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1 He said to me, Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.
2 The Spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard him who spoke to me.
3 He said to me, Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a nation of rebels who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me even to this very day.
4 The children are impudent and stiff-hearted: I am sending you to them; and you shall tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh.
5 They, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house), yet shall know that there has been a prophet among them.
6 You, son of man, donโt be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: donโt be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
7 You shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious.
8 But you, son of man, hear what I tell you; donโt be rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat that which I give you.
9 When I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me; and, behold, a scroll of a book was therein;
10 He spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
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Ezekiel 2 study resources: word-by-word Hebrew interlinear with Strong's numbers, 25 cross-references, 3 Early-Church citations.
Cross-references in Ezekiel 2 (25)
- v.6 Jeremiah 1:8
- v.6 Isaiah 51:12
- v.6 1 Peter 3:14
- v.8 Revelation 10:9
- v.2 Ezekiel 3:24
- v.6 2 Timothy 1:7
- v.6 Luke 10:19
- v.5 Ezekiel 33:33
- v.8 Jeremiah 15:16
- v.6 Jeremiah 1:17
- v.6 Matthew 10:28
- v.6 Micah 7:4
- v.1 Daniel 10:11
- v.5 Ezekiel 3:27
- v.6 Ezekiel 3:8-9
- v.7 Jeremiah 23:28
- v.5 John 15:22
- v.5 Matthew 10:12-15
- v.6 Micah 3:8
- v.6 Jeremiah 18:18
- v.7 Ezekiel 3:17
- v.7 Ezekiel 2:5
- v.7 Ezekiel 3:10
- v.7 Jeremiah 1:7
- v.8 Isaiah 50:5
Hebrew interlinear — Ezekiel 2:1–10 (156 words)
- ืึทืึผึนึืืึถืจwayyลสพmeramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- ืึตืึธึืสพฤlฤyel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- ืึผึถืbenben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
- ืึธืึธืึสพฤdฤmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
- ืขึฒืึนึฃืสฟฤmลd`amad: to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)H5975
- ืขึทืสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- ืจึทืึฐืึถึืืึธraglรชkฤregel: a foot (as used in walking); (by implication) a stepH7272
- ืึทืึฒืึทืึผึตึืจwaสพฤdabbฤrdabar: perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speakH1696
- ืึนืชึธึฝืึฐืสพลtฤketh: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึทืชึผึธึงืึนืwattฤbลสพbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
- ืึดึฃืbรฎ
- ืจึืึผืึทrรปaแธฅruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
- ืึผึทึฝืึฒืฉืึถืจึkaสพฤลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
- ืึผึดืึผึถึฃืจdibberdabar: perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speakH1696
- ืึตืึทึืสพฤlayel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- ืึทืชึผึทืขึฒืึดืึตึื ึดืwattaสฟฤmidฤnรฎ`amad: to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)H5975
- ืขึทืสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- ืจึทืึฐืึธึืraglฤyregel: a foot (as used in walking); (by implication) a stepH7272
- ืึธืึถืฉืึฐืึทึืขwฤสพeลกmaสฟshama`: to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085
- ืึตึืชสพฤteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึดืึผึทืึผึตึฅืจmiddabbฤrdabar: perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speakH1696
- ืึตืึธึฝืืสพฤlฤyel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- ืึทืึผึนึฃืืึถืจwayyลสพmeramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- ืึตืึทึืสพฤlayel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- ืึผึถืbenben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
- ืึธืึธืึสพฤdฤmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
- ืฉืืึนืึตึจืึทลกรดlฤaแธฅshalach: to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)H7971
