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Speak to the people of the land. Say to them, 'Here is what the Lord and King says about those who live in Jerusalem and Israel. He tells them, "They will be worried as they eat their food. They will not have any hope as they drink their water. Their land will be stripped of everything in it because all those who live there are harming one another.
Reference
Greek: φθέγγομαι (phthéngomai)
to utter a clear sound, i.e. (generally) to proclaim
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai)
to enunciate plainly, i.e. declare
Hebrew: mâlal
to speak (mostly poetical) or say
Greek: ὧδε (hōde)
in this same spot, i.e. here or hither
Hebrew: ʼêphôw
strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: βασιλεύω (basileúō)
to rule (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: melek
a king
Greek: πρός (prós)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
Hebrew: ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
Greek: βιόω (bióō)
to spend existence
Hebrew: chăyâʼ
to live
Greek: Ἱεροσόλυμα (Hierosólyma)
Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim), the capitol of Palestine
Hebrew: Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl)
Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: καθά (kathá)
according to which things, i.e. just as
Hebrew: tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Greek: γεύομαι (geúomai)
to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill)
Greek: διατροφή (diatrophḗ)
nourishment
Hebrew: bûwl
produce (of the earth, etc.)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ἕκαστος (hékastos)
each or every
Hebrew: nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Hebrew: machăçeh
a shelter (literally or figuratively)
Greek: καθά (kathá)
according to which things, i.e. just as
Hebrew: tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Greek: πίνω (pínō)
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: çôbeʼ
potation, concretely (wine), or abstractly (carousal)
Greek: ὕδωρ (hýdōr)
water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively
Hebrew: zarzîyph
a pouring rain
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Hebrew: shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
Greek: ἐπεί (epeí)
thereupon, i.e. since (of time or cause)
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Greek: βιόω (bióō)
to spend existence
Hebrew: chăyâʼ
to live
Greek: ἐκεῖ (ekeî)
there; by extension, thither
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: εἰρήνη (eirḗnē)
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
Hebrew: ʼalmônîy
some one (i.e. so and so, without giving the name of the person or place)
Hebrew: ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
Parallel theme
Zechariah 7:14
Micah 7:13
Jeremiah 10:22
Ezekiel 7:23
References Lord
Ezekiel 6:14
1 Corinthians 10:28
Verse Explanation
Ezekiel must tell the people that their food and water will be consumed in anxiety because the land will be stripped of its resources due to the violence of those living there.
History
586 BC: The Babylonian siege produced extreme food shortages and suffering in Jerusalem.