in 19

Few  מְעַט mᵉʻaṭ, meh-at’; or מְעָט mᵉʻâṭ; from H4591; a little or few (often adverbial or comparative):—almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, × very.  102 in 92

Skirts  כָּנָף kânâph, kaw-nawf’; from H3670; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle:— bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), × flying, (one an-) other, overspreading, × quarters, skirt, × sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).  108 in 85

Burn  שָׂרַף sâraph, saw-raf’; a primitive root; to be (causatively, set) on fire:—(cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, × utterly.  117 in 107

5Thus said the Lord GOD; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the middle of the nations and countries that are round about her. 6And she has changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked in them. 7Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Because you multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you; 8Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against you, and will execute judgments in the middle of you in the sight of the nations. 9And I will do in you that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all your abominations. 10Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the middle of you, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in you, and the whole remnant of you will I scatter into all the winds. 11Why, as I live, said the Lord GOD; Surely, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your detestable things, and with all your abominations, therefore will I also diminish you; neither shall my eye spare, neither will I have any pity.

Wickedness  רִשְׁעָה rishʻâh, rish-aw’; feminine of H7562; wrong (especially moral):—fault, wickedly(-ness).  15 in 15

The Whole Remnant  שְׁאֵרִית shᵉʼêrîyth, sheh-ay-reeth’; from H7604; a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion:—that had escaped, be left, posterity, remain(-der), remnant, residue, rest.   66 in 66

Sanctuary  מִקְדָּשׁ miqdâsh, mik-dawsh’; or מִקְּדָשׁ miqqᵉdâsh; (Exodus 15:17), from H6942; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum:—chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary   74 in 71

Detestable Things  שִׁקּוּץ shiqqûwts, shik-koots’; or שִׁקֻּץ shiqquts; from H8262; disgusting, i.e. filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol:—abominable filth (idol, -ation), detestable (thing).  28 in 26

Diminish  גָּרַע gâraʻ, gaw-rah’; a primitive root; to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold:—abate, clip, (di-) minish, do (take) away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw.  21 in 20

Spare  חוּס chûwç, khoos; a primitive root; properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate:—pity, regard, spare.  24 in 24

Pity  חָמַל châmal, khaw-mal’; a primitive root; to commiserate; by implication, to spare:—have compassion, (have) pity, spare.  41 in 40

Famine, Sword, and Dispersion

12A third part of you shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the middle of you: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about you; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.

Pestilence  דֶּבֶר deber, deh’-ber; from H1696 (in the sense of destroying); a pestilence:—murrain, pestilence, plague.   49 in 48

Famine  רָעָב râʻâb, raw-awb’; from H7456; hunger (more or less extensive):—dearth, famine, famished, hunger.  101 in 88

Consumed  כָּלָה kâlâh, kaw-law’; a primitive root; to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume):—accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when… were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, × fully, × have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make clean riddance, spend, quite take away, waste.   to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent  207 in 200

Winds  רוּחַ rûwach, roo’-akh; from H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions):—air, anger, blast, breath, × cool, courage, mind, ×quarter, × side, spirit(-ual), tempest, × vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).  378 in 348

13Thus shall my anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest on them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them. 14Moreover I will make you waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about you, in the sight of all that pass by. 15So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment to the nations that are round about you, when I shall execute judgments in you in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it. 16When I shall send on them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine on you, and will break your staff of bread: 17So will I send on you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave you: and pestilence and blood shall pass through you; and I will bring the sword on you. I the LORD have spoken it.

 Fury  חֵמָה chêmâh, khay-maw’; or (Daniel 11:44) חֵמָא chêmâʼ; from H3179; heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever):—anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529.  124 in 117

Rest  נוּחַ nûwach, noo’-akh; a primitive root; to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.):—cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare H3241. 65 in 64

Zeal  קִנְאָה qinʼâh, kin-aw’; from H7065; jealousy or envy:—envy(-ied), jealousy, ×sake, zeal.  43 in 41

קָנָא qânâʼ, kaw-naw’; a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious:—(be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), × very, (be) zeal(-ous).  33 in 28

Waste  חׇרְבָּה chorbâh, khor-baw’; feminine of H2721; properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation:—decayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place)   42 in 42   Job 3:14

Reproach  חֶרְפָּה cherpâh, kher-paw’; from H2778; contumely, disgrace, the pudenda:—rebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.  reproach, scorn; reproach (resting upon condition of shame, disgrace);  a reproach (an object)    73 in 72

Taunt  גְּדוּפָה gᵉdûwphâh, ghed-oo-faw’; feminine passive participle of H1442; a revilement:—taunt.  1 in 1

Instruction  מוּסָר mûwçâr, moo-sawr’; from H3256; properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint:—bond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.  50 in 50

Astonishment  מְשַׁמָּה mᵉshammâh, mesh-am-maw’; from H8074; a waste or amazement:—astonishment, desolate.  7 in 7

Arrows  חֵץ chêts, khayts; from H2686; also by interchange for H6086 properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear:— archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.  53 in 50

Destruction  מַשְׁחִית mashchîyth, mash-kheeth’; from H7843; destructive, i.e. (as noun) destruction, literally (specifically a snare) or figuratively (corruption):—corruption, (to) destroy(-ing), destruction, trap, × utterly.  11 in 11

Bereaved  שָׁכֹל shâkôl, shaw-kole’; a primitive root; properly, to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave (literally or figuratively):—bereave (of children), barren, cast calf (fruit, young), be (make) childless, deprive, destroy, × expect, lose children, miscarry, rob of children, spoil.   25 in 23

EZEKIAL 6 :  Judgment against Idolatry

(Deuteronomy 4:15-31; Deuteronomy 12:29-32)

1And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them, 3And say, You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus said the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword on you, and I will destroy your high places. 4And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols. 5And I will lay the dead carcasses of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars. 6In all your dwelling places the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished. 7And the slain shall fall in the middle of you, and you shall know that I am the LORD.

High Places  בָּמָה bâmâh, bam-maw’; from an unused root (meaning to be high); an elevation:—height, high place, wave.  102 in 92

Hills  גִּבְעָה gibʻâh, ghib-aw’; feminine from the same as H1387; a hillock:—hill, little hill.  69 in 69

Rivers  אָפִיק ʼâphîyq, aw-feek’; from H622; properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero:—brook, channel, mighty, river, scale, stream, strong piece.  19 in 19  Lex:  a channel, tube, so called from the idea of containing, “tubes of brass

Altar  מִזְבֵּחַ mizbêach, miz-bay’-akh; from H2076; an altar:—altar.  402 in 338

Images  חַמָּן chammân, kham-mawn’; from H2535; a sun-pillar:—idol, image.  8 in 8

Idols  גִּלּוּל gillûwl, ghil-lool’; or (shortened) גִּלֻּל gillul; from H1556; properly, a log (as round); by implication, an idol:—idol.  48 in 45

Dead Carcasses  פֶּגֶר peger, peh’gher; from H6296; a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image:—carcase, corpse, dead body.  22 in 21

Bones  עֶצֶם ʻetsem, eh’tsem; from H6105; a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pronoun) selfsame:—body, bone, × life, (self-) same, strength, × very.  126 in 108

Round About  סָבִיב çâbîyb, saw-beeb’; or (feminine) סְבִיבָה çᵉbîybâh; from H5437; (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around:—(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.  308 in 282

Cease  שָׁבַת shâbath, shaw-bath’; a primitive root; to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific):—(cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.v  73 in 67

Cut Down  גָּדַע gâdaʻ, gaw-dah’; a primitive root; to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything:—cut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down.   to cut, hew, chop, cut down, hew down, hew off, cut off, cut in two, shave off  24 in 23

Works  מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh, mah-as-eh’; from H6213; an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property:—act, art, bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, × well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.  235 in 221

Abolished  מָחָה mâchâh, maw-khaw’; a primitive root; properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to:—abolish, blot out, destroy, full of marrow, put out, reach unto, × utterly, wipe (away, out). 36 in 32

A Remnant Shall Be Blessed

8Yet will I leave a remnant, that you may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when you shall be scattered through the countries. 9And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations where they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which has departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall loathe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations. 10And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil to them.

Vain  חִנָּם chinnâm, khin-nawm’; from H2580; gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage:—without a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought), in vain.  32 in 31

11Thus said the Lord GOD; Smite with your hand, and stamp with your foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence. 12He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remains and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury on them. 13Then shall you know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, on every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet smell to all their idols. 14So will I stretch out my hand on them, and make the land desolate, yes, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Hand  כַּף kaph, kaf; from H3721; the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power:—branch, foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.    palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand  192 in 180

Stamp  רָקַע râqaʻ, raw-kah’; a primitive root; to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal):—beat, make broad, spread abroad (forth, over, out, into plates), stamp, stretch.  11 in 11

Foot  רֶגֶל regel, reh’-gel; from H7270; a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda:—× be able to endure, × according as, × after, × coming, × follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), × great toe, × haunt, × journey, leg, piss, possession, time.  247 in 232

Desolate  שְׁמָמָה shᵉmâmâh, shem-aw-maw’; or שִׁמָמָה shimâmâh; feminine of H8076; devastation; figuratively, astonishment:—(laid, × most) desolate(-ion), waste.  58 in 54

More Desolate  מְשַׁמָּה mᵉshammâh, mesh-am-maw’; from H8074; a waste or amazement:—astonishment, desolate.  7 in 7

Green  רַעֲנָן raʻănân, rah-an-awn’; from an unused root meaning to be green; verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous:—green, flourishing.  20 in 20

High  רוּם rûwm, room; a primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively):—bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, (× a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), presumptuously, (be) promote(-ion), proud, set up, tall(-er), take (away, off, up), breed worms.  195 in 185

Thick  עָבֹת ʻâbôth, aw-both’; or עָבוֹת ʻâbôwth; from H5686; intwined, i.e. dense:—thick.    having interwoven foliage, leafy, dense with foliage  4 in 4

Oak  אֵלָה ʼêlâh, ay-law’; feminine of H352; an oak or other strong tree:—elm, oak, teil-tree.  Terebinth, valley where David killed Goliath  13 in 12

Sweet  נִיחוֹחַ nîychôwach, nee-kho’-akh; or נִיחֹחַ nîychôach; from H5117; properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight:—sweet (odour).  43 in 42

Savour  רֵיחַ rêyach, ray’-akh; from H7306; odor (as if blown):—savour, scent, smell.  58 in 55

Stretch Out  נָטָה nâṭâh, naw-taw’; a primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows):— afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.  216 in 207

Diblath = “place of the fig cake”  a place near the wilderness;  דִּבְלָה Diblâh, dib-law’; probably an orthographical error for H7247; Diblah, a place in Syria:—Diblath.  1 in 1

Wilderness  מִדְבָּר midbâr, mid-bawr’; from H1696 in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs):—desert, south, speech, wilderness.  271 in 257

Habitations  מוֹשָׁב môwshâb, mo-shawb’; or מֹשָׁב môshâb; from H3427; a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, population:—assembly, dwell in, dwelling(-place), wherein (that) dwelt (in), inhabited place, seat, sitting, situation, sojourning.  44 in 43

EZEKIAL 7 :  The Hour of Doom

1Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2Also, you son of man, thus said the Lord GOD to the land of Israel; An end, the end is come on the four corners of the land. 3Now is the end come on you, and I will send my anger on you, and will judge you according to your ways, and will recompense on you all your abominations. 4And my eye shall not spare you, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense your ways on you, and your abominations shall be in the middle of you: and you shall know that I am the LORD.

Corners  כָּנָף kânâph, kaw-nawf’; from H3670; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle:— bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), × flying, (one an-) other, overspreading, × quarters, skirt, × sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed)  108 in 85

End  קֵץ qêts, kates; contracted from H7112; an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after:— after, (utmost) border, end, (in-) finite, × process.  67 in 62

5Thus said the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come. 6An end is come, the end is come: it watches for you; behold, it is come. 7The morning is come to you, O you that dwell in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains. 8Now will I shortly pour out my fury on you, and accomplish my anger on you: and I will judge you according to your ways, and will recompense you for all your abominations. 9And my eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense you according to your ways and your abominations that are in the middle of you; and you shall know that I am the LORD that smites.

Only  אֶחָד ʼechâd, ekh-awd’; a numeral from H258; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first:—a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), eleven, every, few, first, highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,  one (number)   952 in  739

Evil  רַע raʻ, rah; from H7489; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral):—adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, × great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, + not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Including feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.)  663 in 623

Watcheth  קוּץ qûwts, koots; a primitive root (identical with through the idea of abruptness in starting up from sleep (compare H3364)); to awake (literally or figuratively):—arise, (be) (a-) wake, watch.  22 in 21

Morning  צְפִירָה tsᵉphîyrâh, tsef-ee-raw’; feminine formed like H6842; a crown (as encircling the head); also a turn of affairs (i.e. mishap):—diadem, morning.  plait, chaplet, wreath, crown  Lexicon:  a circle, “the circle comes to thee”  3 in 3

צָפִיר tsâphîyr, tsaw-feer’; from H6852; a male goat (as prancing):—(he) goat.  Lexicon:  so called from its leaping  6 in 5

Trouble  מְהוּמָה mᵉhûwmâh, meh-hoo-maw’; from H1949; confusion or uproar:—destruction, discomfiture, trouble, tumult, vexation, vexed.   tumult, confusion, disquietude, discomfiture, destruction, trouble, vexed, vexation 12 in 12

Near  קָרוֹב qârôwb, kaw-robe’; or קָרֹב qârôb; from H7126; near (in place, kindred or time):—allied, approach, at hand, any of kin, kinsfold(-sman), (that is) near (of kin), neighbour, (that is) next, (them that come) nigh (at hand), more ready, short(-ly).  78 in 76

Not the Sounding  הֵד hêd, hade; for H1959; a shout:—sounding again.  a shout of joy, shout  1 in 1

Judge   שָׁפַט shâphaṭ, shaw-fat’; a primitive root; to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively):— avenge, × that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), × needs, plead, reason, rule.  203 in 182

10Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod has blossomed, pride has budded. 11Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of their’s: neither shall there be wailing for them. 12The time is come, the day draws near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is on all the multitude thereof. 13For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they were yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.

 Rod  מַטֶּה maṭṭeh, mat-teh’; or (feminine) מַטָּה maṭṭâh; from H5186; a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread):—rod, staff, tribe.  251 in 204

Blossomed  צוּץ tsûwts, tsoots; a primitive root; to twinkle, i.e. glance; by analogy, to blossom (figuratively, flourish):—bloom, blossom, flourish, shew self. 9 in 9

Pride  זָדוֹן zâdôwn, zaw-done’; from H2102; arrogance:—presumptuously, pride, proud (man).  11 in 11

Budded  פָּרַח pârach, paw-rakh’; a primitive root; to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish:—× abroad, × abundantly, blossom, break forth (out), bud, flourish, make fly, grow, spread, spring (up).  36 in 33

Violence  חָמָס châmâç, khaw-mawce’; from H2554; violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain:—cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, × oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.  60 in 59

Wickedness  רֶשַׁע reshaʻ, reh’-shah; from H7561; a wrong (especially moral):—iniquity, wicked(-ness).  30 in 29

Multitude  הָמוֹן hâmôwn, haw-mone’; or הָמֹן hâmôn; (Ezekiel 5:7), from H1993; a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth:—abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.  83 in 78

Wailing  נֹהַּ nôahh, no’-ah; from an unused root meaning to lament; lamentation:—wailing  1 in 1

Buyer  קָנָה qânâh, kaw-naw’; a primitive root; to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own:—attain, buy(-er), teach to keep cattle, get, provoke to jealousy, possess(-or), purchase, recover, redeem, × surely, × verily.  84 in 76

Rejoice  שָׂמַח sâmach, saw-makh’; a primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome:—cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, × very   152 in 145

Seller  מָכַר mâkar, maw-kar’; a primitive root; to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender):—× at all, sell (away, -er, self). 80 in 74

Mourn  אָבַל ʼâbal, aw-bal’; a primitive root; to bewail:—lament, mourn.  39 in 38

Wrath  חָרוֹן chârôwn, khaw-rone’; or (shortened) חָרֹן chârôn; from H2734; a burning of anger:—sore displeasure, fierce(-ness), fury, (fierce) wrath(-ful).  41 in 40

Multitude  הָמוֹן hâmôwn, haw-mone’; or הָמֹן hâmôn; (Ezekiel 5:7), from H1993; a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth:—abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.  83 in 78

That Which is Sold  מִמְכָּר mimkâr, mim-kawr’; from H4376; merchandise; abstractly, a selling:—×ought, (that which cometh of) sale, that which…sold, ware.  10 in 10

Vision  חָזוֹן châzôwn, khaw-zone’; from H2372; a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle:—vision.  35 in 34

The Desolation of Israel

14They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goes to the battle: for my wrath is on all the multitude thereof. 15The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.

Blown  תָּקַע tâqaʻ, taw-kah’; a primitive root; to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping):—blow (a trumpet), cast, clap, fasten, pitch (tent), smite, sound, strike, × suretiship, thrust.  69 in 62

Trumpet  תָּקוֹעַ tâqôwaʻ, taw-ko’-ah; from H8628 (in the musical sense); a trumpet:—trumpet.  1 in 1

To Make Ready  כּוּן kûwn, koon; a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous):—certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, × very deed.  221 in 210

None Goeth  הָלַךְ hâlak, haw-lak’; akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):—(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, be eased, enter, exercise (self), follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, × more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), send, speedily, spread, still, surely, tale-bearer, travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, × be weak, whirl.  500 times in 468

War  מִלְחָמָה milchâmâh, mil-khaw-maw’; from H3898 (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. war-fare):—battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).   319 in 308

Field  שָׂדֶה sâdeh, saw-deh’; or שָׂדַי sâday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat):—country, field, ground, land, soil, × wild.  333 in 309

16But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity. 17All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water. 

Escape  פָּלַט pâlaṭ, paw-lat’; a primitive root; to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliver:—calve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape.  25 in 23 

Escape  פָּלִיט pâlîyṭ, paw-leet’; or פָּלֵיט pâlêyṭ; or פָּלֵט pâlêṭ; from H6403; a refugee:—(that have) escape(-d, -th), fugitive.  21 in 21

Doves  יוֹנָה yôwnâh, yo-naw’; probably from the same as H3196; a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating):—dove, pigeon.  32 in 32

Feeble  רָפָה râphâh, raw-faw’; a primitive root; to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative):—abate, cease, consume, draw (toward evening), fail, (be) faint, be (wax) feeble, forsake, idle, leave, let alone (go, down), (be) slack, stay, be still, be slothful, (be) weak(-en). See H7495.  to sink, relax, sink down, let drop, be disheartened   46 in 45

Knees  בֶּרֶךְ berek, beh’-rek; from H1288; a knee:—knee. 25 in 25

Weak  יָלַךְ yâlak, yaw-lak’; a primitive root (compare H1980); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses):—× again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one’s way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, × be weak.  1046 in 938

18They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be on all faces, and baldness on all their heads. 

