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Ezekiel 15:8

And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD.

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וְנָתַתִּ֥יvenatatiand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and give”, a completed action in a sequenceH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָאָ֖רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.שְׁמָמָ֑הshemamahdesolateשְׁמָמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “desolate”, the ordinary formH8077devastation; figuratively, astonishment(laid, [idiom] most) desolate(-ion), waste.יַ֚עַןyaanbecauseיַעַןconjunction — “because”H3282properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or causebecause (that), forasmuch ([phrase] as), seeing then, [phrase] that, [phrase] wheras, [phrase] why.מָ֣עֲלוּmaalvtransgressמָעַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “transgress”, a completed actionH4603properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherouslytransgress, (commit, do a) trespass(-ing).מַ֔עַלmaalfalsehoodמַעַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “falsehood”, the ordinary formH4604treachery, i.e. sinfalsehood, grievously, sore, transgression, trespass, [idiom] very.נְאֻ֖םneumsaidנְאֻםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “said”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5002an oracle(hath) said, saith.אֲדֹנָ֥יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.יְהוִֽהyehviGodיְהֹוִהnoun, proper name — “God”H3069{YHWH}God.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I will make the land desolate, because they have acted treacherously, saith the Lord GOD.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have made the land a desolation, Because they have committed a trespass, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'

World English Bible

I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,” says the Lord Yahweh.

Darby Translation

And I will make the land a desolation, because they have wrought unfaithfulness, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

And I shall have made their land a wilderness, and desolate, because they have been transgressors, saith the Lord God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I will make the land desolate, because they have acted treacherously, saith the Lord GOD.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will give up the land to ruin, because they have utterly transgressed, saith the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ δώσω τὴν γῆν εἰς ἀφανισμὸν, ἀνθʼ ὧν παρέπεσον παραπτώματι, λέγει Κύριος.