Ezekiel 26:20
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living;”
צְבִי
The deer does not philosophise about water. It simply knows it needs it and runs toward it. The psalmist in the middle of exile, surrounded by enemies, uses this image — my whole being runs toward You the way a deer runs to water. Thirst for God is not weakness. It is the most honest thing a soul can do.
יָרַד
those who have gone down of
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יָרַד
those who have gone down of
to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
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חַי
the living
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חַי
Life, living. Chay. The quality of being alive. The same root as Chayim, life in its fullness. God breathed chay into Adam's nostrils and he became a living soul.
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יָשַׁב
you will remain
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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מַעַן
so that
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מַעַן
properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
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עַם
a people of
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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עוֹלָם
antiquity
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עוֹלָם
Forever, eternity, everlasting. Olam. God's love endures forever. It had no beginning and will have no end.
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תַּחְתִּי
the lowest parts
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תַּחְתִּי
lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb)
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