Ezekiel 25:16
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.”
נָטָה
To incline, to stretch out, to bend. Natah. He inclined His ear to me. God bends down to listen. He positions Himself to hear the faintest cry of His people.
שְׁאֵרִית
the remnant of
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שְׁאֵרִית
Remnant, that which remains. Sheerith. To preserve you a remnant in the earth. God always preserves a remnant. His purposes are never completely destroyed.
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כֹּה
thus
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כֹּה
properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
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יָד
hand/ my
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
the Philistines
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
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הֵן
here/ I
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הֵן
lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
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כְּרֵתִי
the Kerethites
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כְּרֵתִי
a Kerethite or life-guardsman
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חוֹף
the coast of
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חוֹף
a cove (as a sheltered bay)
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יְהֹוִה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוִה
{YHWH}
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