Gird  חָגַר châgar, khaw-gar’; a primitive root; to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.):—be able to put on, be afraid, appointed, gird, restrain, × on every side.  43 in 40

Sackcloth  שַׂק saq, sak; from H8264; properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.):—sack(-cloth, -clothes)  48 in 46

Horror  פַּלָּצוּת pallâtsûwth, pal-law-tsooth’; from H6426; affright:—fearfulness, horror, trembling.  4 in 4

Cover Them  כָּסָה kâçâh, kaw-saw’; a primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy):—clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780.  152 in 149

Shame  בּוּשָׁה bûwshâh, boo-shaw’; feminine participle passive of H954; shame:—shame.  4 in 4

Baldness  קׇרְחָה qorchâh, kor-khaw’; or קׇרְחָא qorchâʼ; (Ezekiel 27:31), from H7139; baldness:—bald(-ness), × utterly.  11 in 11

19They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumbling block of their iniquity.

Streets  19They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumbling block of their iniquity.  164 in 159

Removed  נִדָּה niddâh, nid-daw’; from H5074; properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest):—× far, filthiness, ×flowers, menstruous (woman), put apart, × removed (woman), separation, set apart, unclean(-ness, thing, with filthiness).  29 in 24

Satisfy  שָׂבַע sâbaʻ, saw-bah’; or שָׂבֵעַ sâbêaʻ; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively):—have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of. 95 in 92

Wrath  עֶבְרָה ʻebrâh, eb-raw’; feminine of H5676; an outburst of passion:—anger, rage, wrath.  34 in 34

Deliver  נָצַל nâtsal, naw-tsal’; a primitive root; to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense:—× at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, × without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, × surely, take (out).  213 in 194

Bowels  מֵעֶה mêʻeh, may-aw’; from an unused root probably meaning to be soft; used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively):—belly, bowels, × heart, womb.  32 in 30

20As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them. 

Beauty  צְבִי tsᵉbîy, tseb-ee’; from H6638 in the sense of prominence; splendor (as conspicuous):—beautiful(-ty), glorious (-ry), goodly, pleasant, roe(-buck).  32 in 32

Ornament  עֲדִי ʻădîy, ad-ee’; from H5710 in the sense of trappings; finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall:—× excellent, mouth, ornament.  14 in 13

Set  שׂוּם sûwm, soom; or שִׂים sîym; a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically):—× any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, name, × on, ordain, order, paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, stedfastly, take, × tell, tread down, (over-)turn, × wholly, work.  585 in 500

Majesty  גָּאוֹן gâʼôwn, gaw-ohn’; from H1342; the same as H1346:—arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.v  49 in 45

Images  צֶלֶם tselem, tseh’-lem; from an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol:—image, vain shew.  17 in 15

Far  נִדָּה niddâh, nid-daw’; from H5074; properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest):—× far, filthiness, ×flowers, menstruous (woman), put apart, × removed (woman), separation, set apart, unclean(-ness, thing, with filthiness).   29 in 24

21And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it. 22My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it.

Prey בַּז baz, baz; from H962; plunder:—booty, prey, spoil(-ed).  25 in 25

Strangers  זוּר zûwr, zoor; a primitive root; to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery:—(come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman). 77 in 76

Wicked  רָשָׁע râshâʻ, raw-shaw’; from H7561; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.  263 in 249

Spoil  שָׁלָל shâlâl, shaw-lawl’; from H7997; booty:—prey, spoil.  73 in 64

Pollute  חָלַל châlal, khaw-lal’; a primitive root (compare H2470); also denominative (from H2485) properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one’s word), to begin (as if by an ‘opening wedge’); to play (the flute):—begin (× men began), defile, × break, defile, × eat (as common things), × first, × gather the grape thereof, × take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.  141 in 131

Secret  צָפַן tsâphan, tsaw-fan’; a primitive root; to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk:—esteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place).  33 in 30

Shall Enter Into It  בּוֹא bôwʼ, bo; a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications):—abide, apply, attain, × be, befall, besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, × certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, × doubtless again, eat, employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, have, × indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, × (well) stricken (in age), × surely, take (in), way.  2,579 times in 2,307

Place for the Robbers  פְּרִיץ pᵉrîyts, per-eets’; from H6555; violent, i.e. a tyrant:—destroyer, ravenous, robber.  6 in 6

23Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.24Why I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.

Chain  רַתּוֹק rattôwq, rat-toke’; from H7576; a chain:—chain.  1 in 1

Bloody  דָּם dâm, dawm; from H1826 (compare H119); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood):—blood(-y, -guiltiness), (-thirsty), + innocent.  361 in 295

Crimes  מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ, mish-pawt’; from H8199; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant’s) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant’s right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style:— adversary, ceremony, charge, × crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, × worthy, wrong.  421 in 406

Heathen  גּוֹי gôwy, go’-ee; rarely (shortened) גֹּי gôy; apparently from the same root as H1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts:—Gentile, heathen, nation, people.  Goyim? = “nations”   558 in 511

Pomp  גָּאוֹן gâʼôwn, gaw-ohn’; from H1342; the same as H1346:—arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.  49 in 45

Strong עַז ʻaz, az; from H5810; strong, vehement, harsh:—fierce, greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.  23 in 23

25Destruction comes; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.26Mischief shall come on mischief, and rumor shall be on rumor; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients. 

 Destruction  קְפָדָה qᵉphâdâh, kef-aw-daw’; from H7088; shrinking, i.e., terror:—destruction.  1 in 1

They Shall Seek  בָּקַשׁ bâqash, baw-kash’; a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after:—ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).  225 in 215

Peace  שָׁלוֹם shâlôwm, shaw-lome’; or שָׁלֹם shâlôm; from H7999; safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace:—× do, familiar, × fare, favour, friend, × great, (good) health, (× perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, (× all is, be) well, × wholly.  236 in 208

Mischief  הֹוָה hôvâh, ho-vaw’; another form for H1942; ruin:—mischief.  3 in 2

Rumour  שְׁמוּעָה shᵉmûwʻâh, shem-oo-aw’; feminine passive participle of H8074; something heard, i.e. an announcement:—bruit, doctrine, fame, mentioned, news, report, rumor, tidings.  27 in 24

Counsel  עֵצָה ʻêtsâh, ay-tsaw’; from H3289; advice; by implication, plan; also prudence:—advice, advisement, counsel(-lor), purpose.   88 in 85

Ancients  זָקֵן zâqên, zaw-kane’; from H2204; old:—aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and…women), senator.  178 in 171

27The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do to them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Mourn  אָבַל ʼâbal, aw-bal’; a primitive root; to bewail:—lament, mourn.  39 in 38

Prince  נָשִׂיא nâsîyʼ, naw-see’; or נָשִׂא nâsiʼ; from H5375; properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist:—captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.  132 in 120

Clothed  לָבַשׁ lâbash, law-bash’; or לָבֵשׁ lâbêsh; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively:—(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.  112 in 103

Troubled  בָּהַל bâhal, baw-hal’; a primitive root; to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously:—be (make) affrighted (afraid, amazed, dismayed, rash), (be, get, make) haste(-n, -y, -ily), (give) speedy(-ily), thrust out, trouble, vex.  39 in 39

According to their Deserts  מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ, mish-pawt’; from H8199; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant’s) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant’s right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style:— adversary, ceremony, charge, × crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, × worthy, wrong. 421 times in 406

Judge  שָׁפַט shâphaṭ, shaw-fat’; a primitive root; to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively):— avenge, × that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), × needs, plead, reason, rule.  203 in 182

EZEKIAL 8 :  Vision of Idolatry in the Temple

1And it came to pass in the 6th year, in the 6th month, in the 5th day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there on me. 2Then I beheld, and see a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the color of amber.3And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of my head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looks toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy. 4And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.

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Likeness דְּמוּת dᵉmûwth, dem-ooth’; from H1819; resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like:—fashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude.  25 in 22

Loins | Hips  ן môthen, mo’-then; from an unused root meaning to be slender; properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins:— greyhound, loins, side.  47 in 45

Downward  מַטָּה maṭṭâh, mat’-taw; from H5786 with directive enclitic appended; downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes:—beneath, down(-ward), less, very low, under(-neath).  19 in 18

Upward  מַעַל maʻal, mah’al; from H5927; properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.:—above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (× very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very. 138 in 134

Brightness  זֹהַר zôhar, zo’-har; from H2094; brilliancy:—brightness.  2 in 2

Amber  חַשְׁמַל chashmal, khash-mal’; of uncertain derivation; probably bronze or polished spectrum metal:—amber.  3 in 3

Lock  צִיצִת tsîytsith, tsee-tseeth’; feminine of H6731; a floral or wing-like projection, i.e. a fore-lock of hair, a tassel:—fringe, lock.   4 in 3

Door  פֶּתַח pethach, peh’-thakh; from H6605; an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way:—door, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.  163 in 154

Inner  פְּנִימִי pᵉnîymîy, pen-ee-mee’; from H6440; interior:—(with-) in(-ner, -ward).  32 in 29

Gate  שַׁעַר shaʻar, shah’-ar; from H8176 in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or gate:—city, door, gate, port (× -er).  371 in 302

North  צָפוֹן tsâphôwn, tsaw-fone’; or צָפֹן tsâphôn; from H6845; properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown):—north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).  153 in 141

Image  סֶמֶל çemel, seh’-mel; or סֵמֶל çêmel; from an unused root meaning to resemble; a likeness:—figure, idol, image.  5 in 5

Jealousy  קִנְאָה qinʼâh, kin-aw’; from H7065; jealousy or envy:—envy(-ied), jealousy, ×sake, zeal.  43 in 41

Provoketh Jealousy  קָנָה qânâh, kaw-naw’; a primitive root; to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own:—attain, buy(-er), teach to keep cattle, get, provoke to jealousy, possess(-or), purchase, recover, redeem, × surely, × verily.  84 in 76

5Then said he to me, Son of man, lift up your eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up my eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. 6He said furthermore to me, Son of man, see you what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel commits here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn you yet again, and you shall see greater abominations.

Entry  בְּאָה bᵉʼâh, be-aw’; from H935; an entrance to a building:—entry.  1 in 1

Far Off רָחַק râchaq, raw-khak’; a primitive root; to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation):—(a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, × refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).  67 in 56

7And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall. 8Then said he to me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had dig in the wall, behold a door. 

Hole  חוֹר chôwr, khore; or (shortened) חֹר chôr; the same as H2352; a cavity, socket, den:—cave, hole.  7 in 7

Wall  קִיר qîyr, keer; or קִר qir; (Isaiah 22:5), or (feminine) קִירָה qîyrâh; from H6979; a wall (as built in a trench):— mason, side, town, × very, wall.  74 in 64

Dig  חָתַר châthar, khaw-thar’; a primitive root; to force a passage, as by burglary; figuratively, with oars:—dig (through), row  8 in 7

9And he said to me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here. 10So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed on the wall round about. 

Creeping Things  רֶמֶשׂ remes, reh’-mes; from H7430; a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal:—that creepeth, creeping (moving) thing.  Lexicon:  a reptile  17 in 17

Abominable  שֶׁקֶץ sheqets, sheh’-kets; from H8262; filth, i.e. (figuratively and specifically) an idolatrous object:—abominable(-tion).  11 in 11

Beasts  בְּהֵמָה bᵉhêmâh, be-hay-maw’; from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective):—beast, cattle.   189 in 172

Idols  גִּלּוּל gillûwl, ghil-lool’; or (shortened) גִּלֻּל gillul; from H1556; properly, a log (as round); by implication, an idol:—idol.  48 in 45

Portrayed  חָקָה châqâh, khaw-kaw’; a primitive root; to carve; by implication, to delineate; also to entrench:—carved work, portrayed, set a print.  to cut, carve, cut in  4 in 4

Upon The Wall  קִיר qîyr, keer; or קִר qir; (Isaiah 22:5), or (feminine) קִירָה qîyrâh; from H6979; a wall (as built in a trench):— mason, side, town, × very, wall.  74 in 64

Round About  סָבִיב çâbîyb, saw-beeb’; or (feminine) סְבִיבָה çᵉbîybâh; from H5437; (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around:—(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.  308 in 282

11And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the middle of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up. 

Jaazaniah = “Jehovah hears” a Judean, son of the Maachathite, a captain of the Judean forces who visited Gedaliah at Mizpah after Gedaliah had been appointed governor of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Shaphan, an elder of Israel in the days of Ezekiel; son of Azur, one of the princes of the people against whom Ezekiel was directed to prophesy; a Rechabite, son of Jeremiah the prophet  יַאֲזַנְיָה Yaʼăzanyâh, yah-az-an-yaw’; or יַאֲזַנְיָהוּ Yaʼăzanyâhûw; from H238 and H3050; heard of Jah; Jaazanjah, the name of four Israelites:—Jaazaniah. Compare H3153.  4 in 4

Shaphan  שָׁפָן shâphân, shaw-fawn’; from H8226; a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax:—coney.  rock badger, coney, the hyrax Lex:  a quadruped (which chews the cud like a hare), lives gregariously on rocks, and is remarked for its cunning;  an animal of the size of the coney, with a head resembling that of a hog, with long hind legs fitted for leaping; it ihabits burrows dug in the mud.  34 in 28

Censor  מִקְטֶרֶת miqṭereth, mik-teh’-reth; feminine of H4729; something to fume (incense) in, i.e. a coal-pan:—censer.  2 in 2

Thick  עָתָר ʻâthâr, aw-thawr’; from H6280; also compare H6279 incense (as increasing to a volume of smoke); hence a worshipper:—suppliant, thick.  2 in 2

Cloud  עָנָן ʻânân, aw-nawn’; from H6049; a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud:—cloud(-y).  87 in 80

Incense  קְטֹרֶת qᵉṭôreth, ket-o’-reth; from H6999; a fumigation:—(sweet) incense, perfume.  60 in 58

12Then said he to me, Son of man, have you seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, the LORD sees us not; the LORD has forsaken the earth.13He said also to me, Turn you yet again, and you shall see greater abominations that they do.

In The Dark  חֹשֶׁךְ chôshek, kho-shek’; from H2821; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness:—dark(-ness), night, obscurity.  80 in 77

Chambers  חֶדֶר cheder, kheh’-der; from H2314; an apartment (usually literal):—((bed) inner) chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, south, × within.  38 in 33   Lex:  inner apartment whether of a tent or of a house

Imagery  מַשְׂכִּית maskîyth, mas-keeth’; from the same as H7906; a figure (carved on stone, the wall, or any object); figuratively, imagination:—conceit, image(-ry), picture, × wish.  show-piece, figure, imagination, image, idol, picture  6 in 6

Sechu = “the watch-tower”  שֵׂכוּ Sêkûw, say’-koo; from an unused root apparently meaning to surmount; an observatory (with the article); Seku, a place in Palestine:—Sechu.   1 in 1

Forsaken  עָזַב ʻâzab, aw-zab’; a primitive root; to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.:—commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, × surely.  215 in 206

14Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD’s house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz. 15Then said he to me, Have you seen this, O son of man? turn you yet again, and you shall see greater abominations than these.

Weeping  בָּכָה bâkâh, baw-kaw’; a primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan:—× at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, × more, mourn, × sore, × with tears, weep.  114 in 100

Tammuz = “sprout of life”   a Sumerian deity of food or vegetation  תַּמּוּז Tammûwz, tam-mooz’; of uncertain derivation; Tammuz, a Phoenician deity:—Tammuz.  Lexicon:  a Syrian god, Adonis of the Greeks, worshipped also by the Hebrew women with lamentions, in the fourth month of every year (called beginning at the new moon of July).  1 in 1

16And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD’s house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east. 17Then he said to me, Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, see, they put the branch to their nose. 18Therefore will I also deal in fury: my eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

Porch  אוּלָם ʼûwlâm, oo-lawm’; or (shortened), אֻלָם ʼulâm ; from H481 (in the sense of tying); a vestibule (as bound to the building):—porch.   Lex:  front east of Solomon’s Temple (120 Cubits High ::  2160″ ::  180′ :: 50 yards)

Backs אָחוֹר ʼâchôwr, aw-khore’; or (shortened) אָחֹר ʼâchôr ; from H299; the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West:—after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.  41 in 41

Toward the Temple  הֵיכָל hêykâl, hay-kawl’; probably from H3201 (in the sense of capacity); a large public building, such as a palace or temple:—palace, temple.  80 in 76

Court  חָצֵר châtsêr, khaw-tsare’; (masculine and feminine); from H2690 in its original sense; a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls):—court, tower, village.  189 in 163

Worshiped  שָׁחָה shâchâh, shaw-khaw’; a primitive root; to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God):—bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.  172 in 166

Toward the East  קֶדֶם qedem, keh’-dem; or קֵדְמָה qêdᵉmâh; from H6923; the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward):—aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, × ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare H6926.  87 in 83

Light Thing  קָלַל qâlal, kaw-lal’; a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.):—abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-) curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), ×slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make, re-) vile, whet.  83 in 79

Branch  זְמוֹרָה zᵉmôwrâh, zem-o-raw’; or זְמֹרָה zᵉmôrâh (feminine); and זְמֹר zᵉmôr (masculine); from H2168; a twig (as pruned):—vine, branch, slip.  Lexicon:  “branch to nose” referring to the Persian custom of worshipping the rising sun, holding in their left hand a bundle of twigs of the plant called Barsom  5 in 5

Nose  אַף ʼaph, af; from H599; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire:—anger(-gry), before, countenance, face, forebearing, forehead, (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, × worthy, wrath.  276 in 269

EZEKIAL 9 :  Slaughter of the Idolaters

1He cried also in my ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.2And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lies toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brazen altar.

Charge  פְּקֻדָּה pᵉquddâh, pek-ood-daw’; feminine passive participle of H6485; visitation (in many senses, chiefly official):—account, (that have the) charge, custody, that which…laid up, numbers, office(-r), ordering, oversight, prison, reckoning, visitation.    versight, care, custody, mustering, visitation, store  32 in 31

Destroying  מַשְׁחֵת mashchêth, mash-khayth’; for H4889; destruction:—destroying.  1 in 1

Weapon  כְּלִי kᵉlîy, kel-ee’; from H3615; something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon):—armour(-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, × one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, whatsoever. 325 in276

Higher  עֶלְיוֹן ʻelyôwn, el-yone’; from H5927; an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (comparison); as title, the Supreme:—(Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most).  53 in 53

Slaughter  מַפָּץ mappâts, map-pawts’; from H5310; a smiting to pieces:—slaughter.  

