So they will lack food and water; they will be appalled at the sight of one another wasting away in their iniquity.Ezekiel 4:17
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)
לְמַ֥עַן יַחְסְר֖וּ לֶ֣חֶם וָמָ֑יִם וְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ וְאָחִ֔יו וְנָמַ֖קּוּ בַּעֲוֹנָֽם׃ פ
- לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an“so that”Particle · from מַ֫עַן · “because” · Strong's H4616
- יַחְסְר֖וּyach.se.Ru“they may lack”Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָסֵר · “to lack” · Strong's H2637
- לֶ֣חֶםLe.chem“bread”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
- וָמָ֑יִםva.Ma.yim“and water”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
- וְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.mu“and they will be appalled”Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁמֵם · “appalled” · Strong's H8074H
- אִ֣ישׁ'ish“everyone”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
- וְאָחִ֔יוve.'a.Chiv“and brother his”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “compatriot” · Strong's H0251I
- וְנָמַ֖קּוּve.na.Ma.ku“and they will waste away”Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from מָקַק · “to rot” · Strong's H4743
- בַּעֲוֹנָֽם׃ פba.'a.vo.Nam“in iniquity their”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָוֺן · “punishment” · Strong's H5771I
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)