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Ezekiel 11:16

Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries to which they have gone.’
Ezekiel 11:16
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

לָכֵ֣ן אֱמֹ֗ר כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ כִּ֤י הִרְחַקְתִּים֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם וְכִ֥י הֲפִֽיצוֹתִ֖ים בָּאֲרָצ֑וֹת וָאֱהִ֤י לָהֶם֙ לְמִקְדָּ֣שׁ מְעַ֔ט בָּאֲרָצ֖וֹת אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אוּ שָֽׁם׃ ס

  1. לָכֵ֣ןla.Khen“<to> therefore”
    Preposition + Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  2. אֱמֹ֗ר'e.Mor“say”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  3. כֹּֽה־koh-“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  4. אָמַר֮'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai“[the] Lord”
    Noun, proper name, title · from אֲדֹנָי · “Lord” · Strong's H0136
  6. יְהוִה֒Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יְהֹוִה · “YHWH|Yahweh” · Strong's H3069
  7. כִּ֤יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  8. הִרְחַקְתִּים֙hir.chak.Tim“I have removed far away them”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָחַק · “to remove” · Strong's H7368
  9. בַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.Yim“among the nations”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
  10. וְכִ֥יve.Khi“and that”
    Conjunction + Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  11. הֲפִֽיצוֹתִ֖יםha.fi.tzo.Tim“I have scattered them”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פּוּץ · “to scatter” · Strong's H6327A
  12. בָּאֲרָצ֑וֹתba.'a.ra.Tzot“among the lands”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  13. וָאֱהִ֤יva.'e.Hi“and I have become”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  14. לָהֶם֙la.Hem“for them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  15. לְמִקְדָּ֣שׁle.mik.Dash“<into> a sanctuary”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִקְדָּשׁ · “sanctuary” · Strong's H4720
  16. מְעַ֔טme.'At“a little”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְעַט · “little” · Strong's H4592
  17. בָּאֲרָצ֖וֹתba.'a.ra.Tzot“in the lands”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  18. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“where”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  19. בָּ֥אוּBa.'u“they have gone”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  20. שָֽׁם׃ סSham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)