Linen  בַּד bad, bad; perhaps from H909 (in the sense of divided fibres); flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment:—linen. 23 in 19

Writer’s  סָפַר çâphar, saw-far’; a primitive root; properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate:—commune, (ac-) count; declare, number, penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.  161 in 154

Inkhorn  קֶסֶת qeçeth, keh’-seth; from the same as H3563 (or as H7185); properly, a cup, i.e. an ink-stand:—inkhorn.  pot (for ink), inkhorn, inkwell  3 in 3

Beside  אֵצֶל ʼêtsel, ay’-tsel; from H680 (in the sense of joining); a side; (as a preposition) near:—at, (hard) by, (from) (beside), near (unto), toward, with. See also H1018  60 in 57

Brasen  נְחֹשֶׁת nᵉchôsheth, nekh-o’-sheth; for H5154; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver):—brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.   Lexicon:  brass, copper, especially as hardeneed and tempered and like steel, used for weapons and other cutting instruments  141 in 119

3And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side; 4And the LORD said to him, Go through the middle of the city, through the middle of Jerusalem, and set a mark on the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the middle thereof. 5And to the others he said in my hearing, Go you after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have you pity: 6Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man on whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house. 7And he said to them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go you forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city. 8And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell on my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! will you destroy all the residue of Israel in your pouring out of your fury on Jerusalem?

Cherub  כְּרוּב kᵉrûwb, ker-oob’; of uncertain derivation; a cherub or imaginary figure:—cherub, (plural) cherubims.  91 in 66

Threshold  מִפְתָּן miphtân, mif-tawn’; from the same as H6620; a stretcher, i.e. a sill:—threshold.   8 in 8

Mark  תָּו tâv, tawv; from H8427; a mark; by implication, a signature:—desire, mark.  (as a sign of exemption from judgement)  Lexicon:  a sign in the form a cross branded on the thigh or neck of hoses and camels, whence the name of the    תָּ   which in Phoenician, and on the coins of the Maccabees has the form of a cross.  3 in 3

Foreheads  מֵצַח mêtsach, may’-tsakh; from an unused root meaning to be clear, i.e. conspicuous; the forehead (as open and prominent):—brow, forehead, impudent.  13 in 10

Sigh  אָנַח ʼânach, aw-nakh’; a primitive root; to sigh:—groan, mourn, sigh.  12 in11

9Then said he to me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD has forsaken the earth, and the LORD sees not. 10And as for me also, my eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way on their head.

11And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as you have commanded me.

EZEKIAL 10 :  God’s Glory Exits the Temple

1Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne. 2And he spoke to the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill your hand with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.

Firmament  רָקִיעַ râqîyaʻ, raw-kee’-ah; from H7554; properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky:—firmament.  extended surface (solid), expanse, firmament;  considered by Hebrews as solid and supporting ‘waters’ above  17 in 15

Capphire, Lapis Lazuli  סַפִּיר çappîyr, sap-peer’; from H5608; a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire:—sapphire.  11 in 11

Stone  אֶבֶן ʼeben, eh’-ben; from the root of H1129 through the meaning to build; a stone:— carbuncle, mason, plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).  272 in 239

Throne  כִּסֵּא kiççêʼ, kis-say’; or כִּסֵּה kiççêh; from H3680; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied):—seat, stool, throne.   135 in 124

Wheels  גַּלְגַּל galgal, gal-gal’; by reduplication from H1556; a wheel; by analogy, a whirlwind; also dust (as whirled):—heaven, rolling thing, wheel.  whirl (of dust, chaff)  11 in 11

גָּלַל gâlal, gaw-lal’; a primitive root; to roll (literally or figuratively):—commit, remove, roll (away, down, together), run down, seek occasion, trust, wallow.  18 in 18

Between  בֵּין bêyn, bane; (sometimes in the plural masculine or feminine); properly, the constructive form of an otherwise unused noun from H995; a distinction; but used only as a preposition, between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either…or:—among, asunder, at, between (-twixt…and), + from (the widest), × in, out of, whether (it be…or), within.  32 in 23

Thine Hand  חֹפֶן chôphen, kho’-fen; from an unused root of uncertain signification; a fist (only in the dual):—fists, (both) hands, hand(-ful).   6 in 6

Coals  גֶּחֶל gechel, geh’-khel; or (feminine) גַּחֶלֶת gacheleth; from an unused root meaning to glow or kindle; an ember:—(burning) coal.   18 in 18  

3Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court. 4Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD’s glory. 5And the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaks.

6And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubim; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels. 7And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out. 8And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a man’s hand under their wings.

9And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the color of a beryl stone. 10And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the middle of a wheel. 11When they went, they went on their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place where the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went. 12And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had. 13As for the wheels, it was cried to them in my hearing, O wheel. 14And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

Beryl Stone  a precious stone or semi-precious gem;  perhaps a chrysolite, yellow jasper, or other yellow coloured stone;  תַּרְשִׁישׁ tarshîysh, tar-sheesh’; probably of foreign derivation (compare H8659); a gem, perhaps the topaz:—beryl.   7 in 7

Lion  אֲרִי ʼărîy, ar-ee’; or (prolonged) אַרְיֵה ʼaryêh; from H717 (in the sense of violence); a lion:—(young) lion, pierce (from the margin).   80 in 72

Eagle  נֶשֶׁר nesher, neh’-sher; from an unused root meaning to lacerate; the eagle (or other large bird of prey):—eagle.  26 in 26

Creature  חַי chay, khah’-ee; from H2421; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively:— age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, merry, multitude, (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop  501 in 452

15And the cherubim were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar. 16And when the cherubim went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them. 17When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

18Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim. 19And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

20This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubim. 21Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. 22And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.

EZEKIAL 11 : Evil in High Places

1Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me to the east gate of the LORD’s house, which looks eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. 2Then said he to me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city: 3Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh. 4Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.

Jaazaniah = “Jehovah hears” a Judean, son of the Maachathite, a captain of the Judean forces who visited Gedaliah at Mizpah after Gedaliah had been appointed governor of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Shaphan, an elder of Israel in the days of Ezekiel; son of Azur, one of the princes of the people against whom Ezekiel was directed to prophesy; a Rechabite, son of Jeremiah the prophet.  יַאֲזַנְיָה Yaʼăzanyâh, yah-az-an-yaw’; or יַאֲזַנְיָהוּ Yaʼăzanyâhûw; from H238 and H3050; heard of Jah; Jaazanjah, the name of four Israelites:—Jaazaniah. Compare H3153.   4 in 4

Azur or Azzur = “he that assists” a Benjamite of Gibeon, father of the false prophet Hananiah; father of Jaazaniah, one of the princes against whom Ezekiel was commanded to prophecy;  עַזּוּר ʻAzzûwr, az-zoor’; or עַזֻּר ʻAzzur; from H5826; helpful; Azzur, the name of three Israelites:—Azur, Azzur.  3 in 3

Pelatiah = “Jehovah delivers” פְּלַטְיָה Pᵉlaṭyâh, pel-at-yaw’; or פְּלַטְיָהוּ Pᵉlaṭyâhûw; from H6403 and H3050; Jah has delivered; Pelatjah, the name of four Israelites:—Pelatiah.  5 in 5

Benaiah = “Jehovah has built” or “Yahweh has built up”  one of David’s mighty warriors, son of Jehoiada the chief priest, a Levite, set by David over his bodyguard, later having remained faithful to Solomon during Adonijah’s attempt on the crown, was raised into the place of Joab as commander-in-chief of the army;  the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David’s thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course  בְּנָיָה Bᵉnâyâh, ben-aw-yaw’; or בּנָיָהוּ Bnâyâhûw; (prolonged) from H1129 and H3050; Jah has built; Benajah, the name of twelve Israelites:—Benaiah.   42 in 41

Princes  שַׂר sar, sar; from H8323; a head person (of any rank or class):—captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.  421 in 368

Devise  חָשַׁב châshab, khaw-shab’; a primitive root; properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute:—(make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.    to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count  124 in 122

Counsel  עֵצָה ʻêtsâh, ay-tsaw’; from H3289; advice; by implication, plan; also prudence:—advice, advisement, counsel(-lor), purpose.  88 in 85

Near  קָרוֹב qârôwb, kaw-robe’; or קָרֹב qârôb; from H7126; near (in place, kindred or time):—allied, approach, at hand, any of kin, kinsfold(-sman), (that is) near (of kin), neighbour, (that is) next, (them that come) nigh (at hand), more ready, short(-ly).  78 in 76

Cauldron  סִיר çîyr, seer; or (feminine) סִירָה çîyrâh; or סִרָה çirâh; (Jeremiah 52:18), from a primitive root meaning to boil up; a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook:—caldron, fishhook, pan, (wash-)pot, thorn.  34 in 32

Flesh  בָּשָׂר bâsâr, baw-sawr’; from H1319; flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man:—body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, nakedness, self, skin.  269 in 241

5And the Spirit of the LORD fell on me, and said to me, Speak; Thus said the LORD; Thus have you said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them. 6You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled the streets thereof with the slain. 7Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Your slain whom you have laid in the middle of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the middle of it. 8You have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword on you, said the Lord GOD. 9And I will bring you out of the middle thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you. 10You shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and you shall know that I am the LORD. 11This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall you be the flesh in the middle thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Israel: 12And you shall know that I am the LORD: for you have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you.

A Promise of Restoration

13And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down on my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! will you make a full end of the remnant of Israel?

14Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 15Son of man, your brothers, even your brothers, the men of your kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: to us is this land given in possession. 16Therefore say, Thus said the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come. 17Therefore say, Thus said the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. 18And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from there. 19And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: 20That they may walk in my statutes, and keep my ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.21But as for them whose heart walks after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way on their own heads, said the Lord GOD.

God’s Glory Leaves Jerusalem

22Then did the cherubim lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. 23And the glory of the LORD went up from the middle of the city, and stood on the mountain which is on the east side of the city. 24Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me. 25Then I spoke to them of the captivity all the things that the LORD had showed me.

EZEKIAL 12 : Signs of the Coming Captivity

1The word of the LORD also came to me, saying, 2Son of man, you dwell in the middle of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house. 3Therefore, you son of man, prepare you stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and you shall remove from your place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house. 4Then shall you bring forth your stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and you shall go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity. 5Dig you through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. 6In their sight shall you bear it on your shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: you shall cover your face, that you see not the ground: for I have set you for a sign to the house of Israel.

7And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I dig through the wall with my hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bore it on my shoulder in their sight.

8And in the morning came the word of the LORD to me, saying, 9Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, What do you? 10Say you to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them. 11Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done to them: they shall remove and go into captivity.12And the prince that is among them shall bear on his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes. 13My net also will I spread on him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there. 14And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them. 15And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries. 16But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen where they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

17Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 18Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with carefulness;19And say to the people of the land, Thus said the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein. 20And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and you shall know that I am the LORD.

The Presumptuous Proverb

21And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 22Son of man, what is that proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails? 23Tell them therefore, Thus said the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say to them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision. 24For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel. 25For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, said the Lord GOD.

26Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying. 27Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he sees is for many days to come, and he prophesies of the times that are far off. 28Therefore say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, said the Lord GOD.

EZEKIAL 13 : The Reproof of False Prophets

1And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say you to them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear you the word of the LORD; 3Thus said the Lord GOD; Woe to the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! 4O Israel, your prophets are like the foxes in the deserts. 5You have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD. 6They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD said: and the LORD has not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word. 7Have you not seen a vain vision, and have you not spoken a lying divination, whereas you say, The LORD said it; albeit I have not spoken?

8Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Because you have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, said the Lord GOD. 9And my hand shall be on the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and you shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 10Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, see, others daubed it with untempered mortar: 11Say to them which daub it with untempered mortar, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and you, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. 12See, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said to you, Where is the daubing with which you have daubed it? 13Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in my anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it. 14So will I break down the wall that you have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and you shall be consumed in the middle thereof: and you shall know that I am the LORD. 15Thus will I accomplish my wrath on the wall, and on them that have daubed it with untempered mortar, and will say to you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it; 16To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, said the Lord GOD.

False Women Prophets

17Likewise, you son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy you against them, 18And say, Thus said the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs on the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of my people, and will you save the souls alive that come to you? 19And will you pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?

20Why thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, with which you there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that you hunt to make them fly. 21Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and you shall know that I am the LORD. 

Sew  תָּפַר tâphar, taw-far’; a primitive root; to sew:—(women that) sew (together).  5 in 4

Pillows  כֶּסֶת keçeth, keh’-seth; from H3680; a cushion or pillow (as covering a seat or bed):—pillow.  band, fillet, covered amulets, false phylacteries;  used by false prophetesses in Israel to support their demonic fortune-telling schemes   2 in 2

Armholes  אַצִּיל ʼatstsîyl, ats-tseel’; from H680 (in its primary sense of uniting); a joint of the hand (i.e. knuckle); also (according to some) a party-wall (Ezekiel 41:8):—(arm) hole, great.  Lexicon:  “joints of the hands” ie knuckles at which the fingers are joined to the and.  In this passage teh context requires that the fore arm should be understood, although others understand the wrist, or the armpit.  (“the same are to be understood where the sewing of cushions for all the joints of the hands is put hyperbolically to express the extreme luxury of the females, since usually cushions are placed at most under the elbows  3 in 3

Stature  קוֹמָה qôwmâh, ko-maw’; from H6965; height:—× along, height, high, stature, tall.  45 in 43

Kerchiefs  מִסְפָּחָה miçpâchâh, mis-paw-khaw’; from H5596; a veil (as spread out):—kerchief.  long, veil  2 in 2

Hunted  מָצוּד mâtsûwd, maw-tsood’; or (feminine) מְצוּדָה mᵉtsûwdâh; or מְצֻדָה mᵉtsudâh; for H4685; a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness:—castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.  22 in 22

Lies  שֶׁקֶר sheqer, sheh’-ker; from H8266; an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial):—without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.  113 in 109

22Because with lies you have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life: 23Therefore you shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and you shall know that I am the LORD.

Vanity  שָׁוְא shâvᵉʼ, shawv; or שַׁו shav; from the same as H7722 in the sense of desolating; evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain):—false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.  53 in 48

Divine  קָסַם qâçam, kaw-sam’; a primitive root; properly, to distribute, i.e. determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine:—divine(-r, -ation), prudent, soothsayer, use (divination).  20 in 20

Divination  קֶסֶם qeçem, keh’-sem; from H7080; a lot; also divination (including its fee), oracle:—(reward of) divination, divine sentence, witchcraft.  11 in 11

EZEKIAL 14 : Idolatrous Elders Condemned

(Romans 14:13-23; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13)

1Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me. 2And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 3Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them? 4Therefore speak to them, and say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that sets up his idols in his heart, and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that comes according to the multitude of his idols; 5That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.

6Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus said the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.7For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojournes in Israel, which separates himself from me, and sets up his idols in his heart, and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes to a prophet to inquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself: 8And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the middle of my people; and you shall know that I am the LORD.

Repent שׁוּב shûwb, shoob; a primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again:—((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) × again, (cause to) answer ( again), × in any case (wise), × at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, × certainly, come again (back), × consider, continually, convert, deliver (again), deny, draw back, fetch home again, × fro, get (oneself) (back) again, × give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, ×needs, be past, × pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, × surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.  1,117 times in 952

9And if the prophet be deceived when he has spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand on him, and will destroy him from the middle of my people Israel. 10And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeks to him; 11That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, said the Lord GOD.

God’s Irrevocable Sentence

12The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, 13Son of man, when the land sins against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out my hand on it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine on it, and will cut off man and beast from it: 14Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, said the Lord GOD. 15If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:16Though these three men were in it, as I live, said the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate. 17Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it: 18Though these three men were in it, as I live, said the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves. 19Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury on it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast: 20Though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live, said the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.

21For thus said the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments on Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast? 22Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth to you, and you shall see their way and their doings: and you shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought on Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought on it. 23And they shall comfort you, when you see their ways and their doings: and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, said the Lord GOD.

EZEKIAL 15  : Jerusalem the Useless Vine

1And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?3Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? 4Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devours both the ends of it, and the middle of it is burned. Is it meet for any work? 5Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire has devoured it, and it is burned? 6Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 7And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and you shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them. 8And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, said the Lord GOD.

Vine  גֶּפֶן gephen, gheh’-fen; from an unused root meaning to bend; a vine (as twining), especially the grape:—vine, tree.  55 in 53

Tree  עֵץ ʻêts, ates; from H6095; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks):— carpenter, gallows, helve, pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.  328 in 288

Branch  זְמוֹרָה zᵉmôwrâh, zem-o-raw’; or זְמֹרָה zᵉmôrâh (feminine); and זְמֹר zᵉmôr (masculine); from H2168; a twig (as pruned):—vine, branch, slip.  5 in 5

Forest יַעַר yaʻar, yah’-ar; from an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees):—(honey-) comb, forest, wood.  58 in 58

Pin  יָתֵד yâthêd, yaw-thade’; from an unused root meaning to pin through or fast; a peg:—nail, paddle, pin, stake.  24 in 19

Hang  תָּלָה tâlâh, taw-law’; a primitive root; to suspend (especially to gibbet):—hang (up).   28 in 27

Fuel  אׇכְלָה ʼoklâh, ok-law’; feminine of H401; food:—consume, devour, eat, food, meat.  18 in 18

Meet  צָלַח tsâlach, tsaw-lakh’; or צָלֵחַ tsâlêach; a primitive root; to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive):—break out, come (mightily), go over, be good, be meet, be profitable, (cause to, effect, make to, send) prosper(-ity, -ous, -ously).  67 in 64

Burned  חָרַר chârar, khaw-rar’; a primitive root; to glow, i.e. literally (to melt, burn, dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion):—be angry, burn, dry, kindle.  11 in 11

EZEKIAL 16 : Jerusalem’s Unfaithfulness

1Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, 3And say, Thus said the Lord GOD to Jerusalem; Your birth and your nativity is of the land of Canaan; your father was an Amorite, and your mother an Hittite. 4And as for your nativity, in the day you were born your navel was not cut, neither were you washed in water to supple you; you were not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. 5None eye pitied you, to do any of these to you, to have compassion on you; but you were cast out in the open field, to the loathing of your person, in the day that you were born.

