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Ezekiel 30:16

I will set fire to Egypt, Pelusium will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be split open, and Memphis will face daily distress.
Ezekiel 30:16
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Original language and places

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)

וְנָתַ֤תִּי אֵשׁ֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם ח֤וּל תָּחוּל֙ סִ֔ין וְנֹ֖א תִּהְיֶ֣ה לְהִבָּקֵ֑עַ וְנֹ֖ף צָרֵ֥י יוֹמָֽם׃

  1. וְנָתַ֤תִּיve.na.Ta.ti“and I will put”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  2. אֵשׁ֙'esh“fire”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
  3. בְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yim“in Egypt”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
  4. ח֤וּלchul“surely <writhe in agony>”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from חוּל · “writh in pain” · Strong's H2342I
  5. תָּחוּל֙ta.chil“it will writhe in agony”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from חוּל · “writh in pain” · Strong's H2342I
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  6. סִ֔יןSin“Sin”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from סִין · “Pelusium” · Strong's H5512A
  7. וְנֹ֖אve.No'“and Thebes”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a place · from נֹא · “Thebes” · Strong's H4996
  8. תִּהְיֶ֣הtih.Yeh“it is”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  9. לְהִבָּקֵ֑עַle.hi.ba.Ke.a'“[about] to be broken into”
    Preposition + Verb, niphal, infinitive construct, common · from בָּקַע · “to break up|open” · Strong's H1234
  10. וְנֹ֖ףve.Nof“and Memphis”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a place · from נֹף, מֹף · “Memphis” · Strong's H5297
  11. צָרֵ֥יtza.Rei-“distress of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from צַר · “distress” · Strong's H6862B
  12. יוֹמָֽם׃yo.Mam“daytime”
    Adverb · from יוֹמָם · “by day” · Strong's H3119
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)