- ืึฒื ึดึคืสพฤnรฎaniy: IH589
- ืึฝืึนืชึฐืึธึสพรดtฤkฤeth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึถืสพelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- ืึผึฐื ึตึฃืbฤnรชben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
- ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตึืyiลrฤสพฤlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
- ืึถืสพelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- ืึผืึนืึดึฅืgรดyimgowy: a foreign nation; (hence) a GentileH1471
- ืึทืึผืึนืจึฐืึดึืืhammรดrฤdรฎmmarad: to rebelH4775
- ืึฒืฉืึถึฃืจสพฤลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
- ืึธืจึฐืืึผmordรปmarad: to rebelH4775
- ืึดึืbรฎ
- ืึตึคืึผึธืhฤmmรขhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
- ืึทืึฒืืึนืชึธืึwaสพฤbรดtฤmab: fatherH1
- ืคึผึธึฃืฉืึฐืขืึผpฤลกฤสฟรปpasha`: to break away (from just authority), i.e. trespass, apostatize, quarrelH6586
- ืึดึืbรฎ
- ืขึทืสฟad`ad: (properly) a (peremptory) terminusH5704
- ืขึถึืฆึถืสฟeแนฃem`etsem: a bone (as strong); by extension, the bodyH6106
- ืึทืึผึฅืึนืhayyรดmyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
- ืึทืึผึถึฝืืhazzezeh: the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thatH2088
- ืึฐืึทืึผึธื ึดึืืwฤhabbฤnรฎmben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
- ืงึฐืฉืึตึคืqฤลกรชqasheh: severe (in various applications)H7186
- ืคึธื ึดืืึpฤnรฎmpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
- ืึฐืึดืึฐืงึตืwฤแธฅizqรชchazaq: strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)H2389
- ืึตึืlฤbleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
- ืึฒื ึดึืสพฤnรฎaniy: IH589
- ืฉืืึนืึตึฅืึทลกรดlฤaแธฅshalach: to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)H7971
- ืืึนืชึฐืึธึสพรดtฤkฤeth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึฒืึตืืึถึืสพฤlรชhemel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- ืึฐืึธืึทืจึฐืชึผึธึฃwฤสพฤmartฤamar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- ืึฒืึตืืึถึืสพฤlรชhemel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- ืึผึนึฅืkลkoh: (properly) like this; (by implication, of manner) thus (or so)H3541
- ืึธืึทึืจสพฤmaramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- ืึฒืึนื ึธึฅืสพฤdลnฤyAdonay: the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)H136
- ืึฐืืึนึดึฝืืyฤhรดiYhovih: GodH3069
- ืึฐืึตึืึผึธืึwฤhฤmmฤhhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
- ืึดืสพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
- ืึดืฉืึฐืึฐืขึฃืึผyiลกmฤสฟรปshama`: to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085
- ืึฐืึดืwฤสพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
- ืึถืึฐืึผึธึืืึผyeแธฅdฤlรปchadal: (properly) to be flabby; (by implication) desistH2308
- ืึผึดึืkรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- ืึผึตึฅืืชbรชtbayith: a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)H1004
- ืึฐืจึดึืmฤrรฎmriy: bitterness; (figuratively) rebellionH4805
- ืึตึืึผึธืhฤmmรขhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
- ืึฐืึธึฃืึฐืขึืึผwฤyฤdฤสฟรปyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
- ืึผึดึฅืkรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- ื ึธืึดึืืnฤbรฎสพnabiy': a prophet; (generally) inspired manH5030
- ืึธืึธึฅืhฤyรขhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
- ืึฐืชืึนืึธึฝืืbฤtรดkฤmtavek: a bisection; (by implication) the centreH8432
- ืึฐืึทืชึผึธึฃืwฤสพattรขattah: thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youH859
- ืึถืbenben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
- ืึธึ ืึธืสพฤdomadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
- ืึทืสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
- ืชึผึดืืจึธึจืtรฎrฤสพyare': to fear; morally, to revereH3372
- ืึตืึถึืmฤhemhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
- ืึผืึดืึผึดืึฐืจึตืืึถึฃืรปmiddibrรชhemdabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
- ืึทืสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