Birth  מְכוּרָה mᵉkûwrâh, mek-oo-raw’; or מְכֹרָה mᵉkôrâh; from the same as H3564 in the sense of dipping; origin (as if a mine):—birth, habitation, nativity.  Origin  Lexicon:  nativity of any one, properly, digging out, mine, a place where metals are dug out.   3 in 3

Nativity  מוֹלֶדֶת môwledeth, mo-leh’-deth; from H3205; nativity (plural birth-place); by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family:—begotten, born, issue, kindred, native(-ity).   kindred, birth, offspring, relatives   22 in 21

יָלַד yâlad, yaw-lad’; a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage:—bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).  499 in 403

Navel  שֹׁר shôr, shore; from H8324; (compare H8306) a string (as twisted), i.e. (specifically) the umbilical cord (also figuratively, as the centre of strength):—navel.     2 in 2

Washed  רָחַץ râchats, raw-khats’; a primitive root; to lave (the whole or a part of a thing):—bathe (self), wash (self).   72 in 71

Cut  כָּרַת kârath, kaw-rath’; a primitive root; to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces):—  288 in 280

Supple  מִשְׁעִי mishʻîy, mish-ee’; probably from H8159; inspection:—to supple.   cleansing   1 in 1

Salted  מָלַח mâlach, maw-lakh’; a primitive root; also as denominative from H4417 properly, to rub to pieces or pulverize; intransitively, to disappear as dust; also to salt whether internally (to season with salt) or externally (to rub with salt):—× at all, salt, season, temper together, vanish away.   5 in 4

Swaddled  חָתַל châthal, khaw-thal’; a primitive root; to swathe:—× at all, swaddle.  2 in 1

Compassion  חָמַל châmal, khaw-mal’; a primitive root; to commiserate; by implication, to spare:—have compassion, (have) pity, spare.  41 in 40

Cast Out  שָׁלַךְ shâlak, shaw-lak; a primitive root; to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively):—adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.  125 in 121

Loathing  גֹּעַל gôʻal, go’-al; from H1602; abhorrence:—loathing.  1 in 1

6And when I passed by you, and saw you polluted in your own blood, I said to you when you were in your blood, Live; yes, I said to you when you were in your blood, Live. 7I have caused you to multiply as the bud of the field, and you have increased and waxen great, and you are come to excellent ornaments: your breasts are fashioned, and your hair is grown, whereas you were naked and bore.

Polluted  בּוּס bûwç, boos; a primitive root; to trample (literally or figuratively):—loath, tread (down, under (foot)), be polluted.  Lex:  to tread with the feet, to trample on, as a thing neglected and despised   13 in 12

Multiply  רְבָבָה rᵉbâbâh, reb-aw-baw’; from H7231; abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite):—many, million, × multiply, ten thousand.  16 in 16

Bud   צֶמַח tsemach, tseh’-makh; from H6779; a sprout (usually concrete), literal or figurative:—branch, bud, that which (where) grew (upon), spring(-ing).   12 in 12

Ornaments  עֲדִי ʻădîy, ad-ee’; from H5710 in the sense of trappings; finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall:—× excellent, mouth, ornament.  14 in 13

Breasts  שַׁד shad, shad; or שֹׁד shôd; probably from H7736 (in its original sense) contracted; the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging):—breast, pap, teat.  24 in 24

Fashioned  כּוּן kûwn, koon; a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous):—  221 in 210

Thine hair  שֵׂעָר sêʻâr, say-awr’; or שַׂעַר saʻar; (Isaiah 7:20), from H8175 in the sense of dishevelling; hair (as if tossed or bristling):—hair(-y), × rough.  28 in 27

Grown  צָמַח tsâmach, tsaw-makh’; a primitive root; to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative):—bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).  36 in 32

Naked  עֵירֹם ʻêyrôm, ay-rome’; or עֵרֹם ʻêrôm; from H6191; nudity:—naked(-ness).  Lexicon:  utterly naked and helpless  10 in 10

Bare  עֶרְיָה ʻeryâh, er-yaw’; for H6172; nudity:—bare, naked, × quite.  6 in 6

8Now when I passed by you, and looked on you, behold, your time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over you, and covered your nakedness: yes, I swore to you, and entered into a covenant with you, said the Lord GOD, and you became mine.

Love  דּוֹד dôwd, dode; or (shortened) דֹּד dôd; from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle:—(well-) beloved, father’s brother, love, uncle.   61 in 53

Spread  פָּרַשׂ pâras, paw-ras’; a primitive root; to break apart, disperse, etc.:—break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).  67 in 66

Skirt  כָּנָף kânâph, kaw-nawf’; from H3670; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle:— bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), × flying, (one an-) other, overspreading, × quarters, skirt, × sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).  108 in 85

Nakedness  עֶרְוָה ʻervâh, er-vaw’; from H6168; nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish):—nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).  Lexicon:  Hos 2:11  metaphorically, the nakedness of the land, ie a part of the land unforified, easy of access, (2) pudenda: especially when naked Gen 9:22-23; 1 Sam 20:30; nakedness of one’s father’s wife Lev 20:11   (3)  shame filthiness   54 in 40

Saith  נְאֻם nᵉʼum, neh-oom’; from H5001; an oracle:—(hath) said, saith.   utterance, declaration, revelation (of prophet in ecstatic state) 376 in 358

9Then washed I you with water; yes, I thoroughly washed away your blood from you, and I anointed you with oil.

Washed Away  שָׁטַף shâṭaph, shaw-taf’; a primitive root; to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer:—drown, (over-) flow(-whelm, rinse, run, rush, (throughly) wash (away).  31 in 30

Anointed  סוּךְ çûwk, sook; a primitive root; properly, to smear over (with oil), i.e. anoint:—anoint (self), × at all.  9 in 8

10I clothed you also with broidered work, and shod you with badgers’ skin, and I girded you about with fine linen, and I covered you with silk.

Clothed  לָבַשׁ lâbash, law-bash’; or לָבֵשׁ lâbêsh; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively:—(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.  112 in 103

Broidered Work  רִקְמָה riqmâh, rik-maw’; from H7551; variegation of color; specifically, embroidery:—broidered (work), divers colours, (raiment of) needlework (on both sides).  12 in 11

Shod  נָעַל nâʻal, naw-al’; a primitive root; also denominative from H5275 properly, to fasten up, i.e. with a bar or cord; hence, to sandal, i.e. furnish with slippers:—bolt, inclose, lock, shoe, shut up.  8 in 7

Badger Skin  תַּחַשׁ tachash, takh’-ash; probably of foreign derivation; a (clean) animal with fur, probably a species of antelope:—badger.    perhaps the badger or dugong, dolphin, or sheep   14 in 14

Girded  חָבַשׁ châbash, khaw-bash’; a primitive root; to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule:—bind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.  33 in 30

Fine Linen  שֵׁשׁ shêsh, shaysh; or (for alliteration with H4897) שְׁשִׁי shᵉshîy; for H7893; bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble:—× blue, fine (twined) linen, marble, silk. something bleached white, byssus, linen, fine linen;  alabaster, similar stone, marble   42 in 37

Covered  כָּסָה kâçâh, kaw-saw’; a primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy):—clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780.  152 in 149

Silk  מֶשִׁי meshîy, meh’-shee; from H4871; silk (as drawn from the cocoon):—silk.  2 in 2

11I decked you also with ornaments, and I put bracelets on your hands, and a chain on your neck.

Decked  עָדָה ʻâdâh, aw-daw’; a primitive root; to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon):—adorn, deck (self), pass by, take away.    10 in 10

Ornaments  עֲדִי ʻădîy, ad-ee’; from H5710 in the sense of trappings; finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall:—× excellent, mouth, ornament.  14 in 13

Bracelets  צָמִיד tsâmîyd, tsaw-meed’; or צָמִד tsâmid; from H6775; a bracelet or arm-clasp; generally, a lid:—bracelet, covering.  7 in 7

Chain  רָבִיד râbîyd, raw-beed’; from H7234; a collar (as spread around the neck):—chain.  2 in 2

Neck  גָּרוֹן gârôwn, gaw-rone’; or (shortened) גָּרֹן gârôn; from H1641; (compare H1621) the throat (as roughened by swallowing):—× aloud, mouth, neck, throat.  8 in 8

12And I put a jewel on your forehead, and earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.

Jewel  נֶזֶם nezem, neh’-zem; from an unused root of uncertain meaning; a nose-ring:—earring, jewel.  17 in 16

Forehead  אַף ʼaph, af; from H599; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire:—anger(-gry), before, countenance, face, forebearing, forehead, (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, × worthy, wrath.  276 times in 26

Earrings  עָגִיל ʻâgîyl, aw-gheel’; from the same as H5696; something round, i.e. a ring (for the ears):—earring.  hoop, ring, earring    2 in 2

Beutiful  תִּפְאָרָה tiphʼârâh, tif-aw-raw’; or תִּפְאֶרֶת tiphʼereth; from H6286; ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively):—beauty(-iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory(-ious), honour, majesty.   beauty, splendour, glory   51 in 50

Crown  עֲטָרָה ʻăṭârâh, at-aw-raw’; from H5849; a crown:—crown.  crown, wreath  23 in 23

13Thus were you decked with gold and silver; and your raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; you did eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and you were exceeding beautiful, and you did prosper into a kingdom. 14And your renown went forth among the heathen for your beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put on you, said the Lord GOD.

Fine Flour  סֹלֶת çôleth, so’-leth; from an unused root meaning to strip; flour (as chipped off):—(fine) flour, meal.   53 in 52

Beautiful  יָפָה yâphâh, yaw-faw’; a primitive root; properly, to be bright, i.e. (by implication) beautiful:—be beautiful, be (make self) fair(-r), deck.  8 in 8

Prosper צָלַח tsâlach, tsaw-lakh’; or צָלֵחַ tsâlêach; a primitive root; to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive):—break out, come (mightily), go over, be good, be meet, be profitable, (cause to, effect, make to, send) prosper(-ity, -ous, -ously).  67 in 64

Kingdom  מְלוּכָה mᵉlûwkâh, mel-oo-kaw’; feminine passive participle of H4427; something ruled, i.e. a realm:—kingsom, king’s, × royal.  24 in 23

Renown  שֵׁם shêm, shame; a primitive word [perhaps rather from H7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare H8064]; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character:—+ base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.  864 in 771

Heathen  גּוֹי gôwy, go’-ee; rarely (shortened) גֹּי gôy; apparently from the same root as H1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts:—Gentile, heathen, nation, people.  558 in 511

Beauty  יֳפִי yŏphîy, yof-ee’; from H3302; beauty:—beauty.  19 in 19

Perfect  כָּלִיל kâlîyl, kaw-leel’; from H3634; complete; as noun, the whole (specifically, a sacrifice entirely consumed); as adverb, fully:—all, every whit, flame, perfect(-ion), utterly, whole burnt offering (sacrifice), wholly.  15 in 15

Comeliness הָדָר hâdâr, haw-dawr’; from H1921; magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendor:—beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.  30 in 29

15But you did trust in your own beauty, and played the harlot because of your renown, and poured out your fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.

Trust  בָּטַח bâṭach, baw-takh’; a primitive root; properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as H2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure:—be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.  120 in 117

Beauty  יֳפִי yŏphîy, yof-ee’; from H3302; beauty:—beauty.  19 in 19

Harlot  זָנָה zânâh, zaw-naw’; a primitive root [highly fed and therefore wanton]; to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah):—(cause to) commit fornication, ×continually, × great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.  94 in 82

Pouredst Out  שָׁפַךְ shâphak, shaw-fak’; a primitive root; to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out:—cast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.  115 in 111

Fornications  תַּזְנוּת taznûwth, taz-nooth’; or תַּזְנֻת taznuth; from H2181; harlotry, i.e. (figuratively) idolatry:—fornication, whoredom.  20 in 19

Passed By  עָבַר ʻâbar, aw-bar’; a primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation):—  567 in 493

16And of your garments you did take, and decked your high places with divers colors, and played the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so.

Garments  בֶּגֶד beged, behg’-ed; from H898; a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage:—apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, × very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.  217 in 190

Decked  עָשָׂה ʻâsâh, aw-saw’; a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application:—accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy,    2,638 times in 2,286

High Places  בָּמָה bâmâh, bam-maw’; from an unused root (meaning to be high); an elevation:—height, high place, wave.  102 in 92

Divers Colors  טָלָא ṭâlâʼ, taw-law’; a primitive root; properly, to cover with pieces; i.e. (by implication) to spot or variegate (as tapestry):—clouted, with divers colours, spotted.  to patch, spot, be spotted, be coloured  8 in 6

17You have also taken your fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given you, and made to yourself images of men, and did commit prostitution with them,

Images  צֶלֶם tselem, tseh’-lem; from an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol:—image, vain shew.  17 in 15

Men  זָכָר zâkâr, zaw-kawr’; from H2142; properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex):—× him, male, man(child, -kind).  81 in 80

18And took your broidered garments, and covered them: and you have set my oil and my incense before them. 19My meat also which I gave you, fine flour, and oil, and honey, with which I fed you, you have even set it before them for a sweet smell: and thus it was, said the Lord GOD. 20Moreover you have taken your sons and your daughters, whom you have borne to me, and these have you sacrificed to them to be devoured. Is this of your prostitutions a small matter,21That you have slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them? 22And in all your abominations and your prostitutions you have not remembered the days of your youth, when you were naked and bore, and were polluted in your blood.

Mine Incense  קְטֹרֶת qᵉṭôreth, ket-o’-reth; from H6999; a fumigation:—(sweet) incense, perfume.  60 in 58

Slain  שָׁחַט shâchaṭ, shaw-khat’; a primitive root; to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre):—kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.  81 in 70

23And it came to pass after all your wickedness, (woe, woe to you! said the LORD GOD;) 24That you have also built to you an eminent place, and have made you an high place in every street. 25You have built your high place at every head of the way, and have made your beauty to be abhorred, and have opened your feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied your prostitutions. 26You have also committed fornication with the Egyptians your neighbors, great of flesh; and have increased your prostitutions, to provoke me to anger. 27Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over you, and have diminished your ordinary food, and delivered you to the will of them that hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of your lewd way. 28You have played the whore also with the Assyrians, because you were insatiable; yes, you have played the harlot with them, and yet could not be satisfied. 29You have moreover multiplied your fornication in the land of Canaan to Chaldea; and yet you were not satisfied therewith.

Eminent  גַב gab, gab; from an unused root meaning to hollow or curve;   convex surface, back  (compare H1460and H1479) the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.:—back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye) brows, nave, ring.  13 in 11

High Place  רָמָה râmâh, raw-maw’; feminine active participle of H7311; a height (as a seat of idolatry):—high place.  4 in 4

Street  רְחֹב rᵉchôb, rekh-obe’; or רְחוֹב rᵉchôwb; from H7337; a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or area:—broad place (way), street. See also H1050.  43 in 41

Abhored  תַּעָב taʻâb, taw-ab’; a primitive root; to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest:—(make to be) abhor(-red), (be, commit more, do) abominable(-y), × utterly.  22 in 20

Whoredoms  תַּזְנוּת taznûwth, taz-nooth’; or תַּזְנֻת taznuth; from H2181; harlotry, i.e. (figuratively) idolatry:—fornication, whoredom.  20 in 19

Diminished  גָּרַע gâraʻ, gaw-rah’; a primitive root; to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold:—abate, clip, (di-) minish, do (take) away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw.  21 in 20

Will נֶפֶשׁ nephesh, neh’-fesh; from H5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental):—any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, 753 in 683

Ashamed  כָּלַם kâlam, kaw-lawm’; a primitive root; properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult:—be (make) ashamed, blush, be confounded, be put to confusion, hurt, reproach, (do, put to) shame.  38 in 38

Lewd  זִמָּה zimmâh, zim-maw’; or זַמָּה zammâh; from H2161; a plan, especially a bad one:—heinous crime, lewd(-ly, -ness), mischief, purpose, thought, wicked (device, mind, -ness).   plan, device, wickedness, evil plan, mischievous purpose;  not chaste, incest, licentiousness, adultery, idolatry, harlotry   29 in 27

Unsatiable  שָׂבַע sâbaʻ, saw-bah’; or שָׂבֵעַ sâbêaʻ; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively):—have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.  95 in 92

Not be Satisfied  שׇׂבְעָה sobʻâh, sob-aw’; feminine of H7648; satiety:—(to have) enough, × till…be full, (un-) satiable, satisfy, × sufficiently.  6 in 6

Fornication  תַּזְנוּת taznûwth, taz-nooth’; or תַּזְנֻת taznuth; from H2181; harlotry, i.e. (figuratively) idolatry:—fornication, whoredom.  worship of idols  20 in 19

Chaldea  כַּשְׂדִּי Kasdîy, kas-dee’; (occasionally with enclitic) כַּשְׂדִּימָה Kasdîymâh; towards the Kasdites into Chaldea), patronymically from H3777 (only in the plural); a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people:—Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea).  80 in 80

30How weak is your heart, said the LORD GOD, seeing you do all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;

Imperious  שַׁלֶּטֶת shalleṭeth, shal-leh’-teth; feminine from H7980; a vixen:—imperious.  domineering  1 in 1

Scornest  קָלַס qâlaç, kaw-las’; a primitive root; to disparage, i.e. ridicule:—mock, scoff, scorn.  4 in 4

31In that you build your eminent place in the head of every way, and make your high place in every street; and have not been as an harlot, in that you scorn hire; 32But as a wife that commits adultery, which takes strangers instead of her husband! 33They give gifts to all whores: but you give your gifts to all your lovers, and hire them, that they may come to you on every side for your prostitution. 34And the contrary is in you from other women in your prostitutions, whereas none follows you to commit prostitutions: and in that you give a reward, and no reward is given to you, therefore you are contrary.

Adultery  נָאַף nâʼaph, naw-af’; a primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize:—adulterer(-ess), commit(-ing) adultery, woman that breaketh wedlock.  31 in 26 (17x)

Gifts  נֵדֶה nêdeh, nay’-deh; from H5077 in the sense of freely flinging money; a bounty (for prostitution):—gifts.   1 in 1

Lovers  אָהַב ʼâhab, aw-hab’; or אָהֵב ʼâhêb ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise):—(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.   208 in 195

Hirest Them  שָׁחַד shâchad, shaw-khad’; a primitive root; to donate, i.e. bribe:—hire, give a reward.  to give a present, bribe, ransom, offer gifts 2 in 2

Contrary  הֶפֶךְ hephek, heh’-fek; or הֵפֶךְ hêphek; from H2015; a turn, i.e. the reverse:—contrary.  2 in 2

Reward  אֶתְנַן ʼethnan, eth-nan’; the same as H866; a gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry):—hire, reward.   of idolatrous Israel, Jerusalem, Tyre (fig.)   11 in 8

Judgment on Jerusalem

35Why, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD: 36Thus said the Lord GOD; Because your filthiness was poured out, and your nakedness discovered through your prostitutions with your lovers, and with all the idols of your abominations, and by the blood of your children, which you did give to them;

Filthiness  נְחֹשֶׁת nᵉchôsheth, nekh-o’-sheth; for H5154; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver):—brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.  141 in 119

37Behold, therefore I will gather all your lovers, with whom you have taken pleasure, and all them that you have loved, with all them that you have hated; I will even gather them round about against you, and will discover your nakedness to them, that they may see all your nakedness. 38And I will judge you, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give you blood in fury and jealousy. 39And I will also give you into their hand, and they shall throw down your eminent place, and shall break down your high places: they shall strip you also of your clothes, and shall take your fair jewels, and leave you naked and bore. 40They shall also bring up a company against you, and they shall stone you with stones, and thrust you through with their swords. 41And they shall burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women: and I will cause you to cease from playing the harlot, and you also shall give no hire any more. 42So will I make my fury toward you to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from you, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry. 43Because you have not remembered the days of your youth, but have fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense your way on your head, said the Lord GOD: and you shall not commit this lewdness above all your abominations.

