Ezekiel 22:30
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
I searched for
וָאֲבַקֵּ֣שׁ (wā·’ă·ḇaq·qêš)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

a man
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

among them
מֵהֶ֡ם (mê·hem)
Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

to repair
גֹּֽדֵר־ (gō·ḏêr-)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1443: To wall up or off, to build a wall

the wall
גָּדֵר֩ (gā·ḏêr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1447: A circumvallation, an inclosure

and stand
וְעֹמֵ֨ד (wə·‘ō·mêḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

in the gap
בַּפֶּ֧רֶץ (bap·pe·reṣ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6556: A bursting forth, breach

before Me
לְפָנַ֛י (lə·p̄ā·nay)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6440: The face

on behalf of
בְּעַ֥ד (bə·‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for

the land,
הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

so that I should not
לְבִלְתִּ֣י (lə·ḇil·tî)
Preposition-l
Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until

destroy it.
שַׁחֲתָ֑הּ (ša·ḥă·ṯāh)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin

But I found
מָצָֽאתִי׃ (mā·ṣā·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

no one.
וְלֹ֖א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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