The Meaning of Ezekiel 24:25 Explained

Ezekiel 24:25

KJV: Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,

YLT: And thou, son of man, Is it not in the day of My taking from them their strength, The joy of their beauty, the desire of their eyes, And the song of their soul, Their sons and their daughters?

Darby: And thou, son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereunto they lift up their soul, their sons and their daughters,

ASV: And thou, son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their heart, their sons and their daughters,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Also, thou son  of man,  [shall it] not [be] in the day  when I take  from them their strength,  the joy  of their glory,  the desire  of their eyes,  and that whereupon they set  their minds,  their sons  and their daughters, 

What does Ezekiel 24:25 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 24

1  Under the parable of a boiling pot
6  is shown the irrevocable destruction of Jerusalem
15  By the sign of Ezekiel not mourning for the death of his wife
19  is shown the calamity of the Jews to be beyond all sorrow

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 24:25 mean?

And you son of man [will [it] [be] not in the day when I take from them - their stronghold their joy and their glory the desire of their eyes and that on which they set their minds their sons and their daughters
וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־ אָדָ֔ם הֲל֗וֹא בְּי֨וֹם קַחְתִּ֤י מֵהֶם֙ אֶת־ מָ֣עוּזָּ֔ם מְשׂ֖וֹשׂ תִּפְאַרְתָּ֑ם מַחְמַ֤ד עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ וְאֶת־ מַשָּׂ֣א נַפְשָׁ֔ם בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם וּבְנוֹתֵיהֶֽם

וְאַתָּ֣ה  And  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, second person masculine singular
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אָדָ֔ם  of  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
הֲל֗וֹא  [will  [it]  [be]  not 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
בְּי֨וֹם  in  the  day 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
קַחְתִּ֤י  when  I  take 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, first person common singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
מֵהֶם֙  from  them 
Parse: Preposition-m, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
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.
מָ֣עוּזָּ֔ם  their  stronghold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מָעֹוז 
Sense: place or means of safety, protection, refuge, stronghold.
מְשׂ֖וֹשׂ  their  joy 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מָשֹׂושׂ 
Sense: exultation, joy, rejoicing.
תִּפְאַרְתָּ֑ם  and  their  glory 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: תִּפְאֶרֶת  
Sense: beauty, splendour, glory.
מַחְמַ֤ד  the  desire 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַחְמָד  
Sense: desire, desirable thing, pleasant thing.
עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙  of  their  eyes 
Parse: Noun, cdc, third person masculine plural
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
מַשָּׂ֣א  that  on  which  they  set 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַשָּׂא 
Sense: load, bearing, tribute, burden, lifting.
נַפְשָׁ֔ם  their  minds 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם  their  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
וּבְנוֹתֵיהֶֽם  and  their  daughters 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.