They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities.Ezekiel 30:7
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְנָשַׁ֕מּוּ בְּת֖וֹךְ אֲרָצ֣וֹת נְשַׁמּ֑וֹת וְעָרָ֕יו בְּתוֹךְ־עָרִ֥ים נַחֲרָב֖וֹת תִּֽהְיֶֽינָה׃
- וְנָשַׁ֕מּוּve.na.Sha.mu“and they will be desolate”Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁמֵם · “destroyed” · Strong's H8074G
- בְּת֖וֹךְbe.Tokh“in midst of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
- אֲרָצ֣וֹת'a.ra.Tzot“lands”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- נְשַׁמּ֑וֹתne.sha.Mot“made desolate”Verb, niphal, participle (active), feminine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמֵם · “destroyed” · Strong's H8074G
- וְעָרָ֕יוve.'a.Rav“and cities its”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- בְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-“in midst of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
- עָרִ֥ים'a.Rim“cities”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- נַחֲרָב֖וֹתna.cha.ra.Vot“made waste”Verb, niphal, participle (active), feminine, plural, absolute · from חָרֵב · “to destroy” · Strong's H2717B
- תִּֽהְיֶֽינָה׃Tih.Yei.nah“they will be”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)