“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםyouאַתָּהare livingיֹשֵׁבin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the rebelliousהַמֶּרִיhouse,בֵּיתwhoאֲשֶׁרhave eyesעֵינַיִם לָהֶםto seeלִרְאוֹתbut do notוְלֹאsee,רָאוּearsאָזְנַיִם לָהֶםto hearלִשְׁמֹעַbut do notוְלֹאhear,שָׁמֵעוּforכִּיthey areהֵםa rebelliousמְרִיhouse.בֵּית
Ezekiel 12:2
Study it in the app““Son of man, you are living in the midst of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see but do not see, ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 12:2, word by word
- “Sonבֶּןben
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ben” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- are livingיֹשֵׁבyoshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshev” appears- in the midstתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- of the rebelliousמֶּרִיmeri
rebellion
Rebellion. "Sons of rebellion" are rebels.
Where else “meri” appears- houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- have eyesעֵינַיִםenayim
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enayim” appears- to seeרְאוֹתreot
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reot” appears- earsאָזְנַיִםaznayim
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “aznayim” appears- to hearשְׁמֹעַshemoa
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shemoa” appears
The context
1And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3And you, son of man, make for yourself baggage for exile, and go into exile by day before their eyes; and you will go into exile from your place to another place before their eyes; perhaps they will see, though they are a rebellious house.