King James Version

Ezekiel 7:24

Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.

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וְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙vehevetiand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and to come”, a completed action in a sequenceH935to 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,…רָעֵ֣יraebadרַעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct — “bad”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…גוֹיִ֔םgoyimGentileגּוֹיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.וְיָרְשׁ֖וּveyareshvand expelיָרַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and expel”, a completed action in a sequenceH3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruincast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have)…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).בָּֽתֵּיהֶ֑םbateyhemfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙vehishbatiand ceaseשָׁבַתconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and cease”, a completed action in a sequenceH7673to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)(cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.גְּא֣וֹןgeonmajestyגָּאוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “majesty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1347{arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.עַזִּ֔יםazimstrongעַזadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “strong”, the ordinary formH5794strong, vehement, harshfierce, [phrase] greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.וְנִחֲל֖וּvenichalvand beginחָלַלconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and begin”, a completed action in a sequenceH2490properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)begin ([idiom] men began), defile, [idiom] break, defile, [idiom] eat (as common things), [idiom] first, [idiom] gather the grape thereof, [idiom] take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute…מְקַֽדְשֵׁיהֶֽםmeqadsheyhemappointקָדַשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “appoint”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6942to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), [idiom] wholly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Wherefore I will bring the worst of the nations, and they shall possess their houses; I will also make the pride of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be profaned.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wherefore I will bring the worst of the nations, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pride of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be profaned.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have brought in the wicked of the nations, And they have possessed their houses, And I have caused to cease the excellency of the strong, And polluted have been those sanctifying them.

World English Bible

Therefore I will bring the worst of the nations, and they will possess their houses. I will also make the pride of the strong to cease. Their holy places will be profaned.

Darby Translation

Therefore will I bring the worst of the nations, and they shall possess their houses; and I will make the pride of the strong to cease; and their sanctuaries shall be profaned.

Douay-Rheims

And I will bring the worse of the nations, and they shall possess their houses: and I will make the pride of the mighty to cease, and they shall possess their sanctuary.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Wherefore I will bring the worst of the nations, and they shall possess their houses; I will also make the pride of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be profaned.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will turn back the boasting of their strength; and their holy things shall be defiled.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀποστρέψω τὸ φρύαγμα τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτῶν, καὶ μιανθήσεται τὰ ἅγια αὐτῶν.