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Ezekiel 23:46

For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will bring up a company upon them, and will give them to be removed and spoiled.

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כִּ֛יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…כֹּ֥הkoalsoכֹּהadverb — “also”H3541properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) nowalso, here, + hitherto, like, on the other side, so (and much), such, on that manner, (on) this (manner, side, way, way and that way), + mean while, yonder.אָמַ֖רamarsayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֲדֹנָ֣יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, 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.יְהוִ֑הyehviGodיְהֹוִהnoun, proper name — “God”H3069{YHWH}God.הַעֲלֵ֤הhaalehascend upעָלָהverb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “ascend up”, the verb used for emphasisH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…עֲלֵיהֶם֙aleyhemaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…קָהָ֔לqahalassemblyקָהָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “assembly”, the ordinary formH6951assemblage (usually concretely)assembly, company, congregation, multitude.וְנָתֹ֥ןvenatonand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, infinitive absolute — “and give”, the verb used for emphasisH5414to 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…אֶתְהֶ֖ןethenobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “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).לְזַעֲוָ֥הlezaavahto troubleזַעֲוָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to trouble”, the ordinary formH2189agitation, maltreatment[idiom] removed, trouble.וְלָבַֽזvelavazand to bootyבַּזconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and to booty”, the ordinary formH957plunderbooty, prey, spoil(-ed).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For thus saith the Lord GOD: An assembly shall be brought up against them, and they shall be made a horror and a spoil.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will bring up a company against them, and will give them to be tossed to and fro and robbed.

Young’s Literal Translation

For thus said the Lord Jehovah: Bring up against them an assembly, And give them to trembling and to spoiling.

World English Bible

“For the Lord Yahweh says: ‘I will bring up a mob against them, and will give them to be tossed back and forth and robbed.

Darby Translation

For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will bring up an assemblage against them, and will give them to be driven hither and thither and spoiled.

Douay-Rheims

For thus saith the Lord God: Bring a multitude upon them, and deliver them over to tumult and rapine:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For thus saith the Lord GOD: An assembly shall be brought up against them, and they shall be made a horror and a spoil.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thus saith the Lord God, Bring up a multitude upon them, and send trouble and plunder into the midst of them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τάδε λέγει Κύριος Κύριος, ἀνάγαγε ἐπʼ αὐτὰς ὄχλον, καὶ δὸς ἐν αὐταῖς ταραχὴν καὶ διαρπαγὴν,