Ezekiel 21:20
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced."
Word-by-Word Analysis
פָּקַד
pâqad
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
חֶרֶב
chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
רַבָּה
Rabbâh
Rabbah, the name of two places in Palestine, East and West
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
יְהוּדָה
Yᵉhûwdâh
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
מִבְצָר
mibtsâr
a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
Key Terms in This Verse
רַבָּה Rabbâh
Rabbah, the name of two places in Palestine, East and West
Study H7237 →מִבְצָר mibtsâr
a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
Study H4013 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →פָּקַד pâqad
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
Study H6485 →חֶרֶב chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
Study H2719 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Study H1870 →יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
Study H3389 →יְהוּדָה Yᵉhûwdâh
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
Study H3063 →Cross References
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire...
But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four c...
And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couching place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields i...
Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great h...
The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.
And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
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