The Meaning of Ezekiel 32:14 Explained

Ezekiel 32:14

KJV: Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord GOD.

YLT: Then do I cause their waters to sink, And their rivers as oil I cause to go, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

Darby: Then will I make their waters clear, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord Jehovah.

ASV: Then will I make their waters clear, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then will I make their waters  deep,  and cause their rivers  to run  like oil,  saith  the Lord  GOD. 

What does Ezekiel 32:14 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 32

1  A lamentation for the fearful fall of Egypt
11  The sword of Babylon shall destroy it
17  It shall be brought down to hell, among all the uncircumcised nations

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 32:14 mean?

Then I will make clear their waters and their rivers like oil make run says the Lord GOD
אָ֚ז אַשְׁקִ֣יעַ מֵֽימֵיהֶ֔ם וְנַהֲרוֹתָ֖ם כַּשֶּׁ֣מֶן אוֹלִ֑יךְ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה

אַשְׁקִ֣יעַ  I  will  make  clear 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁקַע  
Sense: to sink, sink down, subside.
מֵֽימֵיהֶ֔ם  their  waters 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
וְנַהֲרוֹתָ֖ם  and  their  rivers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: נָהָר  
Sense: stream, river.
כַּשֶּׁ֣מֶן  like  oil 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁמֶן  
Sense: fat, oil.
אוֹלִ֑יךְ  make  run 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
נְאֻ֖ם  says 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נְאֻם  
Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
אֲדֹנָ֥י  the  Lord 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲדֹנָי  
Sense: my lord, lord.
יְהוִֽה  GOD 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.

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