דִּבְלָה
div.lah
H1689
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Hebrew
Riblah
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Hebrew
Language
div.lah names the place marking the extent of the land's devastation in Ezekiel's judgment statement.
The attested use names a place in the statement that the land will be made a devastation extending from the wilderness of Riblah through all the settlements.
Senses in use
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Place marking the reach of devastation · dominant
The proper noun form occurs in the clause defining the extent of the devastated land. In Ezekiel 6:14 the APB renders the statement as devastation "from the wilderness of Riblah throughout all their settlements."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 6:14, the APB presents the term within the geographical phrase "from the wilderness of Riblah." The verse is read as a whole, but the clause places it as the stated point from which devastation extends.