 Wedlock  נָאַף nâʼaph, naw-af’; a primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize:—adulterer(-ess), commit(-ing) adultery, woman that breaketh wedloc  31 in 26

Strip  פָּשַׁט pâshaṭ, paw-shat’; a primitive root; to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.):—fall upon, flay, invade, make an invasion, pull off, put off, make a road, run upon, rush, set, spoil, spread selves (abroad), strip (off, self).  43 in 42

Leave  יָנַח yânach, yaw-nakh’; a primitive root; to deposit; by implication, to allow to stay:—bestow, cast down, lay (down, up), leave (off), let alone (remain), pacify, place, put, set (down), suffer, withdraw, withhold. (The Hiphil forms with the dagesh are here referred to, in accordance with the older grammarians; but if any distinction of the kind is to be made, these should rather be referred to 5117, and the others here.)  75 in 73

Company  קָהָל qâhâl, kaw-hawl’; from H6950; assemblage (usually concretely):—assembly, company, congregation, multitude.  123 in 116 (assembly 17x)

Stone  רָגַם râgam, raw-gam’; a primitive root (compare H7263, H7321, H7551); to cast together (stones), i.e. to lapidate:—× certainly, stone.  16 in 15

Thrust Thee בָּתַק bâthaq, baw-thak’; a primitive root; to cut in pieces:—thrust through.  1 in 1

Fretted    רָגַז râgaz, raw-gaz’; a primitive root; to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear):—be afraid, stand in awe, disquiet, fall out, fret, move, provoke, quake, rage, shake, tremble, trouble, be wroth.   disturbed  41 in 40

Lewdness זִמָּה zimmâh, zim-maw’; or זַמָּה zammâh; from H2161; a plan, especially a bad one:—heinous crime, lewd(-ly, -ness), mischief, purpose, thought, wicked (device, mind, -ness). 29 in 27

44Behold, every one that uses proverbs shall use this proverb against you, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter. 45You are your mother’s daughter, that loathes her husband and her children; and you are the sister of your sisters, which loathed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite. 46And your elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at your left hand: and your younger sister, that dwells at your right hand, is Sodom and her daughters. 47Yet have you not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as if that were a very little thing, you were corrupted more than they in all your ways. 48As I live, said the Lord GOD, Sodom your sister has not done, she nor her daughters, as you have done, you and your daughters.49Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

Abundance  שַׁלְוָה shalvâh, shal-vaw’; from H7951; security (genuine or false):—abundance, peace(-ably), prosperity, quietness.  8 in 8

Pride  גָּאוֹן gâʼôwn, gaw-ohn’; from H1342; the same as H1346:—arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.  49 in 45

Fulness שִׂבְעָה sibʻâh, sib-aw’; feminine of H7647; satiety:—fulness.  1 in 1

Idleness  שָׁקַט shâqaṭ, shaw-kat’; a primitive root; to repose (usually figurative):—appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.  41 in 41

Needy  אֶבְיוֹן ʼebyôwn, eb-yone’; from H14, in the sense of want (especially in feeling); destitute:—beggar, needy, poor (man).  61 in 58

50And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good. 51Neither has Samaria committed half of your sins; but you have multiplied your abominations more than they, and have justified your sisters in all your abominations which you have done. 52You also, which have judged your sisters, bear your own shame for your sins that you have committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than you: yes, be you confounded also, and bear your shame, in that you have justified your sisters.

Haughty  גָּבַהּ gâbahh, gaw-bah’; a primitive root; to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty:—exalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.  34 in 33

Sister  אָחוֹת ʼâchôwth, aw-khoth’; irregular feminine of H251; a sister (used very widely [like H251 number H250, corrected to H251], literally and figuratively):—(an-) other, sister, together.  114 in 104

Left Hand  שְׂמֹאול sᵉmôʼwl, sem-ole’; or שְׂמֹאל sᵉmôʼl; a primitive word (rather perhaps from the same as H8071 (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up); properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand:—left (hand, side).  54 in 53

Samaria = “watch mountain”  the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 10 tribes of Israel which split from the kingdom after the death of Solomon during the reign of his son Rehoboam and were ruled by Jeroboam;  the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel located 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem and 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Shechem   109 in 101

Right Hand  יָמִין yâmîyn, yaw-meen’; from H3231; the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south:— left-handed, right (hand, side), south.  139 in 133

Sodom = “burning”  a Canaanite city, usually paired with Gomorrah, located in the area of the Dead Sea and the Jordan river; both cities destroyed by God in judgment   סְדֹם Çᵉdôm, sed-ome’; from an unused root meaning to scorch; burnt (i.e. volcanic or bituminous) district; Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea:—Sodom.  39 in 38

53When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of your captives in the middle of them: 54That you may bear your own shame, and may be confounded in all that you have done, in that you are a comfort to them.55When your sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then you and your daughters shall return to your former estate. 56For your sister Sodom was not mentioned by your mouth in the day of your pride, 57Before your wickedness was discovered, as at the time of your reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise you round about. 58You have borne your lewdness and your abominations, said the LORD.

Estate  קַדְמָה qadmâh, kad-maw’; from H6923; priority (in time); also used adverbially (before):—afore, antiquity, former (old) estate.  6 in 4

Everlasting  עוֹלָם ʻôwlâm, o-lawm’; or עֹלָם ʻôlâm; from H5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always:—alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end). Compare H5331, H5703.  439 in 414

The Covenant Remembered

59For thus said the Lord GOD; I will even deal with you as you have done, which have despised the oath in breaking the covenant.

60Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish to you an everlasting covenant. 61Then you shall remember your ways, and be ashamed, when you shall receive your sisters, your elder and your younger: and I will give them to you for daughters, but not by your covenant.62And I will establish my covenant with you; and you shall know that I am the LORD: 63That you may remember, and be confounded, and never open your mouth any more because of your shame, when I am pacified toward you for all that you have done, said the Lord GOD.

 Covenant  בְּרִית bᵉrîyth, ber-eeth’; from H1262 (in the sense of cutting [like H1254]); a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh):—confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.  284 in 264

Ashamed  כָּלַם kâlam, kaw-lawm’; a primitive root; properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult:—be (make) ashamed, blush, be confounded, be put to confusion, hurt, reproach, (do, put to) shame.  38 in 38

Younger  קָטָן qâṭân, kaw-tawn’; or קָטֹן qâṭôn; from H6962; abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance):—least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).  101 in 100

EZEKIAL 17 : The Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine

(Matthew 13:24-30)

1And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

Riddle  חִידָה chîydâh, khee-daw’; from H2330; a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim:—dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.  17 in 17

Parable  מָשָׁל mâshâl, maw-shawl’; apparently from H4910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action; properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse):—byword, like, parable, proverb.  Lexicon: ( comparison of 2 things or opinions)  39 in 39

3And say, Thus said the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, long winged, full of feathers, which had divers colors, came to Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar: 4He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants. 5He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree. 6And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

Eagle  נֶשֶׁר nesher, neh’-sher; from an unused root meaning to lacerate; the eagle (or other large bird of prey):—eagle.  26 in 26

Wings  כָּנָף kânâph, kaw-nawf’; from H3670; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle:— bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), × flying, (one an-) other, overspreading, × quarters, skirt, × sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).  108 in 85

Long Winged  אֵבֶר ʼêber, ay-ber’; from H82; a pinion:—(long-) wing(-ed).  3 in 3

Feathers  נוֹצָה nôwtsâh, no-tsaw’; or נֹצָה nôtsâh; feminine active participle of H5327 in the sense of flying; a pinion (or wing feather); often (collectively) plumage:—feather(-s), ostrich.  4 in 4

Divers Colors  רִקְמָה riqmâh, rik-maw’; from H7551; variegation of color; specifically, embroidery:—broidered (work), divers colours, (raiment of) needlework (on both sides).  12 in 11

Lebanon = “whiteness”  לְבָנוֹן Lᵉbânôwn, leb-aw-nohn’; from H3825; (the) white mountain (from its snow); Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine:—Lebanon.  71 in 64

Highest Branch  צַמֶּרֶת tsammereth, tsam-meh’-reth; from the same as H6785; fleeciness, i.e. foliage:—highest branch, top.   5 in 5

Cedar  אֶרֶז ʼerez, eh-rez’; from H729; a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots):—cedar (tree).  73 in 69

Cropped  קָטַף qâṭaph, kaw-taf’; a primitive root; to strip off:—crop off, cut down (up), pluck.  5 in 5

Young Twigs  יְנִיקָה yᵉnîyqâh, yen-ee-kaw’; from H3243; a sucker or sapling:—young twig.  1 in 1

Traffic = Canaan = “lowland”  כְּנַעַן Kᵉnaʻan, ken-ah’-an; from H3665; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him:—Canaan, merchant, traffick.  the 4th son of Ham and the progenitor of the Phoenicians and of the various nations who peopled the seacoast of Palestine   94 in 91

Merchants  רָכַל râkal, raw-kal’; a primitive root; to travel for trading:—(spice) merchant.  17 in 15

Seed  זֶרַע zeraʻ, zeh’-rah; from H2232; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity:—× carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.  229 in 205

Willow Tree  צַפְצָפָה tsaphtsâphâh, tsaf-tsaw-faw’; from H6687; a willow (as growing in overflowed places):—willow tree.  1 in 1

7There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation. 8It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine. 9Say you, Thus said the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof. 10Yes, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind touches it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.

The Parable Explained

11Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 12Say now to the rebellious house, Know you not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and has taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon; 13And has taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and has taken an oath of him: he has also taken the mighty of the land: 14That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand. 15But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that does such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered? 16As I live, said the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwells that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the middle of Babylon he shall die. 17Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons: 18Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, see, he had given his hand, and has done all these things, he shall not escape. 19Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; As I live, surely my oath that he has despised, and my covenant that he has broken, even it will I recompense on his own head. 20And I will spread my net on him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he has trespassed against me. 21And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and you shall know that I the LORD have spoken it.

22Thus said the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it on an high mountain and eminent: 23In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell. 24And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.

EZEKIAL 18 : An Old Proverb about Israel

1The word of the LORD came to me again, saying,

2What mean you, that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?

3As I live, said the Lord GOD, you shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sins, it shall die.

5But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, 6And

has not eaten on the mountains,

neither has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel,

neither has defiled his neighbor’s wife,

neither has come near to a menstruous woman,

7And has not oppressed any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge,

has spoiled none by violence,

has given his bread to the hungry,

and has covered the naked with a garment;

8He that has not given forth on usury, neither has taken any increase,

that has withdrawn his hand from iniquity,

has executed true judgment between man and man,

9Has walked in my statutes, and has kept my judgments, to deal truly;

he is just, he shall surely live, said the Lord GOD.

10If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that does the like to any one of these things, 11And that does not any of those duties, but even has eaten on the mountains, and defiled his neighbor’s wife, 12Has oppressed the poor and needy, has spoiled by violence, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination, 13Has given forth on usury, and has taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be on him.

14Now, see, if he beget a son, that sees all his father’s sins which he has done, and considers, and does not such like, 15That has not eaten on the mountains, neither has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, has not defiled his neighbor’s wife, 16Neither has oppressed any, has not withheld the pledge, neither has spoiled by violence, but has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment, 17That has taken off his hand from the poor, that has not received usury nor increase, has executed my judgments, has walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live. 18As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, see, even he shall die in his iniquity.

The Soul who Sins will Die

19Yet say you, Why? does not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he shall surely live. 20The soul that sins, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.

21But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he has committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.22All his transgressions that he has committed, they shall not be mentioned to him: in his righteousness that he has done he shall live. 23Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? said the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?

24But when the righteous turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, shall he live? All his righteousness that he has done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he has trespassed, and in his sin that he has sinned, in them shall he die.25Yet you say, The way of the LORD is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal? 26When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and dies in them; for his iniquity that he has done shall he die. 27Again, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. 28Because he considers, and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 29Yet said the house of Israel, The way of the LORD is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?

30Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, said the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. 31Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby you have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will you die, O house of Israel? 32For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dies, said the Lord GOD: why turn yourselves, and live you.

EZEKIAL 19 : Kingly Power Abused

1Moreover take you up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

2And say, What is your mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.

3And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.

4The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains to the land of Egypt.

5Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.

6And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.

7And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fullness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.

8Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.

9And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard on the mountains of Israel.

10Your mother is like a vine in your blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.

11And she had strong rods for the scepters of them that bore rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches.

12But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.

13And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.

14And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which has devoured her fruit, so that she has no strong rod to be a scepter to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.

EZEKIAL 20 : Rebellion in Egypt

1And it came to pass in the 7th year, in the 5th month, the 10th day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.

5/10/591(0) BC

2Then came the word of the LORD to me, saying, 3Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; Are you come to inquire of me? As I live, said the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you. 4Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers: 5And say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up my hand to the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up my hand to them, saying, I am the LORD your God; 6In the day that I lifted up my hand to them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands: 7Then said I to them, Cast you away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. 8But they rebelled against me, and would not listen to me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the middle of the land of Egypt. 9But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known to them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt. 10Why I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness. 11And I gave them my statutes, and showed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them. 12Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them. 13But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury on them in the wilderness, to consume them. 14But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out. 15Yet also I lifted up my hand to them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands; 16Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols. 17Nevertheless my eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.

18But I said to their children in the wilderness, Walk you not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols:

Rebellion in the Desert

19I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; 20And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the LORD your God. 21Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness. 22Nevertheless I withdrew my hand, and worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth. 23I lifted up my hand to them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;24Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers’ idols. 25Why I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live; 26And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that opens the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the LORD.

Rebellion in the Land

27Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. 28For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up my hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet smell, and poured out there their drink offerings. 29Then I said to them, What is the high place whereunto you go? And the name whereof is called Bamah to this day. 30Why say to the house of Israel, Thus said the Lord GOD; Are you polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit you prostitution after their abominations? 31For when you offer your gifts, when you make your sons to pass through the fire, you pollute yourselves with all your idols, even to this day: and shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, said the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you. 32And that which comes into your mind shall not be at all, that you say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.

Judgment and Restoration

33As I live, said the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: 34And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein you are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. 35And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face. 36Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, said the Lord GOD. 37And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant: 38And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and you shall know that I am the LORD.

39As for you, O house of Israel, thus said the Lord GOD; Go you, serve you every one his idols, and hereafter also, if you will not listen to me: but pollute you my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols. 40For in my holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, said the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the first fruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.41I will accept you with your sweet smell, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein you have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen. 42And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers. 43And there shall you remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein you have been defiled; and you shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that you have committed. 44And you shall know that I am the LORD when I have worked with you for my name’s sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O you house of Israel, said the Lord GOD.

A Prophecy against the South

45Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 46Son of man, set your face toward the south, and drop your word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field; 47And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein. 48And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched. 49Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Does he not speak parables?

EZEKIAL 21 : The Parable of the Lord’s Sword

1And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and drop your word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel, 3And say to the land of Israel, Thus said the LORD; Behold, I am against you, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked. 4Seeing then that I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north: 5That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more. 6Sigh therefore, you son of man, with the breaking of your loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes. 7And it shall be, when they say to you, Why sigh you? that you shall answer, For the tidings; because it comes: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it comes, and shall be brought to pass, said the Lord GOD.

8Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

9Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus said the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:

10It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it scorns the rod of my son, as every tree.

11And he has given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer. 12Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be on my people, it shall be on all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be on my people: smite therefore on your thigh. 13Because it is a trial, and what if the sword scorn even the rod? it shall be no more, said the Lord GOD.

14You therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite your hands together. and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which enters into their privy chambers. 15I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter. 16Go you one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, wherever your face is set. 17I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.

18The word of the LORD came to me again, saying, 19Also, you son of man, appoint you two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both two shall come forth out of one land: and choose you a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city. 20Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defended. 21For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver. 22At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort. 23And it shall be to them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.

24Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Because you have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, I say, that you are come to remembrance, you shall be taken with the hand. 25And you, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end, 26Thus said the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high. 27I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.

28And you, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus said the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say you, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:29Whiles they see vanity to you, whiles they divine a lie to you, to bring you on the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end. 30Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge you in the place where you were created, in the land of your nativity. 31And I will pour out my indignation on you, I will blow against you in the fire of my wrath, and deliver you into the hand of brutish men, and skillful to destroy. 32You shall be for fuel to the fire; your blood shall be in the middle of the land; you shall be no more remembered: for I the LORD have spoken it.

EZEKIAL 22 : The Sins of Jerusalem

1Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2Now, you son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? yes, you shall show her all her abominations. 3Then say you, Thus said the Lord GOD, The city sheds blood in the middle of it, that her time may come, and makes idols against herself to defile herself. 4You are become guilty in your blood that you have shed; and have defiled yourself in your idols which you have made; and you have caused your days to draw near, and are come even to your years: therefore have I made you a reproach to the heathen, and a mocking to all countries. 5Those that be near, and those that be far from you, shall mock you, which are infamous and much vexed.

6Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in you to their power to shed blood.7In you have they set light by father and mother: in the middle of you have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in you have they vexed the fatherless and the widow. 8You have despised my holy things, and have profaned my sabbaths.9In you are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in you they eat on the mountains: in the middle of you they commit lewdness. 10In you have they discovered their fathers’ nakedness: in you have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution. 11And one has committed abomination with his neighbor’s wife; and another has lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in you has humbled his sister, his father’s daughter. 12In you have they taken gifts to shed blood; you have taken usury and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten me, said the Lord GOD.

13Behold, therefore I have smitten my hand at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at your blood which has been in the middle of you. 14Can your heart endure, or can your hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with you? I the LORD have spoken it, and will do it. 15And I will scatter you among the heathen, and disperse you in the countries, and will consume your filthiness out of you.16And you shall take your inheritance in yourself in the sight of the heathen, and you shall know that I am the LORD.