- ืชึผึดืืจึธึืtรฎrฤสพyare': to fear; morally, to revereH3372
- ืึผึดึฃืkรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- ืกึธืจึธืึดึคืืsฤrฤbรฎmcarab: a thistleH5621
- ืึฐืกึทืึผืึนื ึดืืึwฤsallรดnรฎmcillown: a prickle (as if pendulous)H5544
- ืืึนืชึธึืึฐสพรดtฤketh: (properly) nearness; (used only as a preposition or an adverb) nearH854
- ืึฐืึถืwฤสพelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- ืขึทืงึฐืจึทืึผึดึืืสฟaqrabbรฎm`aqrab: a scorpion; (figuratively) a scourge or knotted whipH6137
- ืึทืชึผึธึฃืสพattรขattah: thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youH859
- ืืึนืฉืึตึืyรดลกฤbyashab: (properly) to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet)H3427
- ืึดืึผึดืึฐืจึตืืึถึคืmiddibrรชhemdabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
- ืึทืสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
- ืชึผึดืืจึธืึtรฎrฤสพyare': to fear; morally, to revereH3372
- ืึผืึดืคึผึฐื ึตืืึถึฃืรปmippฤnรชhempaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
- ืึทืสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
- ืชึผึตืึธึืชtฤแธฅฤtchathath: (properly) to prostrate; (hence) to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by...H2865
- ืึผึดึืkรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- ืึผึตึฅืืชbรชtbayith: a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)H1004
- ืึฐืจึดึืmฤrรฎmriy: bitterness; (figuratively) rebellionH4805
- ืึตึฝืึผึธืืhฤmmรขhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
- ืึฐืึดืึผึทืจึฐืชึผึธึคwฤdibbartฤdabar: perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speakH1696
- ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึผึฐืึธืจึทืึdฤbฤraydabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
- ืึฒืึตืืึถึืสพฤlรชhemel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- ืึดึฝืสพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
- ืึดืฉืึฐืึฐืขึืึผyiลกmฤสฟรปshama`: to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085
- ืึฐืึดืwฤสพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
- ืึถืึฐืึผึธึืืึผyeแธฅdฤlรปchadal: (properly) to be flabby; (by implication) desistH2308
- ืึผึดึฅืkรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- ืึฐืจึดึืmฤrรฎmriy: bitterness; (figuratively) rebellionH4805
- ืึตึฝืึผึธืืhฤmmรขhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
- ืึฐืึทืชึผึธึฃืwฤสพattรขattah: thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youH859
- ืึถืbenben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
- ืึธืึธึืสพฤdฤmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
- ืฉืึฐืึทืขึลกฤmaสฟshama`: to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085
- ืึตึคืชสพฤteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึฒืฉืึถืจสพฤลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
- ืึฒื ึดืึสพฤniyaniy: IH589
- ืึฐืึทืึผึตึฃืจmฤdabbฤrdabar: perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speakH1696
- ืึตืึถึืืึธสพฤlรชkฤel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- ืึทืสพalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
- ืชึผึฐืึดืtฤhรฎhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
- ืึถึืจึดืmerรฎmriy: bitterness; (figuratively) rebellionH4805
- ืึผึฐืึตึฃืืชkฤbรชtbayith: a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)H1004
- ืึทืึผึถึืจึดืhammerรฎmriy: bitterness; (figuratively) rebellionH4805
- ืคึผึฐืฆึตึฃืpฤแนฃฤpatsah: to rend, i.e. open (especially the mouth)H6475
- ืคึดึืืึธpรฎkฤpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
- ืึถืึฑืึนึืweสพฤkลlakal: to eat (literally or figuratively)H398
- ืึตึฅืชสพฤteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึฒืฉืึถืจสพฤลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
- ืึฒื ึดึืสพฤnรฎaniy: IH589
- ื ึนืชึตึฅืnลtฤnnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
- ืึตืึถึฝืืึธืสพฤlรชkฤel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- ืึธืึถืจึฐืึถึืwฤสพerสพera'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
