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Sayאֱמֹרto them,אֲלֵיהֶם‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהֹוִהThe chiefהַנָּשִׂיאis thisהַזֶּהburdenהַמַּשָּׂאin Jerusalem,בִּירוּשָׁלִַםand allוְכָלthe houseבֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwhoאֲשֶׁר הֵמָּהare in their midst.’בְתוֹכָם
Ezekiel 12:10
Study it in the app“Say to them, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: The chief is this burden in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel who are in their midst.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 12:10, 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- YHWHיְהֹוִהyehovi
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 “yehovi” appears- The chiefנָּשִׂיאnasi
chief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nasi” appears- burdenמַּשָּׂאmasa
oracle
A weighty message from God that a prophet carries, an oracle.
Where else “masa” appears- in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- are in their midst.’תוֹכָtocha
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “tocha” appears
Translation note
“The chief … this burden”: in Hebrew nasi (“chief”) and massa (“burden,” also “oracle”) sound alike; the chief can be understood as Zedekiah, king of Jerusalem.
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
9“Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’
10 · This verse (above)
11Say, ‘I am your wonder; as I have done, so it will be done to them; into exile, into captivity they will go.’