The Meaning of Ezekiel 7:1 Explained

Ezekiel 7:1

KJV: Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

YLT: And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, 'And thou, son of man, Thus said the Lord Jehovah to the ground of Israel:

Darby: And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

ASV: Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Moreover the word  of the LORD  came unto me, saying, 

What does Ezekiel 7:1 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The Lord"s word came to Ezekiel again (cf. Ezekiel 6:1). This verse serves as a heading for the oracles that make up the rest of the chapter.

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 7

1  The final desolation of Israel
16  The mournful repentance from that escape
20  The enemies defile the sanctuary because of the Israelites' abominations
23  Under the type of a chain is shown the miserable captivity of all orders of men

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 7:1 mean?

Moreover came the word of Yahweh to me saying
וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־ יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר

וַיְהִ֥י  Moreover  came 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
דְבַר־  the  word 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
יְהוָ֖ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֵלַ֥י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
לֵאמֹֽר  saying 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.

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