The Refining Furnace

17And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 18Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the middle of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver. 19Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Because you are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the middle of Jerusalem. 20As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the middle of the furnace, to blow the fire on it, to melt it; so will I gather you in my anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.21Yes, I will gather you, and blow on you in the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the middle therof. 22As silver is melted in the middle of the furnace, so shall you be melted in the middle thereof; and you shall know that I the LORD have poured out my fury on you.

The Sins of Prophets, Priests, Princes

23And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 24Son of man, say to her, You are the land that is not cleansed, nor rained on in the day of indignation. 25There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the middle thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the middle thereof. 26Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned my holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they showed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. 27Her princes in the middle thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. 28And her prophets have daubed them with untempered mortar, seeing vanity, and divining lies to them, saying, Thus said the Lord GOD, when the LORD has not spoken.29The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yes, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.30And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.31Therefore have I poured out my indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed on their heads, said the Lord GOD.

EZEKIAL 23 :  The Adultery of Oholah and Aholibah

1The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, 2Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother: 3And they committed prostitutions in Egypt; they committed prostitutions in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity. 4And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bore sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.

5And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors, 6Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses. 7Thus she committed her prostitutions with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.8Neither left she her prostitutions brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their prostitution on her. 9Why I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, on whom she doted. 10These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they had executed judgment on her.

11And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her prostitutions more than her sister in her prostitutions.12She doted on the Assyrians her neighbors, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men. 13Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way, 14And that she increased her prostitutions: for when she saw men portrayed on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion, 15Girded with girdles on their loins, exceeding in dyed attire on their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity: 16And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted on them, and sent messengers to them into Chaldea.17And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their prostitution, and she was polluted with them, and her mind was alienated from them. 18So she discovered her prostitutions, and discovered her nakedness: then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was alienated from her sister.19Yet she multiplied her prostitutions, in calling to remembrance the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt. 20For she doted on their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses. 21Thus you called to remembrance the lewdness of your youth, in bruising your teats by the Egyptians for the breasts of your youth.

Aholibah to Be Plagued

22Therefore, O Aholibah, thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise up your lovers against you, from whom your mind is alienated, and I will bring them against you on every side; 23The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding on horses. 24And they shall come against you with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against you buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge you according to their judgments. 25And I will set my jealousy against you, and they shall deal furiously with you: they shall take away your nose and your ears; and your remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take your sons and your daughters; and your residue shall be devoured by the fire. 26They shall also strip you out of your clothes, and take away your fair jewels. 27Thus will I make your lewdness to cease from you, and your prostitution brought from the land of Egypt: so that you shall not lift up your eyes to them, nor remember Egypt any more. 28For thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will deliver you into the hand of them whom you hate, into the hand of them from whom your mind is alienated: 29And they shall deal with you hatefully, and shall take away all your labor, and shall leave you naked and bore: and the nakedness of your prostitutions shall be discovered, both your lewdness and your prostitutions. 30I will do these things to you, because you have gone a whoring after the heathen, and because you are polluted with their idols. 31You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore will I give her cup into your hand.

32Thus said the Lord GOD; You shall drink of your sister’s cup deep and large: you shall be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it contains much.

33You shall be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of your sister Samaria.

34You shall even drink it and suck it out, and you shall break the shards thereof, and pluck off your own breasts: for I have spoken it, said the Lord GOD.

35Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Because you have forgotten me, and cast me behind your back, therefore bear you also your lewdness and your prostitutions.

Judgment on Both Sisters

36The LORD said moreover to me; Son of man, will you judge Aholah and Aholibah? yes, declare to them their abominations; 37That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bore to me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them. 38Moreover this they have done to me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths. 39For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, see, thus have they done in the middle of my house.

40And furthermore, that you have sent for men to come from far, to whom a messenger was sent; and, see, they came: for whom you did wash yourself, painted your eyes, and decked yourself with ornaments, 41And sat on a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon you have set my incense and my oil. 42And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets on their hands, and beautiful crowns on their heads.

43Then said I to her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit prostitutions with her, and she with them? 44Yet they went in to her, as they go in to a woman that plays the harlot: so went they in to Aholah and to Aholibah, the lewd women.45And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.

46For thus said the Lord GOD; I will bring up a company on them, and will give them to be removed and spoiled. 47And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire. 48Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness. 49And they shall recompense your lewdness on you, and you shall bear the sins of your idols: and you shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

EZEKIAL 24 : The Parable of the Cooking Pot

1Again in the 9th year, in the 10th month, in the 10th day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2Son of man, write you the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.

10/10/589(8) BC

3And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:

Pot  סִיר çîyr, seer; or (feminine) סִירָה çîyrâh; or סִרָה çirâh; (Jeremiah 52:18), from a primitive root meaning to boil up; a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook:—caldron, fishhook, pan, (wash-)pot, thorn.  34 in 32

4Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.

 Gather | Harvest   אָסַף ʼâçaph, aw-saf’; a primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.):—assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), ×generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, × surely, take (away, into, up), × utterly, withdraw.  208 in 187

Thigh  יָרֵךְ yârêk, yaw-rake’; from an unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side:—× body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.  34 in 32

Shoulder  כָּתֵף kâthêph, kaw-thafe’; from an unused root meaning to clothe; the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything:—arm, corner, shoulder(-piece), side, undersetter. 67 in 58

Pieces נֵתַח nêthach, nay’-thakh; from H5408; a fragment:—part, piece.  13 in 9

Bones  עֶצֶם ʻetsem, eh’tsem; from H6105; a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pronoun) selfsame:—body, bone, × life, (self-) same, strength, × very.  126 in 108

5Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.

Boil   רָתַח râthach, raw-thakh’; a primitive root; to boil:—boil. 3 in 3

Seethe  בָּשַׁל bâshal, baw-shal’; a primitive root; properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen:—bake, boil, bring forth, roast, seethe, sod (be sodden).  28 in 24

6Why thus said the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall on it.

Scum  חֶלְאָה chelʼâh, khel-aw’; from H2456; properly, disease; hence, rust:—scum.  Lex: rust of a copper pot, perhaps so called from its being rubbed or scoured off  5 in 3

7For her blood is in the middle of her; she set it on the top of a rock; she poured it not on the ground, to cover it with dust;

8That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood on the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.

9Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.

Pile  מְדוּרָה mᵉdûwrâh, med-oo-raw’; or מְדֻרָה mᵉdurâh; from H1752 in the sense of accumulation; a pile of fuel:—pile (for fire).  2 in 2

Kindle  דָּלַק dâlaq, daw-lak’; a primitive root; to flame (literally or figuratively):—burning, chase, inflame, kindle, persecute(-or), pursue hotly.  9 in 9

Consume  תָּמַם tâmam, taw-mam’; a primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive:—accomplish, cease, be clean (pass-) ed, consume, have done, (come to an, have an, make an) end, fail, come to the full, be all gone, × be all here, be (make) perfect, be spent, sum, be (shew self) upright, be wasted, whole.  64 in 62

Spice  רָקַח râqach, raw-kakh’; a primitive root; to perfume:—apothecary, compound, make (ointment), prepare, spice.  8 in 8

10Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.

11Then set it empty on the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.

12She has wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.

13In your filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged you, and you were not purged, you shall not be purged from your filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest on you.

Purged  טָהֵר ṭâhêr, taw-hare’; a primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. (by implication) to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy):—be (make, make self, pronounce) clean, cleanse (self), purge, purify(-ier, self)    94 in 79

14I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to your ways, and according to your doings, shall they judge you, said the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel’s Wife Dies

15Also the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 16Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke: yet neither shall you mourn nor weep, neither shall your tears run down. 17Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of your head on you, and put on your shoes on your feet, and cover not your lips, and eat not the bread of men.

Desire  מַחְמָד machmâd, makh-mawd’; from H2530; delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire:—beloved, desire, goodly, lovely, pleasant (thing).  13 in 13

Stroke  מַגֵּפָה maggêphâh, mag-gay-faw’; from H5062; a pestilence; by analogy, defeat:—(× be) plague(-d), slaughter, stroke.  26 in 25

Bind  חָבַשׁ châbash, khaw-bash’; a primitive root; to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule:—bind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.  33 in 30

Tire  פְּאֵר pᵉʼêr, peh-ayr’; from H6286; an embellishment, i.e. fancy head-dress:—beauty, bonnet, goodly, ornament, tire.  7 in 7

Lips  שָׂפָם sâphâm, saw-fawm’; from H8193; the beard (as a lip-piece):—beard, (upper) lip.  moustache  5 in 5

18So I spoke to the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. 19And the people said to me, Will you not tell us what these things are to us, that you do so? 20Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came to me, saying, 21Speak to the house of Israel, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pities; and your sons and your daughters whom you have left shall fall by the sword. 22And you shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men. 23And your tires shall be on your heads, and your shoes on your feet: you shall not mourn nor weep; but you shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another. 24Thus Ezekiel is to you a sign: according to all that he has done shall you do: and when this comes, you shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel or Jehezekel = “God strengthens”  son of Buzi and a priest and prophet; author of the book by his name; taken captive with Jehoiachin and exiled in Babylon where he prophesied for the next 22 years;  a priest in charge of the 20th course in the time of David;  יְחֶזְקֵאל Yᵉchezqêʼl, yekh-ez-kale’; from H2388 and H410; God will strengthen; Jechezkel, the name of two Israelites:—Ezekiel, Jehezekel.   Prophesied until the 16th year after the destruction of Jerusalem.  3 in 3

25Also, you son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters, 26That he that escapes in that day shall come to you, to cause you to hear it with your ears? 27In that day shall your mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and you shall speak, and be no more dumb: and you shall be a sign to them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Escaped  פָּלִיט pâlîyṭ, paw-leet’; or פָּלֵיט pâlêyṭ; or פָּלֵט pâlêṭ; from H6403; a refugee:—(that have) escape(-d, -th), fugitive.  21 in 21

Dumb  אָלַם ʼâlam, aw-lam’; a primitive root; to tie fast; hence (of the mouth) to be tongue-tied:—bind, be dumb, put to silence. 9 in 9

EZEKIAL 25 : A Prophecy against Ammon

1The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, 2Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them; 3And say to the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus said the Lord GOD; Because you said, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;4Behold, therefore I will deliver you to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in you, and make their dwellings in you: they shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk. 5And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couching place for flocks: and you shall know that I am the LORD. 6For thus said the Lord GOD; Because you have clapped your hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all your despite against the land of Israel; 7Behold, therefore I will stretch out my hand on you, and will deliver you for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut you off from the people, and I will cause you to perish out of the countries: I will destroy you; and you shall know that I am the LORD.

A Prophecy against Moab

8Thus said the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like to all the heathen; 9Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim, 10To the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations. 11And I will execute judgments on Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

A Prophecy against Edom

12Thus said the Lord GOD; Because that Edom has dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended, and revenged himself on them; 13Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out my hand on Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword. 14And I will lay my vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to my anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, said the Lord GOD.

A Prophecy against the Philistines

15Thus said the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;16Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out my hand on the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast. 17And I will execute great vengeance on them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance on them.

EZEKIAL 26 : A Prophecy against Tyre

1And it came to pass in the 11th year, in the 1st day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2Son of man, because that Tyrus has said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned to me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste: 3Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against you, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against you, as the sea causes his waves to come up. 4And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. 5It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the middle of the sea: for I have spoken it, said the Lord GOD: and it shall become a spoil to the nations. 6And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

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7For thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring on Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people. 8He shall slay with the sword your daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against you, and cast a mount against you, and lift up the buckler against you. 9And he shall set engines of war against your walls, and with his axes he shall break down your towers. 10By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover you: your walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into your gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. 11With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all your streets: he shall slay your people by the sword, and your strong garrisons shall go down to the ground. 12And they shall make a spoil of your riches, and make a prey of your merchandise: and they shall break down your walls, and destroy your pleasant houses: and they shall lay your stones and your timber and your dust in the middle of the water. 13And I will cause the noise of your songs to cease; and the sound of your harps shall be no more heard. 14And I will make you like the top of a rock: you shall be a place to spread nets on; you shall be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken it, said the Lord GOD.

15Thus said the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the middle of you?16Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit on the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at you.

17And they shall take up a lamentation for you, and say to you, How are you destroyed, that were inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which were strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!

18Now shall the isles tremble in the day of your fall; yes, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at your departure.

19For thus said the Lord GOD; When I shall make you a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep on you, and great waters shall cover you; 20When I shall bring you down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set you in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that you be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living; 21I will make you a terror, and you shall be no more: though you be sought for, yet shall you never be found again, said the Lord GOD.

EZEKIAL 27 : A Lament for Tyre

1The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, 2Now, you son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;

3And say to Tyrus, O you that are situate at the entry of the sea, which are a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus said the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, you have said, I am of perfect beauty.

4Your borders are in the middle of the seas, your builders have perfected your beauty.

5They have made all your ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for you.

6Of the oaks of Bashan have they made your oars; the company of the Ashurites have made your benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.

7Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which you spread forth to be your sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered you.

8The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were your mariners: your wise men, O Tyrus, that were in you, were your pilots.

9The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in you your caulkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to occupy your merchandise.

10They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in your army, your men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in you; they set forth your comeliness. 11The men of Arvad with your army were on your walls round about, and the Gammadims were in your towers: they hanged their shields on your walls round about; they have made your beauty perfect.

12Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in your fairs. 13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were your merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in your market. 14They of the house of Togarmah traded in your fairs with horses and horsemen and mules. 15The men of Dedan were your merchants; many isles were the merchandise of your hand: they brought you for a present horns of ivory and ebony. 16Syria was your merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of your making: they occupied in your fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate. 17Judah, and the land of Israel, they were your merchants: they traded in your market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm. 18Damascus was your merchant in the multitude of the wares of your making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.19Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in your fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in your market. 20Dedan was your merchant in precious clothes for chariots. 21Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with you in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they your merchants. 22The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were your merchants: they occupied in your fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold. 23Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were your merchants.24These were your merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among your merchandise.

25The ships of Tarshish did sing of you in your market: and you were replenished, and made very glorious in the middle of the seas.

The Destruction of Tyre

26Your rowers have brought you into great waters: the east wind has broken you in the middle of the seas.

27Your riches, and your fairs, your merchandise, your mariners, and your pilots, your caulkers, and the occupiers of your merchandise, and all your men of war, that are in you, and in all your company which is in the middle of you, shall fall into the middle of the seas in the day of your ruin.

28The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of your pilots.

29And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand on the land;

30And shall cause their voice to be heard against you, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust on their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:

31And they shall make themselves utterly bald for you, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for you with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.

32And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for you, and lament over you, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the middle of the sea?

33When your wares went forth out of the seas, you filled many people; you did enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of your riches and of your merchandise.

34In the time when you shall be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters your merchandise and all your company in the middle of you shall fall.

35All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at you, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.

36The merchants among the people shall hiss at you; you shall be a terror, and never shall be any more.

EZEKIAL 28 : Prophecy against the King of Tyre

1The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,

2Son of man, say to the prince of Tyrus, Thus said the Lord GOD; Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the middle of the seas; yet you are a man, and not God, though you set your heart as the heart of God:

3Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from you:

4With your wisdom and with your understanding you have gotten you riches, and have gotten gold and silver into your treasures:

5By your great wisdom and by your traffic have you increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches:

6Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Because you have set your heart as the heart of God;

7Behold, therefore I will bring strangers on you, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, and they shall defile your brightness.

8They shall bring you down to the pit, and you shall die the deaths of them that are slain in the middle of the seas.

9Will you yet say before him that slays you, I am God? but you shall be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slays you.

10You shall die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, said the Lord GOD.

A Lament over the King of Tyre

11Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

12Son of man, take up a lamentation on the king of Tyrus, and say to him, Thus said the Lord GOD; You seal up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

13You have been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of your tabrets and of your pipes was prepared in you in the day that you were created.

14You are the anointed cherub that covers; and I have set you so: you were on the holy mountain of God; you have walked up and down in the middle of the stones of fire.

15You were perfect in your ways from the day that you were created, till iniquity was found in you.

16By the multitude of your merchandise they have filled the middle of you with violence, and you have sinned: therefore I will cast you as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy you, O covering cherub, from the middle of the stones of fire.

17Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty, you have corrupted your wisdom by reason of your brightness: I will cast you to the ground, I will lay you before kings, that they may behold you.

18You have defiled your sanctuaries by the multitude of your iniquities, by the iniquity of your traffic; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the middle of you, it shall devour you, and I will bring you to ashes on the earth in the sight of all them that behold you.

19All they that know you among the people shall be astonished at you: you shall be a terror, and never shall you be any more.

A Prophecy against Sidon

20Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 21Son of man, set your face against Zidon, and prophesy against it,

22And say, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against you, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the middle of you: and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.

23For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the middle of her by the sword on her on every side; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

24And there shall be no more a pricking brier to the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

The Restoration of Israel

25Thus said the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob. 26And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yes, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments on all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God.

EZEKIAL 29 :   Judgment against Pharaoh

1In the 10th year, in the 10th month, in the 12th day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt:

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3Speak, and say, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the middle of his rivers, which has said, My river is my own, and I have made it for myself.

4But I will put hooks in your jaws, and I will cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales, and I will bring you up out of the middle of your rivers, and all the fish of your rivers shall stick to your scales.

5And I will leave you thrown into the wilderness, you and all the fish of your rivers: you shall fall on the open fields; you shall not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given you for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.

6And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

7When they took hold of you by your hand, you did break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned on you, you brake, and made all their loins to be at a stand.

The Desolation of Egypt

8Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring a sword on you, and cut off man and beast out of you. 9And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he has said, The river is mine, and I have made it. 10Behold, therefore I am against you, and against your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even to the border of Ethiopia. 11No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years. 12And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the middle of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.

13Yet thus said the Lord GOD; At the end of 40 years will I gather the Egyptians from the people where they were scattered: 14And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom. 15It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. 16And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which brings their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

Egypt the Reward of Nebuchadnezzar

17And it came to pass in the 27th year, in the 1st month, in the 1st day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 18Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:19Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army. 20I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor with which he served against it, because they worked for me, said the Lord GOD.

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21In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give you the opening of the mouth in the middle of them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

EZEKIAL 30 :   A  Lament for Egypt

1The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,

2Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus said the Lord GOD; Howl you, Woe worth the day!

3For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.

4And the sword shall come on Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.

5Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.

6Thus said the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, said the Lord GOD.

7And they shall be desolate in the middle of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the middle of the cities that are wasted.

8And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be destroyed.

9In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come on them, as in the day of Egypt: for, see, it comes.

10Thus said the Lord GOD; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.

11He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought to destroy the land: and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.

12And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken it.

13Thus said the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.

14And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No.

15And I will pour my fury on Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No.

16And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.

17The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.

18At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.

19Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

The Broken Arms of Pharaoh

20And it came to pass in the 11th year, in the 1st month, in the 7th day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 21Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, see, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword. 22Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. 23And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. 24And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man. 25But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out on the land of Egypt. 26And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

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EZEKIAL 31 : Egypt will Fall Like Assyria

1And it came to pass in the 11th year, in the 3rd month, in the 1st day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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2Son of man, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom are you like in your greatness?

3Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.

4The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent her little rivers to all the trees of the field.

5Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.

6All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelled all great nations.

7Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.

8The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like to him in his beauty.

9I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.

10Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Because you have lifted up yourself in height, and he has shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height; 11I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.12And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: on the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him. 13On his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be on his branches: 14To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered to death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the middle of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.

15Thus said the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him. 16I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth. 17They also went down into hell with him to them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelled under his shadow in the middle of the heathen.

18To whom are you thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shall you be brought down with the trees of Eden to the nether parts of the earth: you shall lie in the middle of the uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, said the Lord GOD.

EZEKIAL 32 :  A Lament for Pharaoh King of Egypt

1And it came to pass in the 12th year, in the 12th month, in the 1st day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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2Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him, You are like a young lion of the nations, and you are as a whale in the seas: and you came forth with your rivers, and troubled the waters with your feet, and fouled their rivers.

3Thus said the Lord GOD; I will therefore spread out my net over you with a company of many people; and they shall bring you up in my net.

4Then will I leave you on the land, I will cast you forth on the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain on you, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with you.

5And I will lay your flesh on the mountains, and fill the valleys with your height.

6I will also water with your blood the land wherein you swim, even to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of you.

7And when I shall put you out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.

8All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over you, and set darkness on your land, said the Lord GOD.

9I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring your destruction among the nations, into the countries which you have not known. 10Yes, I will make many people amazed at you, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for you, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of your fall.

11For thus said the Lord GOD; The sword of the king of Babylon shall come on you.

12By the swords of the mighty will I cause your multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.

13I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from beside the great waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them.

14Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, said the Lord GOD.

15When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, and the country shall be destitute of that whereof it was full, when I shall smite all them that dwell therein, then shall they know that I am the LORD.

16This is the lamentation with which they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, even for Egypt, and for all her multitude, said the Lord GOD.

Egypt Cast into the Pit

17It came to pass also in the 12th year, in the 15th day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 18Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, to the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.

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19Whom do you pass in beauty? go down, and be you laid with the uncircumcised.

20They shall fall in the middle of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes. 21The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the middle of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.

22Asshur is there and all her company: his graves are about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword: 23Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living.

24There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit. 25They have set her a bed in the middle of the slain with all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land of the living, yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit: he is put in the middle of them that be slain.

26There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living. 27And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be on their bones, though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living. 28Yes, you shall be broken in the middle of the uncircumcised, and shall lie with them that are slain with the sword.

29There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might are laid by them that were slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit.

30There be the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain; with their terror they are ashamed of their might; and they lie uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit.

31Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over all his multitude, even Pharaoh and all his army slain by the sword, said the Lord GOD. 32For I have caused my terror in the land of the living: and he shall be laid in the middle of the uncircumcised with them that are slain with the sword, even Pharaoh and all his multitude, said the Lord GOD.

EZEKIAL 33 : Ezekiel as Israel’s Watchman

1Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them, When I bring the sword on a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman: 3If when he sees the sword come on the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people; 4Then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet, and takes not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be on his own head.5He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be on him. But he that takes warning shall deliver his soul. 6But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.

7So you, O son of man, I have set you a watchman to the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me. 8When I say to the wicked, O wicked man, you shall surely die; if you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at your hand. 9Nevertheless, if you warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.

The Message of the Watchman

10Therefore, O you son of man, speak to the house of Israel; Thus you speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be on us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?11Say to them, As I live, said the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn you, turn you from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel? 12Therefore, you son of man, say to the children of your people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turns from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sins. 13When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he has committed, he shall die for it. 14Again, when I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right; 15If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. 16None of his sins that he has committed shall be mentioned to him: he has done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.

Righteous  צַדִּיק tsaddîyq, tsad-deek’; from H6663; just:—just, lawful, righteous (man).   206 times in 197 verses

צָדַק tsâdaq, tsaw-dak’; a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense):—cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).   41 times in 40 verses

Righteousness  צְדָקָה tsᵉdâqâh, tsed-aw-kaw’; from H6663; rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity):—justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).  H6666 matches the Hebrew צְדָקָה (tsĕdaqah),  which occurs 157 times in 150 verses

Trust  בָּטַח bâṭach, baw-takh’; a primitive root; properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as H2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure:—be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.  120 in 117

Iniquity  עֶוֶל ʻevel, eh’-vel; or עָוֶל ʻâvel; and (feminine) עַוְלָה ʻavlâh; or עוֹלָה ʻôwlâh; or עֹלָה ʻôlâh; from H5765; (moral) evil:—iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).    55 times in 51 verses

17Yet the children of your people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal. 18When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall even die thereby. 19But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby. 20Yet you say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O you house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.

רָשָׁע râshâʻ, raw-shaw’; from H7561; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.   263 times in 249 verses

Explanation of Jerusalem’s Fall

21And it came to pass in the 12th year of our captivity, in the 10th month, in the 5th day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came to me, saying, The city is smitten.22Now the hand of the LORD was on me in the evening, before he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

10/5/585(4) BC

Dumb  אָלַם ʼâlam, aw-lam’; a primitive root; to tie fast; hence (of the mouth) to be tongue-tied:—bind, be dumb, put to silence.  Lexicon:  solitary, forsaken, widowed  9 times in 9

23Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 24Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance. 25Why say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; You eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall you possess the land? 26You stand on your sword, you work abomination, and you defile every one his neighbor’s wife: and shall you possess the land? 27Say you thus to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence. 28For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through. 29Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.

30Also, you son of man, the children of your people still are talking against you by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that comes forth from the LORD. 31And they come to you as the people comes, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness. 32And, see, you are to them as a very lovely song of one that has a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear your words, but they do them not.33And when this comes to pass, (see, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet has been among them.

EZEKIAL 34:  Prophecy against Israel’s Shepherds

1And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD to the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? 3You eat the fat, and you clothe you with the wool, you kill them that are fed: but you feed not the flock. 4The diseased have you not strengthened, neither have you healed that which was sick, neither have you bound up that which was broken, neither have you brought again that which was driven away, neither have you sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have you ruled them. 5And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. 6My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and on every high hill: yes, my flock was scattered on all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.

Shepherds  רָעָה râʻâh, raw-aw’; a primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend):  173 in 144

Flocks  צֹאן tsôʼn, tsone; or צאוֹן tsʼôwn; (Psalm 144:13), from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men):   274 times in 247 verses

Fat  חֶלֶב cheleb, kheh’-leb; or חֵלֶב chêleb; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part   92 times in 69 verses

Wool  צֶמֶר tsemer, tseh’-mer; from an unused root probably meaning to be shaggy; wool:—wool(-len).  16 times in 16 verses

Fed  בָּרִיא bârîyʼ, baw-ree’; from H1254 (in the sense of H1262); fatted or plump:—fat ((fleshed), -ter), fed, firm, plenteous, rank.   13 times in 13 verses

Diseased  חָלָה châlâh, khaw-law’; a primitive root (compare H2342, H2470, H2490); properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat:  75 times in 73 verses  to be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry

Force  חׇזְקָה chozqâh, khoz-kaw’; feminine of H2392; vehemence (usually in a bad sense):—force, mightily, repair, sharply.  6 in 6

Ruled  רָדָה râdâh, raw-daw’; a primitive root; to tread down, i.e. subjugate; specifically, to crumble off:  27 times in 25 verses

Fold  נָוֶה nâveh, naw-veh’; or (feminine) נָוָה nâvâh; from H5115; (adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den):  36 times in 35

Pasture  מִרְעֶה mirʻeh, meer-eh’; from H7462 in the sense of feeding; pasture (the place or the act); also the haunt of wild animals:—feeding place, pasture.  13 times in 11 verses

7Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; 8As I live, said the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock; 9Therefore, O you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; 10Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.

The Good Shepherd

(Psalm 23:1-6; John 10:1-21)

11For thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.12As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. 13And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them on the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14I will feed them in a good pasture, and on the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed on the mountains of Israel. 15I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, said the Lord GOD. 16I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

17And as for you, O my flock, thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats. 18Seems it a small thing to you to have eaten up the good pasture, but you must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but you must foul the residue with your feet? 19And as for my flock, they eat that which you have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which you have fouled with your feet.

Cattle  שֶׂה seh, seh; or שֵׂי sêy; probably from H7582 through the idea of pushing out to graze; a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat:  46 times in 39 verses

Ram  אַיִל ʼayil, ah’-yil; from the same as H193; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong tree:—mighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.  185 times in 171 verses

Goat  עַתּוּד ʻattûwd, at-tood’; or עַתֻּד ʻattud; from H6257; prepared, i.e. full grown; spoken only (in plural) of he-goats, or (figuratively) leaders of the people:—chief one, (he) goat, ram.  29 times in 29 verses

Trodden  מִרְמָס mirmâç, meer-mawce’; from H7429; abasement (the act or the thing):—tread (down) -ing, (to be) trodden (down) under foot   7 times in 7 verses

fouled מִרְפָּשׂ mirpâs, meer-paws’; from H7515; muddled water:—that which…have fouled.

20Therefore thus said the Lord GOD to them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle. 21Because you have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till you have scattered them abroad; 22Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.

Side  צַד tsad, tsad; contr. from an unused root meaning to sidle off; a side; figuratively, an adversary:—(be-) side.  33 times in 27 verses

Shoulder  כָּתֵף kâthêph, kaw-thafe’; from an unused root meaning to clothe; the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything:—arm, corner, shoulder(-piece), side, undersetter.  67 times in 58 verses

Pushed  נָגַח nâgach, naw-gakh’; a primitive root; to butt with the horns; figuratively, to war against:—gore, push (down, -ing).  11 times in 10 verses

Diseased  חָלָה châlâh, khaw-law’; a primitive root (compare H2342, H2470, H2490); properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat  75 in 73   Lexicon:  properly to be rubbed, to be polished, smooth, ornaments of a women

Horns קֶרֶן qeren, keh’-ren; from H7160; a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant’s tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power:—× hill, horn.  a place conquered by Israel probably in Bashan  a place conquered by Israel probably in Bashan

To Shine, to send out rays  קָרַן qâran, kaw-ran’; a primitive root; to push or gore; used only as denominative from H7161, to shoot out horns; figuratively, rays:—have horns, shine.   Lexicon:  to radiate, to emit beams, to shine  4 times in 4 verses

23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.

The Covenant of Peace

25And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 26And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing. 27And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them. 28And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid. 29And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.30Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, said the Lord GOD. 31And you my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, said the Lord GOD.

EZEKIAL 35 :  Prophecy against Mount Seir

1Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2Son of man, set your face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it, 3And say to it, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against you, and I will stretch out my hand against you, and I will make you most desolate. 4I will lay your cities waste, and you shall be desolate, and you shall know that I am the LORD.

5Because you have had a perpetual hatred, and have shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:6Therefore, as I live, said the Lord GOD, I will prepare you to blood, and blood shall pursue you: since you have not hated blood, even blood shall pursue you. 7Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passes out and him that returns. 8And I will fill his mountains with his slain men: in your hills, and in your valleys, and in all your rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword. 9I will make you perpetual desolations, and your cities shall not return: and you shall know that I am the LORD.

10Because you have said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the LORD was there: 11Therefore, as I live, said the Lord GOD, I will even do according to your anger, and according to your envy which you have used out of your hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged you.12And you shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have heard all your blasphemies which you have spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume. 13Thus with your mouth you have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard them. 14Thus said the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate. 15As you did rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do to you: you shall be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

EZEKIAL 36 :: Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel

1Also, you son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD: 2Thus said the Lord GOD; Because the enemy has said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession: 3Therefore prophesy and say, Thus said the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that you might be a possession to the residue of the heathen, and you are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people: 4Therefore, you mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus said the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;

Residue  שְׁאֵרִית shᵉʼêrîyth, sheh-ay-reeth’; from H7604; a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion:—that had escaped, be left, posterity, remain(-der), remnant, residue, rest.   66 times in 66 verses

Talkers  לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn, law-shone’; or לָשֹׁן lâshôn; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה lᵉshônâh; from H3960; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water):— babbler, bay, evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.   117 times in 115 verses

Infamy  דִּבָּה dibbâh, dib-baw’; from H1680 (in the sense of furtive motion); slander:—defaming, evil report, infamy, slander.   9 times in 9 verses

5Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey. 6Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because you have borne the shame of the heathen: 7Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; I have lifted up my hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame. 8But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come. 9For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown: 10And I will multiply men on you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be built: 11And I will multiply on you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better to you than at your beginnings: and you shall know that I am the LORD. 12Yes, I will cause men to walk on you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess you, and you shall be their inheritance, and you shall no more from now on bereave them of men.

Idumea  אֱדֹם ʼĔdôm, ed-ome’; or (fully) אֱדוֹם ʼĔdôwm ; from H122; red (see Genesis 25:25); Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him:—Edom, Edomites, Idumea.    100 times in 93 verses

Joy  שִׂמְחָה simchâh, sim-khaw’; from H8056; blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival):—× exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).  94 times in 89 verses

Rivers  אָפִיק ʼâphîyq, aw-feek’; from H622; properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero:—brook, channel, mighty, river, scale, stream, strong piece.   channel, ravine, of hollow bones  19 times in 19 verses

Wastes  חׇרְבָּה chorbâh, khor-baw’; feminine of H2721; properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation:—decayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place).  Lexicon:  Dryness  42 times in 42 verses

חֹרֶב chôreb, kho’-reb; a collaterally form of H2719; drought or desolation:—desolation, drought, dry, heat, × utterly, waste.  16 in 15

חֶרֶב chereb, kheh’-reb; from H2717; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement:—axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.   413 times in 372 verses  sword (401x),

חָרַב chârab, khaw-rab’; or חֲרֵב chărêb; a primitive root; to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill:  40 times in 36 verses

Derision  לַעַג laʻag, lah’-ag; from H3932; derision, scoffing:—derision, scorn (-ing).  7 in 7

Branches  עָנָף ʻânâph, aw-nawf’; from an unused root meaning to cover; a twig (as covering the limbs):—bough, branch.  7 times in 7 verses

Tilled  עָבַד ʻâbad, aw-bad’; a primitive root; to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.:  293 times in 263 verses

Sown  זָרַע zâraʻ, zaw-rah’; a primitive root; to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify:—bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.  56 times in 54 verses

Bereaved  שָׁכֹל shâkôl, shaw-kole’; a primitive root; properly, to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave (literally or figuratively):—bereave (of children), barren, cast calf (fruit, young), be (make) childless, deprive, destroy,   to be bereaved, make childless, miscarry,  o cause barrenness, show barrenness or abortion  25 times in 23 verses

13Thus said the Lord GOD; Because they say to you, You land devour up men, and have bereaved your nations: 14Therefore you shall devour men no more, neither bereave your nations any more, said the Lord GOD. 15Neither will I cause men to hear in you the shame of the heathen any more, neither shall you bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shall you cause your nations to fall any more, said the Lord GOD.

The Lord’s Holy Name

16Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 17Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelled in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman. 18Why I poured my fury on them for the blood that they had shed on the land, and for their idols with which they had polluted it: 19And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them. 20And when they entered to the heathen, where they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land. 21But I had pity for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, where they went.

Removed  נִדָּה niddâh, nid-daw’; from H5074; properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest):—29 times in 24 verses

Scattered  פּוּץ pûwts, poots; a primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse):—break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.  69 in 66

Dispersed  זָרָה zârâh, zaw-raw’; a primitive root (compare H2114); to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow:  39 times in 38 verses

A New Heart and Spirit

22Therefore say to the house of Israel, thus said the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for my holy name’s sake, which you have profaned among the heathen, where you went. 23And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which you have profaned in the middle of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, said the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. 24For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. 25Then will I sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and you shall keep my judgments, and do them. 28And you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and you shall be my people, and I will be your God. 29I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine on you. 30And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that you shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen. 31Then shall you remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations. 32Not for your sakes do I this, said the Lord GOD, be it known to you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.

Filthiness  טֻמְאָה ṭumʼâh, toom-aw’; from H2930; religious impurity:—filthiness, unclean(-ness).  H2932 matches the Hebrew טָמְאָה (tum’ah), which occurs 37 times in 31 verses

Corn  דָּגָן dâgân, daw-gawn’; from H1711; properly, increase, i.e. grain:—corn (floor), wheat.  wheat, cereal, grain, corn   40 times in 40 verses

Lothe  קוּט qûwṭ, koot; a primitive root; properly, to cut off, i.e. (figuratively) detest:—begrieved, loathe self.

Abominations  תּוֹעֵבַה tôwʻêbah, to-ay-baw’; or תֹּעֵבַה tôʻêbah; feminine active participle of H8581; properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol:—abominable (custom, thing), abomination.   117 times in 112 verses

Ashamed  בּוּשׁ bûwsh, boosh; a primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed  109 times in 100 verses

Confounded  כָּלַם kâlam, kaw-lawm’; a primitive root; properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult:—be (make) ashamed, blush, be confounded, be put to confusion, hurt, reproach, (do, put to) shame.  38 times in 38 verses

 

33Thus said the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be built. 34And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by. 35And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited. 36Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it.

Eden= “pleasure”  a Gershonite Levite, son of Joah in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah  עֵדֶן ʻÊden, ay’-den; the same as H5730 (masculine); Eden, the region of Adam’s home:—Eden.  17 times in 16 verses

Garden  גַּן gan, gan; from H1598; a garden (as fenced):—garden.   42 times in 37 verses

גָּנַן gânan, gaw-nan’; a primitive root; to hedge about, i.e. (generally) protect:—defend.   8 times in 7 verses   to cover, defend

Desolate  שָׁמֵם shâmêm, shaw-mame’; a primitive root; to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense):—94 times in 87 verses

37Thus said the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock. 38As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

EZEKIAL 37 :  The Valley of Dry Bones

1The hand of the LORD was on me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the middle of the valley which was full of bones, 2And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, see, they were very dry. 3And he said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, you know. 4Again he said to me, Prophesy on these bones, and say to them, O you dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. 5Thus said the Lord GOD to these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live: 6And I will lay sinews on you, and will bring up flesh on you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the LORD.

