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Ezekiel 21:29

Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Ezekiel 21:34.

בַּחֲז֥וֹתbachazotin beholdחָזָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “in behold”, the to-form of the verbH2372to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have avision ofbehold, look, prophesy, provide, see.לָךְ֙lakhetoלָךְ֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toשָׁ֔וְאshavefalseשָׁוְאnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “false”, the ordinary formH7723evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.בִּקְסָםbiqsamin divineקָסַםpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “in divine”, the to-form of the verbH7080properly, to distribute, i.e. determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divinedivine(-r, -ation), prudent, soothsayer, use (divination).לָ֖ךְlakhetoלָ֖ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toכָּזָ֑בkazavdeceitfulכָּזָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “deceitful”, the ordinary formH3577falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)deceitful, false, leasing, + liar, lie, lying.לָתֵ֣תlatetto giveנָתַןpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to give”, the to-form of the verbH5414to 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…אוֹתָ֗ךְotakheobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “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).אֶֽלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).צַוְּארֵי֙tsavreneckצַוָּארnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “neck”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6677the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)neck.חַֽלְלֵ֣יchallekillחָלָלadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct — “kill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2491pierced (especially to death); figuratively, pollutedkill, profane, slain (man), [idiom] slew, (deadly) wounded.רְשָׁעִ֔יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…בָּ֣אbato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…יוֹמָ֔םyomamas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…בְּעֵ֖תbeetin whenעֵתpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in when”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.עֲוֺ֥ןaonfaultעָוֺןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.קֵֽץqetsborderקֵץnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “border”, the ordinary formH7093an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after[phrase] after, (utmost) border, end, (in-) finite, [idiom] process.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(21-34) While they see falsehood unto thee, while they divine lies unto thee, to lay thee upon the necks of the wicked that are to be slain, whose day is come, in the time of the iniquity of the end!

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American Standard Version (1901)

while they see for thee false visions, while they divine lies unto thee, to lay thee upon the necks of the wicked that are deadly wounded, whose day is come in the time of the iniquity of the end.

Young’s Literal Translation

In the seeing for thee of a vain thing, In the divining for thee of a lie, To put thee on the necks of the wounded of the wicked, whose day hath come, In the time of the iniquity of the end.

World English Bible

while they see for you false visions, while they divine lies to you, to lay you on the necks of the wicked who are deadly wounded, whose day has come in the time of the iniquity of the end.

Darby Translation

whilst they see vanity for thee, whilst they divine a lie unto thee, to lay thee upon the necks of the wicked that are slain, whose day is come at the time of the iniquity of the end.

Douay-Rheims

Whilst they see vain things in thy regard, and they divine lies: to bring thee upon the necks of the wicked that are wounded, whose appointed day is come in the time of iniquity.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(21-34) While they see falsehood unto thee, while they divine lies unto thee, to lay thee upon the necks of the wicked that are to be slain, whose day is come, in the time of the iniquity of the end!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

While thou art seeing vain visions , and while thou art prophesying falsehoods, to bring thyself upon the necks of ungodly transgressors, the day is come, even an end, in a season of iniquity.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐν τῇ ὁράσει σου τῇ ματαίᾳ, καὶ ἐν τῷ μαντεύεσθαί σε ψευδῆ, τοῦ παραδοῦναί σε ἐπὶ τραχήλους τραυματιῶν ἀνόμων, ἥκει ἡ ἡμέρα ἐν καιρῷ ἀδικίας, πέρας.