- ืึฐืึดื ึผึตืwฤhinnฤhinneh: lo!H2009
- ืึธึืyฤdyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
- ืฉืึฐืืึผืึธึฃืลกฤlรปแธฅรขshalach: to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)H7971
- ืึตืึธึืสพฤlฤyel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- ืึฐืึดื ึผึตืwฤhinnฤhinneh: lo!H2009
- ืึืึนbรด
- ืึฐืึดืึผึทืชmฤgillatmgillah: a rollH4039
- ืกึตึฝืคึถืจืsฤpercepher: (properly) writing (the art or a document)H5612
- ืึทืึผึดืคึฐืจึนึคืฉืwayyiprลลparas: to break apart, disperse, etcH6566
- ืืึนืชึธืึผึสพรดtฤheth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึฐืคึธื ึทึืlฤpฤnaypaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
- ืึฐืึดึฅืืwฤhรฎสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
- ืึฐืชืึผืึธึืkฤtรปbรขkathab: to engrave, carve; (by implication) to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)H3789
- ืคึผึธื ึดึฃืืpฤnรฎmpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
- ืึฐืึธืึืึนืจwฤสพฤแธฅรดrachowr: the hinder part; (hence, adverbly) behind, backwardH268
- ืึฐืึธืชึฃืึผืwฤkฤtรปbkathab: to engrave, carve; (by implication) to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)H3789
- ืึตืึถึืืึธสพฤlรชhฤel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- ืงึดื ึดึฅืืqinรฎmqiynah: a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments)H7015
- ืึธืึถึืึถืwฤhegehegeh: a muttering (in sighing, thought, or as thunder)H1899
- ืึธืึดึฝืืwฤhรฎhiy: lamentationH1958
Strong's words in Ezekiel 2 (6)
- Strong's H1121 — ืึผึถื (ben)
- ben (bane) n-m. 1. a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001 H0251, etc.)) [from H1129] KJV: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. Root(s): H1129 See also: H1, H251. Appears 6 times in Ezekiel 2.
- Strong's H1992 — ืึตึคืึผึธื (hฤmmรข)
- hem (haym) (or (prolonged) hemmah {haym'-maw}) p/p. 1. they (only used when emphatic) [masculine plural from H1981] KJV: it, like, X (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, X so, X such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye. Root(s): H1981. Appears 6 times in Ezekiel 2.
- Strong's H1696 — ืึทืึฒืึทืึผึตึืจ (waสพฤdabbฤr)
- dabar (daw-bar') v. 1. perhaps properly, to arrange 2. but used figuratively (of words), to speak 3. rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue [a primitive root] KJV: answer, appoint, bid, command, co. Appears 5 times in Ezekiel 2.
- Strong's H408 — ืึทื (สพal)
- al (al) adv. 1. (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative) 2. (as a noun) nothing (used once in Job 24 [a negative particle (akin to H3808)] KJV: nay, neither, + never, no ,nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than. Root(s): H3808. Appears 5 times in Ezekiel 2.
- Strong's H4805 — ืึฐืจึดึื (mฤrรฎ)
- mriy (mer-ee') n-m. 1. bitterness 2. (figuratively) rebellion 3. (concretely) bitter or rebellious [from H4784] KJV: bitter, (most) rebel(-lion, -lious). Root(s): H4784. Appears 5 times in Ezekiel 2.
- Strong's H120 — ืึธืึธืึ (สพฤdฤm)
- adam (aw-dawm') n-m. 1. ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) [from H119] KJV: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person. Root(s): H119. Appears 4 times in Ezekiel 2.
“Are there not revilings in Ezekiel directed against the people, when the Lord says, โyou dwell among scorpionsโ?”
What the Early Church wrote about Ezekiel 2 (2)
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“The scroll symbolizes the prophets and the apostles. In it the Old Testament was written on the reverse and the New on the obverse. Moreover, the scroll symbolizes the secret, the spiritual teachingโand in such a dignified manner that it may be read on both sides.”
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“I take it to be similar in the case of the book mentioned by Ezekiel, in which had been written lamentation, mourning and woe. The whole book contains the โwoeโ of those perishing, and the โmourningโ of those being saved and the โlamentationโ of those in between.”