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Ezekiel 32:8

All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.

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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).מְא֤וֹרֵיmeorelightמָאוֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “light”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3974properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelierbright, light.אוֹר֙orbrightאוֹרnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “bright”, the ordinary formH216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםbashamayimin heavenשָׁמַיִםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in 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).אַקְדִּירֵ֖םaqdirembe blackקָדַרverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be black”, an unfinished actionH6937to 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.עָלֶ֑יךָaleykhaaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “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,…וְנָתַ֤תִּיvenatatiand 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…חֹ֨שֶׁךְ֙choshekhdarkחֹשֶׁךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dark”, the ordinary formH2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickednessdark(-ness), night, obscurity.עַֽלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…אַרְצְךָ֔artsekhaearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.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)

All the bright lights of heaven will I make black over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

All luminaries of light in the heavens, I make black over thee, And I have given darkness over thy land, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah,

World English Bible

I will make all the bright lights of the sky dark over you, and set darkness on your land,” says the Lord Yahweh.

Darby Translation

All the bright lights of the heavens will I make black over thee, and bring darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

I will make all the lights of heaven to mourn over thee: and I will cause darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord God, when thy wounded shall fall in the midst of the land, saith the Lord God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

All the bright lights of heaven will I make black over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

All the bodies that give light in the sky, shall be darkened over thee, and I will bring darkness upon the earth, saith the Lord God.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πάντα τὰ φαίνοντα φῶς ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, συσκοτάσουσιν ἐπὶ σέ· καὶ δώσω σκότος ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, λέγει Κύριος Κύριος.