Ezekiel 21:23
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
It will seem like a false omen to the eyes of those who have sworn allegiance to him, but it will draw attention to their guilt and take them captive.

Young's Literal Translation
And it hath been to them as a false divination in their eyes, Who have sworn oaths to them, And he is causing iniquity to be remembered to be caught.

King James Bible
And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.

Hebrew
It will seem
וְהָיָ֨ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

like
לָהֶ֤ם (lā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

a false
שָׁוְא֙ (šāw)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7080: To distribute, determine by lot, magical scroll, to divine

omen
כִּקְסָם־ (kiq·sām-)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7080: To distribute, determine by lot, magical scroll, to divine

to the eyes
בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם (bə·‘ê·nê·hem)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

of those who have sworn
שְׁבֻעֵ֥י (šə·ḇu·‘ê)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct
Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear

allegiance to him,
שְׁבֻע֖וֹת (šə·ḇu·‘ō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 7621: Something sworn, an oath

but it
וְהֽוּא־ (wə·hū-)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

will draw attention
מַזְכִּ֥יר (maz·kîr)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male

to their guilt
עָוֺ֖ן (‘ā·wōn)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity

and take them captive.
לְהִתָּפֵֽשׂ׃ (lə·hit·tā·p̄êś)
Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8610: To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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