The Meaning of Ezekiel 8:8 Explained

Ezekiel 8:8

KJV: Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.

YLT: and He saith unto me, 'Son of man, dig, I pray thee, through the wall;' and I dig through the wall, and lo, an opening.

Darby: And he said unto me, Son of man, dig now through the wall; and I digged through the wall, and behold, a door.

ASV: Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold, a door.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then said  he unto me, Son  of man,  dig  now in the wall:  and when I had digged  in the wall,  behold a  door. 

What does Ezekiel 8:8 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 8

1  Ezekiel, in a vision of God at Jerusalem
5  is shown the image of jealousy
7  the chambers of imagery
13  the mourners for Tammuz
16  the worshippers toward the sun
17  God's wrath for their idolatry

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 8:8 mean?

And He said to me Son of man dig now into the wall And when I dug into the wall and there was door a
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י בֶּן־ אָדָ֖ם חֲתָר־ נָ֣א בַקִּ֑יר וָאֶחְתֹּ֣ר בַּקִּ֔יר וְהִנֵּ֖ה פֶּ֥תַח אֶחָֽד

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר  And  He  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלַ֔י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
בֶּן־  Son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אָדָ֖ם  of  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
חֲתָר־  dig 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: חָתַר  
Sense: to dig, row.
נָ֣א  now 
Parse: Interjection
Root: נָא  
Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
בַקִּ֑יר  into  the  wall 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קִיר  
Sense: wall, side.
וָאֶחְתֹּ֣ר  And  when  I  dug 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: חָתַר  
Sense: to dig, row.
בַּקִּ֔יר  into  the  wall 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קִיר  
Sense: wall, side.
וְהִנֵּ֖ה  and  there  was 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
פֶּ֥תַח  door 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֶּתַח  
Sense: opening, doorway, entrance.

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