God & Savior

Ezekiel 8:12

“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”
Ezekiel 8:12
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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)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַי֮ הֲרָאִ֣יתָ בֶן־אָדָם֒ אֲשֶׁ֨ר זִקְנֵ֤י בֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עֹשִׂ֣ים בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְ אִ֖ישׁ בְּחַדְרֵ֣י מַשְׂכִּית֑וֹ כִּ֣י אֹמְרִ֗ים אֵ֤ין יְהוָה֙ רֹאֶ֣ה אֹתָ֔נוּ עָזַ֥ב יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֵלַי֮'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. הֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.ta“¿ have you seen”
    Particle, interrogative + Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  4. בֶן־ven-“O son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  5. אָדָם֒'a.Dam“humankind”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  6. אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“[that] which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  7. זִקְנֵ֤יzik.Nei“[the] elders of”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from זָקֵן · “elder” · Strong's H2205G
  8. בֵֽית־veit-“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  9. יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  10. עֹשִׂ֣ים'o.Sim“[are] doing”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  11. בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekh“in the darkness”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֹ֫שֶׁךְ · “darkness” · Strong's H2822
  12. אִ֖ישׁ'ish“everyone”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  13. בְּחַדְרֵ֣יbe.chad.Rei“in [the] rooms of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from חֶ֫דֶר · “chamber” · Strong's H2315
  14. מַשְׂכִּית֑וֹmas.ki.To“carved image his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מַשְׂכִּית · “figure” · Strong's H4906
  15. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  16. אֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.Rim“[they are] saying”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  17. אֵ֤ין'ein“not”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  18. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  19. רֹאֶ֣הro.'Eh“[is] seeing”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  20. אֹתָ֔נוּ'o.Ta.nu“<obj.> us”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  21. עָזַ֥ב'a.Zav“he has forsaken”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָזַב · “forsake” · Strong's H5800A
  22. יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  23. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  24. הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)