Ezekiel 22:30 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	And I sought	וָאֲבַקֵּ֣שׁ	h1245
1		מֵהֶ֡ם	h1992
2	for a man	אִ֣ישׁ	h376
3	among them that should make up	גֹּֽדֵר	h1443
4	the hedge	גָּדֵר֩	h1447
5	and stand	וְעֹמֵ֨ד	h5975
6	in the gap	בַּפֶּ֧רֶץ	h6556
7	before	לְפָנַ֛י	h6440
8		בְּעַ֥ד	h1157
9	me for the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	h776
10		לְבִלְתִּ֣י	h1115
11	that I should not destroy	שַׁחֲתָ֑הּ	h7843
12		וְלֹ֖א	h3808
13	it but I found	מָצָֽאתִי׃	h4672

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And I sought for a man among them, that should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I was looking for a man among them who would make up the wall and take his station in the broken place before me for the land, so that I might not send destruction on it: but there was no one.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the fence, and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.

World English Bible (WEB)

I sought for a man among them, who should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And I seek of them a man making a fence, And standing in the breach before Me, In behalf of the land -- not to destroy it, And I have not found.