Ezekiel 12:23

“Therefore 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.”

Ezekiel 12:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 12:23, 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 makeהִשְׁבַּתִּיhishbati

put an end

To make something end, remove it.

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proverbמָּשָׁלmashal

proverb

A short, wise saying.

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use it as a proverbיִמְשְׁלוּyimshlu

speak proverbs

To speak in sayings or pictures that people repeat.

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in 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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sayדַּבֵּרdaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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‘The daysיָּמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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have drawn nearקָרְבוּkarvu

come near

To come near to someone or something.

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and the wordדְבַרdevar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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visionחָזוֹןchazon

vision

Vision: what God makes a prophet see or understand; by extension, his message.

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The context

22“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have concerning the ground of Israel, saying, ‘The days grow long, and every vision perishes’?

23 · This verse (above)

24For there will no longer be any empty vision or flattering divination in the midst of the house of Israel.

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