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Ezekiel 21:28

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I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no [more], until he come whose right it is; and I will give it [him].	And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword [is] drawn: for the slaughter [it is] furbished, to consume because of the glittering:	Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of [them that are] slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity [shall have] an end.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And thou, son^H1121 of man^H120, prophesy^H5012 and say^H559, Thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 concerning the Ammonites^{H1121 H5983}, and concerning their reproach^H2781; even say^H559 thou, The sword^H2719, the sword^H2719 is drawn^H6605: for the slaughter^H2874 it is furbished^H4803, to consume^H398 because of the glittering^H1300:

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Original Hebrew

וְהָיָה לָהֶם [כִּקְסֹום־ כ] (כִּקְסָם־שָׁוְא ק) בְּעֵינֵיהֶם שְׁבֻעֵי שְׁבֻעֹות לָהֶם וְהוּא־מַזְכִּיר עָוֹן לְהִתָּפֵשׂ׃ פ

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/הָיָ֨ה	ve./ha.Yah	H1961	HC/Vqq3ms	and/ it will be
לָ/הֶ֤ם	la./Hem		HR/Sp3mp	to/ them
כ/קסום	qâçam	H7080	HR/Vqc
שָׁוְא֙	shaV'	H7723	HNcmsa	falsehood
בְּ/עֵ֣ינֵי/הֶ֔ם	be./'Ei.nei./Hem	H5869	HR/Ncbdc/Sp3mp	in/ view/ their
שְׁבֻעֵ֥י	she.vu.'Ei	H7650	HNcfpc	oaths of
שְׁבֻע֖וֹת	she.vu.'ot	H7621	HNcfpa	oaths
לָ/הֶ֑ם	la./Hem		HR/Sp3mp	(belong) to/ them
וְ/הֽוּא	ve./hu'-	H1931	HC/Pp3ms	and/ it
מַזְכִּ֥יר	maz.Kir	H2142	HVhrmsa	(will) bring to remembrance
עָוֺ֖ן	'a.Von	H5771	HNcbsa	iniquity
לְ/הִתָּפֵֽשׂ	le./hi.ta.Fes	H8610	HR/VNc	to/ be seized

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H120 — אָדָם (ʼâdâm, aw-dawm'): from אָדַם; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
• H136 — אֲדֹנָי (ʼĂdônây, ad-o-noy'): an emphatic form of אָדוֹן; the Lord (used as a proper name of God only); (my) Lord.
• H398 — אָכַל (ʼâkal, aw-kal'): a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H1300 — בָּרָק (bârâq, baw-rawk'): from בָּרַק; lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing sword; bright, glitter(-ing sword), lightning.
• H2719 — חֶרֶב (chereb, kheh'-reb): from חָרַב; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement; axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
• H2781 — חֶרְפָּה (cherpâh, kher-paw'): from חָרַף; contumely, disgrace, the pudenda; rebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.
• H2874 — טֶבַח (ṭebach, teh'-bakh): from טָבַח; properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter); [idiom] beast, slaughter, [idiom] slay, [idiom] sore.
• H3069 — יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih, yeh-ho-vee'): a variation of יְהֹוָה (used after אֲדֹנָי, and pronounced by Jews as אֱלֹהִים, in order to prevent the repetition of the same sound, since they elsewhere pronounce יְהֹוָה as אֲדֹנָי); {YHWH}; God.
• H4803 — מָרַט (mâraṭ, maw-rat'): a primitive root; to polish; by implication, to make bald (the head), to gall (the shoulder); also, to sharpen; bright, furbish, (have his) hair (be) fallen off, peeled, pluck off (hair).
• H5012 — 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.
• H5983 — עַמּוֹן (ʻAmmôwn, am-mone'): from עַם; tribal, i.e. inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country; Ammon, Ammonites.
• H6605 — 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.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
• H2142 — זָכַר (zâkar, zaw-kar'): a primitive root; also as denominative from זָכָר; properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male; [idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.
• H5771 — עָוֺן (ʻâvôn, aw-vone'): or עָווֹן; (2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 51:5 (אֲבַד)), from עָוָה; perversity, i.e. (moral) evil; fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
• H5869 — עַיִן (ʻayin, ah'-yin): probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).
• H7080 — 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).
• H7621 — שְׁבוּעָה (shᵉbûwʻâh, sheb-oo-aw'): feminine passive participle of שָׁבַע; properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath; curse, oath, [idiom] sworn.
• H7650 — שָׁבַע (shâbaʻ, shaw-bah'): a primitive root; properly to be complete, but used only as a denominative from שֶׁבַע; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times); adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for שָׂבַע), take an oath, [idiom] straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.
• H7723 — שָׁוְא (shâvᵉʼ, shawv): or שַׁו; from the same as שׁוֹא 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.
• H8610 — תָּפַשׂ (tâphas, taw-fas'): a primitive root; to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably; catch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, [idiom] surely, surprise, take.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• concerning the — Jeremiah 49:1-5, Ezekiel 21:20, Ezekiel 25:2-7, Amos 1:13-15, Zephaniah 2:8-10
• The sword — Ezekiel 21:9-10

Reciprocal references (5): Jeremiah 46:4, Ezekiel 21:15, Ezekiel 22:4, Zechariah 13:7, Matthew 24:6

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: BABYLON
• Nave’s: AMMONITES

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