Ezekiel 11:17

“Therefore 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.’”

Ezekiel 11:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 11:17, 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 will gatherקִבַּצְתִּיkibatsti

gather

To bring people to one place, or to come together there.

Where else “kibatsti” appears
the peoplesעַמִּיםamim

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

Where else “amim” appears
and assembleאָסַפְתִּיasafti

assemble

To bring people together in one place.

Where else “asafti” appears
the landsאֲרָצוֹתaratsot

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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you have been dispersedנְפֹצוֹתֶםnefotsotem

scatter

To scatter people over many places, as a punishment.

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and I will giveנָתַתִּיnatati

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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the groundאַדְמַתadmat

soil

Farmland, or dust.

Where else “admat” appears
of Israel.’יִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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The context

16Therefore 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.’

17 · This verse (above)

18And they will come there, and remove all its detestable things and all its abominations from it.

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