King James Version

Ezekiel 32:7

And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.

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וְכִסֵּיתִ֤יvekhiseytiand coverכָּסָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and cover”, a completed action in a sequenceH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).בְכַבּֽוֹתְךָ֙vekhabotekhain quenchכָּבָהpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in quench”, the to-form of the verbH3518to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)go (put) out, quench.שָׁמַ֔יִםshamayimheavenשָׁמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).וְהִקְדַּרְתִּ֖יvehiqdartiand be blackקָדַרconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and be black”, a completed action in a sequenceH6937to be ashy, i.e. darkcolored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)be black(-ish), be (make) dark(-en), [idiom] heavily, (cause to) mourn.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).כֹּֽכְבֵיהֶ֑םkokheveyhemstarכּוֹכָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “star”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3556a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a princestar(-gazer).שֶׁ֚מֶשׁshemeshsunשֶׁמֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “sun”, the ordinary formH8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement[phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).בֶּעָנָ֣ןbeananin cloudעָנָןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in cloud”, the ordinary formH6051a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloudcloud(-y).אֲכַסֶּ֔נּוּakhasenvcoverכָּסָהverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cover”, an unfinished actionH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).וְיָרֵ֖חַveyarechaand moon. Yrechow. See H3405יָרֵחַconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and moon. Yrechow. See H3405”, the ordinary formH3394the moonmoon. Yrechow. See H3405 (יְרִיחוֹ).לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָאִ֥ירyairgloriousאוֹרverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “glorious”, an unfinished actionH215to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)[idiom] break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.אוֹרֽוֹorvobrightאוֹרnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bright”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof black; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heavens, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light.

Young’s Literal Translation

And in quenching thee I have covered the heavens, And have made black their stars, The sun with a cloud I do cover, And the moon causeth not its light to shine.

World English Bible

When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and make its stars dark. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon won’t give its light.

Darby Translation

And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heavens, and make the stars thereof black; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.

Douay-Rheims

And I will cover the heavens, when thou shalt be put out, and I will make the stars thereof dark: I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof black; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will veil the heavens when thou art extinguished, and will darken the stars thereof; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ κατακαλύψω ἐν τῷ σβεσθῆναί σε οὐρανὸν, καὶ συσκοτάσω τὰ ἄστρα αὐτοῦ, ἥλιον ἐν νεφέλῃ καλύψω, καὶ σελήνη οὐ μὴ φάνῃ τὸ φῶς αὐτῆς.