The Meaning of Ezekiel 33:32 Explained

Ezekiel 33:32

KJV: And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

YLT: And lo, thou art to them as a singer of doting loves, A pleasant voice, and playing well on an instrument, And they have heard thy words, and they are not doing them.

Darby: And behold, thou art unto them as a lovely song, a pleasant voice, and one that playeth well on an instrument; and they hear thy words, but they do them not.

ASV: And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And, lo, thou [art] unto them as a very lovely  song  of one that hath a pleasant  voice,  and can play well  on an instrument:  for they hear  thy words,  but they do  them not. 

What does Ezekiel 33:32 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 33

1  According to the duty of a watchman in warning the people
7  Ezekiel is admonished of his duty
10  God shows the justice of his ways toward the penitent and toward revolters
17  He maintains his justice
21  Upon the news of the taking of Jerusalem
25  he prophecies the desolation of the land
30  God's judgment upon the mockers of the prophets

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 33:32 mean?

And indeed you [are] to them as a song of very lovely one who has a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument and for they hear - your words but they do do not them
וְהִנְּךָ֤ לָהֶם֙ כְּשִׁ֣יר עֲגָבִ֔ים יְפֵ֥ה ק֖וֹל וּמֵטִ֣ב נַגֵּ֑ן וְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ אֶת־ דְּבָרֶ֔יךָ וְעֹשִׂ֥ים אֵינָ֖ם אוֹתָֽם

וְהִנְּךָ֤  And  indeed  you  [are] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection, second person masculine singular
Root: הֵן  
Sense: behold, lo, though hypothetical part.
לָהֶם֙  to  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
כְּשִׁ֣יר  as  a  song 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שִׁיר 
Sense: song.
עֲגָבִ֔ים  of  very  lovely 
Parse: Noun, common plural
Root: עֲגָבִים  
Sense: (sensuous) love.
יְפֵ֥ה  one  who  has  a  pleasant 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular construct
Root: יָפֶה  
Sense: fair, beautiful, handsome.
ק֖וֹל  voice 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
וּמֵטִ֣ב  and  can  play  well  on 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: יָטַב  
Sense: to be good, be pleasing, be joyful, be beneficial, be pleasant, be favourable, be happy, be right.
נַגֵּ֑ן  an  instrument 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: נָגַן  
Sense: to play or strike strings, play a stringed instrument.
וְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙  and  for  they  hear 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
דְּבָרֶ֔יךָ  your  words 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
וְעֹשִׂ֥ים  but  they  do 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
אֵינָ֖ם  do  not 
Parse: Adverb, third person masculine plural
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.

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