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Ezekiel 28:18

By the multitude of your iniquities and the dishonesty of your trading you have profaned your sanctuaries. So I made fire come from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the eyes of all who saw you.
Ezekiel 28:18
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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)

מֵרֹ֣ב עֲוֹנֶ֗יךָ בְּעֶ֙וֶל֙ רְכֻלָּ֣תְךָ֔ חִלַּ֖לְתָּ מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑יךָ וָֽאוֹצִא־אֵ֤שׁ מִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙ הִ֣יא אֲכָלַ֔תְךָ וָאֶתֶּנְךָ֤ לְאֵ֙פֶר֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ לְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־רֹאֶֽיךָ׃

  1. מֵרֹ֣בme.Ro“from [the] greatness of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from רֹב · “abundance” · Strong's H7230
  2. עֲוֹנֶ֗יךָ'a.vo.Nei.kha“iniquities your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָוֺן · “crime” · Strong's H5771G
  3. בְּעֶ֙וֶל֙be.'E.vel“by [the] unrighteousness of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עָ֫וֶל · “injustice” · Strong's H5766A
  4. רְכֻלָּ֣תְךָ֔re.khu.La.te.kha“trading your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רְכֻלָּה · “merchandise” · Strong's H7404
  5. חִלַּ֖לְתָּchi.Lal.ta“you profaned”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָלַל · “profane” · Strong's H2490H
  6. מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑יךָmik.da.Shei.cha“sanctuaries your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מִקְדָּשׁ · “sanctuary” · Strong's H4720
  7. וָֽאוֹצִא־va.'o.tzi'-“and I brought out”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָצָא · “send” · Strong's H3318H
  8. אֵ֤שׁ'esh“fire”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
  9. מִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙mi.tokh.Kha“from [the] midst of you”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  10. הִ֣יאhi'“it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  11. אֲכָלַ֔תְךָ'a.kha.Lat.kha“it consumed you”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  12. וָאֶתֶּנְךָ֤va.'e.ten.Kha“and I made you”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “make” · Strong's H5414I
  13. לְאֵ֙פֶר֙le.'E.fer“into ash[es]”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֵ֫פֶר · “ashes” · Strong's H0665
  14. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retz“the ground”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  16. לְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.Nei“to [the] eyes of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from עַ֫יִן · “seeing” · Strong's H5869H
  17. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  18. רֹאֶֽיךָ׃ro.'Ei.kha“[those who] saw you”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)