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Ezekiel 29:4

But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.

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וְנָתַתִּ֤יvenatatiand 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…חחייםchchyymbraceletחָחnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “bracelet”, the ordinary formH2397a ring for the nose (or lips)bracelet, chain, hook.חַחִים֙chachimbraceletחָחnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “bracelet”, the ordinary formH2397a ring for the nose (or lips)bracelet, chain, hook.בִּלְחָיֶ֔יךָbilchayeykhain cheekלְחִיpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in cheek”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3895the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bonecheek (bone), jaw (bone).וְהִדְבַּקְתִּ֥יvehidbaqtiand abide fastדָּבַקconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and abide fast”, a completed action in a sequenceH1692properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuitabide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.דְגַתdegatfishדָּגָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “fish”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1710{a fish (often used collectively)}fish.יְאֹרֶ֖יךָyeoreykhariverיְאֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “river”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2975a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyriabrook, flood, river, stream.בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֑יךָbeqasqesoteykhain mailקַשְׂקֶשֶׂתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in mail”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7193a scale (of a fish); hence a coat of mail (as composed of or covered with jointed plates of metal)mail, scale.וְהַעֲלִיתִ֨יךָ֙vehaalitikhaand ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and ascend up”, a completed action in a sequenceH5927to 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…מִתּ֣וֹךְmitokhefrom amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).יְאֹרֶ֔יךָyeoreykhariverיְאֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “river”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2975a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyriabrook, flood, river, stream.וְאֵת֙veetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).דְּגַ֣תdegatfishדָּגָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “fish”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1710{a fish (often used collectively)}fish.יְאֹרֶ֔יךָyeoreykhariverיְאֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “river”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2975a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyriabrook, flood, river, stream.בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֖יךָbeqasqesoteykhain mailקַשְׂקֶשֶׂתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in mail”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7193a scale (of a fish); hence a coat of mail (as composed of or covered with jointed plates of metal)mail, scale.תִּדְבָּֽקtidbaqabide fastדָּבַקverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “abide fast”, an unfinished actionH1692properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuitabide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales; and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales; and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, with all the fish of thy rivers which stick unto thy scales.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have put hooks in thy jaws, And I have caused the fish of thy floods to cleave to thy scales, And I have caused thee to come up from the midst of thy floods, And every fish of thy floods to thy scales doth cleave.

World English Bible

I will put hooks in your jaws, and I will make the fish of your rivers stick to your scales. I will bring you up out of the middle of your rivers, with all the fish of your rivers which stick to your scales.

Darby Translation

And I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales;

Douay-Rheims

But I will put a bridle in thy jaws: and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick to thy scales: and I will draw thee out of the midst of thy rivers, and all thy fish shall stick to thy scales.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy river to stick to thy sides, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy river:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγὼ δώσω παγίδας εἰς τὰς σιαγόνας σου, καὶ προσκολλήσω τοὺς ἰχθῦας τοῦ ποταμοῦ σου πρὸς τὰς πτέρυγάς σου, καὶ ἀνάξω σε ἐκ μέσου τοῦ ποταμοῦ σου,