Ezekiel 13:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"O Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
your prophetsנְבִיאֶ֥יךָ
(ne·vi·'ei·cha)
5030: a spokesman, speaker, prophetfrom an unused word
have beenהָיֽוּ׃
(hai·u.)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
like foxesכְּשֻׁעָלִ֖ים
(ke·shu·'a·lim)
7776: fox, perhaps jackalfrom an unused word
among ruins.בָּחֳרָבֹ֑ות
(ba·cho·ra·vo·vt;)
2723: waste, desolation, ruinfrom chareb


















KJV Lexicon
O Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
thy prophets
nabiy'  (naw-bee')
a prophet or (generally) inspired man -- prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.
are like the foxes
shuw`al  (shoo-awl')
a jackal (as a burrower) -- fox.
in the deserts
chorbah  (khor-baw')
drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation -- decayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"O Israel, your prophets have been like foxes among ruins.

King James Bible
O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Your prophets, Israel, are like jackals among ruins.

International Standard Version
Israel, your prophets have become like foxes among ruins.

NET Bible
Your prophets have become like jackals among the ruins, O Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Israel, your prophets are like foxes among the ruins [of a city].

King James 2000 Bible
O Israel, your prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
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