Ezekiel 12:2
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Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.
In other translations
Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.
Hebrew words
בֶּן־ben-O son ofH1121אָדָם'adamhumankindH120בְּתוֹךְbetokhin [the] midst ofH8432בֵּית־beit-[the] house ofH1004הַמֶּרִיhameri<the> rebellionH4805אַתָּה'atahyouH859יֹשֵׁבyoshev[are] dwellingH3427אֲשֶׁר'asherwhomH834עֵינַיִם'einayimeyesH5869לָהֶםlahem[belong] to themלִרְאוֹתlir'otto seeH7200וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808רָאוּra'uthey seeH7200אָזְנַיִם'azenayimearsH241לָהֶםlahem[belong] to themלִשְׁמֹעַlishmoa'to hearH8085וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808שָׁמֵעוּshame'uthey hearH8085כִּיkiforH3588בֵּיתbeit[are] a house ofH1004מְרִיmerirebellionH4805הֵם׃hemtheyH1992
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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