22
“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםwhat isמָהthisהַזֶּהproverbהַמָּשָׁלthat you haveלָכֶםconcerning the groundעַל אַדְמַתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלsaying,לֵאמֹר‘The daysהַיָּמִיםgrow long,יַאַרְכוּand everyוְ כָּלvisionחָזוֹןperishes’?אָבַד
Ezekiel 12:22
Study it in the app““Son of man, what is this proverb that you have concerning the ground of Israel, saying, ‘The days grow long, and every vision perishes’?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 12:22, 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- proverbמָּשָׁלmashal
proverb
A short, wise saying.
Where else “mashal” appears- concerning the groundאַדְמַתadmat
soil
Farmland, or dust.
Where else “admat” 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- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- ‘The daysיָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- grow longיַאַרְכוּyaarchu
be long, prolong
Be long, last long; prolong.
Where else “yaarchu” appears- visionחָזוֹןchazon
vision
Vision: what God makes a prophet see or understand; by extension, his message.
Where else “chazon” appears- perishes’אָבַדavad
perish
To die, be ruined.
Where else “avad” appears
The context
21And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
22 · This verse (above)
23Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: I will make this proverb cease, and they will not use it as a proverb anymore in Israel.’ But say to them, ‘The days have drawn near, and the word of every vision.