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Ezekiel 34:2 — King James Version← Study notes

Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?


Ezekiel 34:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ezekiel 34:225 words
HebrewMeaning
בֶּןben
sonnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
אָדָ֕םʾādām
man (meannounH120
another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···
הִנָּבֵ֖אhinābēʾ
prophesyverbH5012
make self a prophet
עַלʿal
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
רוֹעֵ֣יrwōʿēy
companionverbH7462
break · keep company with · devour · eat up ···
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
הִנָּבֵ֣אhinābēʾ
prophesyverbH5012
make self a prophet
וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֩wəʾāmarətā
answerconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֲלֵי/הֶ֨םʾălēyhem
aboutpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
לָ/רֹעִ֜יםlārōʿiym
companionpronH7462
break · keep company with · devour · eat up ···
כֹּ֥הkōh
alsoadvH3541
here · + hitherto · like · on the other side ···
אָמַ֣רʾāmar
answerverbH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֲדֹנָ֣/יʾădōnāy
LordnounH136
יְהוִ֗הyəhwih
GodnounH3069
ה֤וֹיhwōy
ahparticleH1945
alas · ho · O · woe
רֹעֵֽיrōʿēy
companionverbH7462
break · keep company with · devour · eat up ···
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙yiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
אֲשֶׁ֤רʾăšer
asparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
הָיוּ֙hāyw
beaconverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
רֹעִ֣יםrōʿiym
companionverbH7462
break · keep company with · devour · eat up ···
אוֹתָ֔/םʾwōtām
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הֲ/ל֣וֹאhălwōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
הַ/צֹּ֔אןhaṣōʾn
cattleparticleH6629
flock · lamb · sheep(-cote · -fold ···
יִרְע֖וּyirəʿw
companionverbH7462
break · keep company with · devour · eat up ···
הָ/רֹעִֽיםhārōʿiym
companionparticleH7462
break · keep company with · devour · eat up ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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