The Meaning of Ezekiel 12:27 Explained

Ezekiel 12:27

KJV: Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.

YLT: Son of man, lo, the house of Israel are saying, The vision that he is seeing is for many days, and of times far off he is prophesying,

Darby: Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days, and he prophesieth of times that are far off.

ASV: Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many day to come, and he prophesieth of times that are far off.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Son  of man,  behold, [they of] the house  of Israel  say,  The vision  that he seeth  [is] for many  days  [to come], and he prophesieth  of the times  [that are] far  off. 

What does Ezekiel 12:27 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 12

1  Under the type of Ezekiel's removing
8  is shown the captivity of Zedekiah
17  Ezekiel's trembling shows the Jews' desolation
21  The Jews' presumptuous proverb is reproved
26  The speediness of the vision

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 12:27 mean?

Son of man look the house of Israel is saying the vision [is] that he sees for days [from now] many and of times far off prophesies
בֶּן־ אָדָ֗ם הִנֵּ֤ה בֵֽית־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֹֽמְרִ֔ים הֶחָז֛וֹן אֲשֶׁר־ ה֥וּא חֹזֶ֖ה לְיָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וּלְעִתִּ֥ים רְחוֹק֖וֹת נִבָּֽא

בֶּן־  Son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אָדָ֗ם  of  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
הִנֵּ֤ה  look 
Parse: Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
בֵֽית־  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
אֹֽמְרִ֔ים  is  saying 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הֶחָז֛וֹן  the  vision  [is] 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חָזׄון  
Sense: vision.
אֲשֶׁר־  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
חֹזֶ֖ה  sees 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: חָזָה  
Sense: to see, perceive, look, behold, prophesy, provide.
לְיָמִ֣ים  for  days  [from  now] 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
רַבִּ֑ים  many 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
וּלְעִתִּ֥ים  and  of  times 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, common plural
Root: עֵת  
Sense: time.
רְחוֹק֖וֹת  far  off 
Parse: Adjective, feminine plural
Root: רָחֹוק  
Sense: remote, far, distant, distant lands, distant ones.
נִבָּֽא  prophesies 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: נָבָא  
Sense: to prophesy.

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