Ezekiel 7:24
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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.So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.
In other translations
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.So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.
Hebrew words
וְהֵבֵאתִיvehevetiand I will bringH935רָעֵיra'ei[the] evil ofH7451גוֹיִםgoyimnationsH1471וְיָרְשׁוּveyareshuand they will take possession ofH3423אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בָּתֵּיהֶםbateihemhouses theirH1004וְהִשְׁבַּתִּיvehishbatiand I will put an end toH7673גְּאוֹןge'on[the] pride ofH1347עַזִּים'azimmighty [ones]H5794וְנִחֲלוּvenichaluand they will be profanedH2490מְקַדְשֵׁיהֶם׃mekadsheihemsanctuaries theirH4720
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