Thereforeלָכֵןsay,אֱמֹר‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהThoughכִּיI have removed them farהִרְחַקְתִּיםamong the nations,בַּגּוֹיִםand thoughוְכִיI have dispersed themהֲפִיצוֹתִיםamong the lands,בָּאֲרָצוֹתyet I have beenוָאֱהִיto themלָהֶםa sanctuaryלְמִקְדָּשׁfor a little whileמְעַטin the landsבָּאֲרָצוֹתwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםthey have gone.’בָּאוּ
Ezekiel 11:16
Study it in the app“Therefore say, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: Though I have removed them far among the nations, and though I have dispersed them among the lands, yet I have been to them a sanctuary for a little while in the lands where they have gone.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 11:16, word by word
- sayאֱמֹרemor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “emor” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appears- I have removed them farהִרְחַקְתִּיhirchakti
remove
To put something far away, remove it from oneself or from another.
Where else “hirchakti” appears- among the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- I have dispersed themהֲפִיצוֹתִיhafitsoti
scatter
To scatter people over many places, as a punishment.
Where else “hafitsoti” appears- among the landsאֲרָצוֹתaratsot
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “aratsot” appears- yet I have beenאֱהִיehi
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “ehi” appears- a sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmikdash
sanctuary
Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.
Where else “mikdash” appears- for a little whileמְעַטmeat
almost
A short while, or very nearly: barely, by a little.
Where else “meat” appears- they have gone.’בָּאוּbau
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bau” appears
Translation note
“For a little while”: it can also be understood “in a small measure.”
The context
15“Son of man, your brothers, your brothers, the men of your redemption, and all the house of Israel, all of it, are those to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, ‘Go far from YHWH; to us it has been given, the land, as a possession.’
16 · This verse (above)
17Therefore say, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you from the lands where you have been dispersed, and I will give you the ground of Israel.’