Ezekiel 17:19
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כֵּן
kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
חָיָה
châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
שְׁבוּעָה
shᵉbûwʻâh
properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath
בְּרִית
bᵉrîyth
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
שָׁבַר
shâbar
to burst (literally or figuratively)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →חָיָה châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Study H2421 →בְּרִית bᵉrîyth
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
Study H1285 →רֹאשׁ rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Study H7218 →Cross References
Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
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