Set me Down  נוּחַ nûwach, noo’-akh; a primitive root; to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.):   65 times in 64 verses

Valley  בִּקְעָה biqʻâh, bik-aw’; from H1234; properly, a split, i.e. a wide level valley between mountains:—plain, valley.   Lexicon:  a plain country, widely extended plain eg that in which Babylon was situated, “the valley of Lebanon” used of the plain at the foot of Hermon and Antilibanus at the rise of Jordan   H1237 matches the Hebrew בִּקְעָה (biq`ah),  which occurs 20 times in 20 verses

Full  מָלֵא mâlêʼ, maw-lay’; from H4390; full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully:—× she that was with child, fill(-ed, -ed with), full(-ly), multitude, as is worth.   66 times in 64 verses

Bones  עֶצֶם ʻetsem, eh’tsem; from H6105; a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pronoun) selfsame:—   126 times in 108 verses (365 – 239 = 126)

Dry  יָבֵשׁ yâbêsh, yaw-bashe’; from H3001; dry:—dried (away), dry.   9 times in 9 verses

יָבֵשׁ yâbêsh, yaw-bashe’; a primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage):—  to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered  78 times in 67 verses

Breath  רוּחַ rûwach, roo’-akh; from H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions):   378 times in 348 verses

Live  חָיָה châyâh, khaw-yaw’; a primitive root (compare H2331, H2421); to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive:  271 times in 235 verses

Skin  עוֹר ʻôwr, ore; from H5783; skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leather:—hide, leather, skin.  99 times in 82 verses

Sinews  גִּיד gîyd, gheed; probably from H1464; a thong (as compressing); by analogy, a tendon:—sinew.  Lexicon:  a thread, a thong   7 times in 6 verses

גּוּד gûwd, goode; a primitive root (akin to H1413); to crowd upon, i.e. attack:—invade, overcome.  3 times in 2 verse

7So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. 8And when I beheld, see, the sinews and the flesh came up on them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. 9Then said he to me, Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus said the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live. 10So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up on their feet, an exceeding great army.

Noise  קוֹל qôwl, kole; or קֹל qôl; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound:—   506 times in 436 verses

Came together  קָרַב qârab, kaw-rab’; a primitive root; to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose:—   281 times in 259 verses

Slain  הָרַג hârag, haw-rag’; a primitive root; to smite with deadly intent:—destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), × surely.  H2026 matches the Hebrew הָרַג (harag),  which occurs 167 times in 158 verses

The Vision Explained

11Then he said to me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. 12Therefore prophesy and say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.13And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, 14And shall put my spirit in you, and you shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall you know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, said the LORD.

Hope  תִּקְוָה tiqvâh, tik-vaw’; from H6960; (compare H6961) literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancy:—expectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.   34 times in 33 verses

קָוָה qâvâh, kaw-vaw’; a primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect:—gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).   49 times in 45 verses

Lost  אָבַד ʼâbad, aw-bad’; a primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy):—break, destroy(-uction), not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend  perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed   184 times in 174 verses

Cut Off גָּזַר gâzar, gaw-zar’; a primitive root; to cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy, divide, exclude, or decide:—cut down (off), decree, divide, snatch.   to cut, divide, cut down, cut off, cut in two, snatch, decree  13 times in 13 verses

One Nation with One King

15The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, 16Moreover, you son of man, take you one stick, and write on it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and for all the house of Israel his companions: 17And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in your hand. 18And when the children of your people shall speak to you, saying, Will you not show us what you mean by these?

Stick  עֵץ ʻêts, ates; from H6095; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks):— carpenter, gallows, helve, pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.   328 times in 288 verses

Write upon  כָּתַב kâthab, kaw-thab’; a primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe):—describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten)   223 times in 212 verses

Companions  חָבֵר châbêr, khaw-bare’; from H2266; an associate:—companion, fellow, knit together.  12 in 11

חָבַר châbar, khaw-bar’; a primitive root; to join (literally or figuratively); specifically (by means of spells) to fascinate:—charm(-er), be compact, couple (together), have fellowship with, heap up, join (self, together), league.  30 times in 25 verses

Then Take    לָקַח lâqach, law-kakh’; a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications):—accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, × many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.   969 times in 909 verses

Join  קָרַב qârab, kaw-rab’; a primitive root; to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose:  s 281 times in 259 verses

one  אֶחָד ʼechâd, ekh-awd’; a numeral from H258; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first:—a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), eleven, every, few, first, highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,   952 times in 739 verses

19Say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand. 20And the sticks where on you write shall be in your hand before their eyes. 21And say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, where they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land: 22And I will make them one nation in the land on the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all. 23Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwelling places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.

Divided  חָצָה châtsâh, khaw-tsaw’; a primitive root (compare H2086); to cut or split in two; to halve:—divide, × live out half, reach to the midst, participle  16 times in 14 verses

Save  יָשַׁע yâshaʻ, yaw-shah’; a primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor:—× at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.   205 times in 198

Cleanse  טָהֵר ṭâhêr, taw-hare’; a primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. (by implication) to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy):—be (make, make self, pronounce) clean, cleanse (self), purge, purify(-ier, self).   94 in 79

Detestable  שִׁקּוּץ shiqqûwts, shik-koots’; or שִׁקֻּץ shiqquts; from H8262; disgusting, i.e. filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol:—abominable filth (idol, -ation), detestable (thing).   28 times in 26 verses

Transgression  פֶּשַׁע peshaʻ, peh’-shah; from H6586; a revolt (national, moral or religious):—rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.   93 times in 90 verses

פָּשַׁע pâshaʻ, paw-shah’; a primitive root (identical with through the idea of expansion); to break away (from just authority), i.e. trespass, apostatize, quarrel:—offend, rebel, revolt, transgress(-ion, -or).   41 times in 37 verses

24And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. 25And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelled; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever. 26Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the middle of them for ever more. 27My tabernacle also shall be with them: yes, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 28And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the middle of them for ever more.

Observe  שָׁמַר shâmar, shaw-mar’; a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.:—beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).   468 times in 440 verses

Statutes  חֻקָּה chuqqâh, khook-kaw’; feminine of H2706, and meaning substantially the same:—appointed, custom, manner, ordinance, site, statute.  statute, ordinance, limit, enactment, something prescribed;  that which is established or defined   104 times in 100 verses

חֹק chôq, khoke; from H2710; an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage):—appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, × necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.   127 times in 124 verses

Everlasting  עוֹלָם ʻôwlâm, o-lawm’; or עֹלָם ʻôlâm; from H5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always:—  long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world    439 times in 414 verses

Covenant  בְּרִית bᵉrîyth, ber-eeth’; from H1262 (in the sense of cutting [like H1254]); a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh):—confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.   284 times in 264 verses

Sanctuary  מִקְדָּשׁ miqdâsh, mik-dawsh’; or מִקְּדָשׁ miqqᵉdâsh; (Exodus 15:17), from H6942; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum:—chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary.  sacred place, sanctuary, holy place   74 times in 71 verses

Tabernacle  מִשְׁכָּן mishkân, mish-kawn’; from H7931; a residence (including a shepherd’s hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls):—dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.   139 times in 129 verses

Ezekial 38 : Prophecy against Gog

1And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2Son of man, set your face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, 3And say, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: 4And I will turn you back, and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you forth, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armor, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: 5Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: 6Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with you.

Persia = “pure” or “splendid”  the empire Persia; encompassed the territory from India on the east to Egypt and Thrace on the west, and included, besides portions of Europe and Africa, the whole of western Asia between the Black Sea, the Caucasus, the Caspian and the Jaxartes on the north, the Arabian desert, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean on the south;  Persia proper was bounded on the west by Susiana or Elam, on the north by Media, on the south by the Persian Gulf and on the east by Carmania Persian = see Persia “pure” or “splendid”  פָּרַס Pâraç, paw-ras’; of foreign origin; Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants:—Persia, Persians.   28 times in 24 verses

Cush = “black” 30 times in 30 verses

Phut or Put = “a bow”  a nation and people of northern Africa; probably Libyans   7 times in 7 verses

Helmet  כּוֹבַע kôwbaʻ, ko’-bah; from an unused root meaning to be high or rounded; a helmet (as arched)  6 times in 6 verses

Gomer = “complete”   the eldest son of Japheth and grandson of Noah; the progenitor of the early Cimmerians and other branches of the Celtic family;   the unfaithful wife of the prophet Hosea; Hosea’s relationship with her was symbolic of God’s relationship with wayward Israel  6 times in 6 verses

גָּמַר gâmar, gaw-mar’; a primitive root; to end (in the sense of completion or failure):—cease, come to an end, fail, perfect, perform.  5 times in 5

Togarmah = “thou wilt break her”  Armenia  4 in 4

7Be you prepared, and prepare for yourself, you, and all your company that are assembled to you, and be you a guard to them. 8After many days you shall be visited: in the latter years you shall come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them. 9You shall ascend and come like a storm, you shall be like a cloud to cover the land, you, and all your bands, and many people with you.

10Thus said the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into your mind, and you shall think an evil thought: 11And you shall say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, 12To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn your hand on the desolate places that are now inhabited, and on the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the middle of the land.13Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say to you, Are you come to take a spoil? have you gathered your company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?

Thought  ה machăshâbâh, makh-ash-aw-baw’; or מַחֲשֶׁבֶת machăshebeth; from H2803; a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice):—cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.  Lex:  that which any one meditates, purposes, or plots;  Articificial Work   56 times in 52 verses

חָשַׁב châshab, khaw-shab’; a primitive root; properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute:   to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count    124 times in 122 verses

Dedan = “low country” the son of Raamah and grandson of Cush. A son of Jokshan and grandson of Keturah;  a place in south Arabia   H1719 matches the Hebrew דְּדָן (Dĕdan),  which occurs 11 times in 10 verses

Merchants  סָחַר çâchar, saw-khar’; a primitive root; to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate:—go about, merchant(-man), occupy with, pant, trade, traffick.   21 times in 20 verses

Spoil  שָׁלָל shâlâl, shaw-lawl’; from H7997; booty:—prey, spoil.   73 times in 64 verses

שָׁלַל shâlal, shaw-lal’; a primitive root; to drop or strip; by implication, to plunder:—let fall, make self a prey,  16 times in 12 verses

Prey  בַּז baz, baz; from H962; plunder:—booty, prey, spoil(-ed).  25 times in 25 verses

14Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog, Thus said the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwells safely, shall you not know it? 15And you shall come from your place out of the north parts, you, and many people with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company, and a mighty army: 16And you shall come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring you against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in you, O Gog, before their eyes.

Cloud  עָנָן ʻânân, aw-nawn’; from H6049; a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud:—cloud(-y).   87 times in 80 verses

Latter  אַחֲרִית ʼachărîyth, akh-ar-eeth’; from H310; the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity:—(last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.   61 times in 60 verses

אַחַר ʼachar, akh-ar’; from H309; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses):   709 times in 664 verses

Shaking  רַעַשׁ raʻash, rah’-ash; from H7493; vibration, bounding, uproar:—commotion, confused noise, earthquake, fierceness, quaking, rattling, rushing, shaking.   17 times in 16 verses

רָעַשׁ râʻash, raw-ash; a primitive root; to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust):—make afraid, (re-) move, quake, (make to) shake, (make to) tremble.  30 in 30

Steep מַדְרֵגָה madrêgâh, mad-ray-gaw’; from an unused root meaning to step; properly, a step; by implication, a steep or inaccessible place:—stair, steep place. Lex:  which one has to ascend by steps as though it were a ladder

17Thus said the Lord GOD; Are you he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring you against them? 18And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, said the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face. 19For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel; 20So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep on the earth, and all the men that are on the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. 21And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, said the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother. 22And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain on him, and on his bands, and on the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. 23Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Rain  מָטַר mâṭar, maw-tar’; a primitive root; to rain:—(cause to) rain (upon).   17 times in 14 verses

Pestilence  דֶּבֶר deber, deh’-ber; from H1696 (in the sense of destroying); a pestilence:—murrain, pestilence, plague.  murrain, cattle disease, cattle-plague  49 times in 48 verses

Bands  אַגָּף ʼaggâph, ag-gawf’; probably from H5062 (through the idea of impending); a cover or heap; i.e. (only plural) wings of an army, or crowds of troops:—bands.   wing (of an army), band, army, hordes  7 times in 6 verses

Hailstones  אֶלְגָּבִישׁ ʼelgâbîysh, el-gaw-beesh’; from H410 and H1378; hail (as if a great pearl):—great hail(-stones).

אֵל ʼêl, ale; shortened from H352; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity):—God (god), × goodly, × great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in ‘-el.’  245 times in 235 verses;  a mighty hero;  god, god-like one, mighty one

Brimstone  גׇּפְרִית gophrîyth, gof-reeth’; probably feminine of H1613; properly, cypress-resin; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable):—brimstone.   7 times in 7 verses; Lex: pitch

Magnify  גָּדַל gâdal, gaw-dal’; a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare H1434), i.e. to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride):  to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things  Lex:  to twist together, to bind together  119 times in 112

Ezekiel 39  :  The Slaughter of Gog’s Armies

1Therefore, you son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: 

Gog = “mountain”;  a Reubenite, son of Shemaiah;  the prophetic prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, and Magog  10 times in 8 verses

The prince of the land of Magog, who is to come with great forces from the extreme north after the exile to invade the holy land, and perish there as prophesied by Ezekial.

Prince  נָשִׂיא nâsîyʼ, naw-see’; or נָשִׂא nâsiʼ; from H5375; properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist:—captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.    132 times in 120 verses

Mesech or Meshech = “drawing out”;  son of Japheth, grandson of Noah, and progenitor of peoples to the north of Israel;  descendants of Mesech often mentioned in connection with Tubal, Magog, and other northern nations including the Moschi, a people on the borders of Colchis and Armenia    9 times in 9 verses

Tubal = “thou shall be brought” ; Son of Japheth; a region in east asia minor  8 times in 8 verses

2And I will turn you back, and leave but the sixth part of you, and will cause you to come up from the north parts, and will bring you on the mountains of Israel:

1/6 = 16.67%   or 17%

Sixth  שָׁשָׁא shâshâʼ, shaw-shaw’; a primitive root; apparently, to annihilate:—leave by the sixth part (by confusion with H8341).   to lead, lead on

Parts  יְרֵכָה yᵉrêkâh, yer-ay-kaw’; feminine of H3409; properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess:—border, coast, part, quarter, side.   

יָרֵךְ yârêk, yaw-rake’; from an unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh (from its fleshy softness);   thigh, side, loin, base   34 times in 32 verses

North  צָפוֹן tsâphôwn, tsaw-fone’; or צָפֹן tsâphôn; from H6845; properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown):—north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).      153 times in 141 verses

צָפַן tsâphan, tsaw-fan’; a primitive root; to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk   to hide, treasure, treasure or store up   33 times in 30 verses

3And I will smite your bow out of your left hand, and will cause your arrows to fall out of your right hand. 4You shall fall on the mountains of Israel, you, and all your bands, and the people that is with you: I will give you to the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. 5You shall fall on the open field: for I have spoken it, said the Lord GOD. 6And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

7So will I make my holy name known in the middle of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. 8Behold, it is come, and it is done, said the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken.

The Holy One  קָדוֹשׁ qâdôwsh, kaw-doshe’; or קָדֹשׁ qâdôsh; from H6942; sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary:—holy (One), saint.  116 in 106

קָדַשׁ qâdash, kaw-dash’; a primitive root; to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally):   173 times in 153 verses

Weapons  נֶשֶׁק nesheq, neh’-shek; or נֵשֶׁק nêsheq; from H5401; military equipment, i.e. (collectively) arms (offensive or defensive), or (concretely) an arsenal:—armed men, armour(-y), battle, harness, weapon.   10 times in 10 verses

Sheilds  מָגֵן mâgên, maw-gane’; also (in plural) feminine מְגִנָּה mᵉginnâh; from H1598; a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile:—× armed, buckler, defence, ruler, scale, shield.  63 in 60

Bucklers  צִנָּה tsinnâh, tsin-naw’; feminine of H6791; a hook (as pointed); also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness); also cold (as piercing):—buckler, cold, hook, shield, target.  Lex:  a thorn   22 times in 20 verses

9And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the hand staves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years: 10So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, said the Lord GOD.

11And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give to Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog. 12And 7 months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land. 13Yes, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, said the Lord GOD. 14And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain on the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search. 15And the passengers that pass through the land, when any sees a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamongog. 16And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.

Hamon-gog = “multitude of Gog”; the name to be given to a valley of graves; ravine or glen, now known as ‘the ravine of the passengers’, located on the east side of the Dead Sea

 7 months = 210 days

Hamonah = “multitudes”;  the name of a city to be founded to commemorate the defeat of Gog

17And, you son of man, thus said the Lord GOD; Speak to every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, that you may eat flesh, and drink blood. 18You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatted calves of Bashan. 19And you shall eat fat till you be full, and drink blood till you be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. 20Thus you shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, said the Lord GOD.

 Bashan = “fruitful”;  a district east of the Jordan known for its fertility which was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh;  a name of Hermon  60 times in 53 verses

Israel to Be Restored

21And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid on them. 22So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward. 23And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword. 24According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done to them, and hid my face from them.

25Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy on the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name; 26After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelled safely in their land, and none made them afraid. 27When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations; 28Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them to their own land, and have left none of them any more there. 29Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit on the house of Israel, said the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 40 :  The Man with a Measuring Rod

(Zechariah 2:1-5)

1In the 25th year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the 10th day of the month, in the 14th year after that the city was smitten (587 bc), in the selfsame day the hand of the LORD was on me, and brought me thither.

1/10/573(2)  Square Root : 23.9

2In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me on a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south. 3And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. 4And the man said to me, Son of man, behold with your eyes, and hear with your ears, and set your heart on all that I shall show you; for to the intent that I might show them to you are you brought here: declare all that you see to the house of Israel.

The East Gate

5And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed. 6Then came he to the gate which looks toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad. 7And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed. 8He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.9Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward. 10And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side. 11And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits. 12The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side. 13He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door. 14He made also posts of three score cubits, even to the post of the court round about the gate. 15And from the face of the gate of the entrance to the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits. 16And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and on each post were palm trees.

The Outer Court

17Then brought he me into the outward court, and, see, there were chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty chambers were on the pavement. 18And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement. 19Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate to the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.

The North Gate

20And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof. 21And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 22And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looks toward the east; and they went up to it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them. 23And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.

The South Gate

24After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures. 25And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 26And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, on the posts thereof. 27And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.

The Gates of the Inner Court

28And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures; 29And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. 30And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad. 31And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were on the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps.

32And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures. 33And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. 34And the arches thereof were toward the outward court; and palm trees were on the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.

35And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures; 36The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 37And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were on the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.

Eight Tables for Sacrifices

38And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the gates, where they washed the burnt offering. 39And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering. 40And at the side without, as one goes up to the entry of the north gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at the porch of the gate, were two tables. 41Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices. 42And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments with which they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice. 43And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.

Rooms for the Priests

44And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north. 45And he said to me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house. 46And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister to him.

The Inner Courtyard

47So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.

48And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side. 49The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits, and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.

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