Thereforeלָכֵןsayאֱמֹרto them,אֲלֵיהֶם‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהI will makeהִשְׁבַּתִּיthisהַזֶּהproverbהַמָּשָׁלcease,הִשְׁבַּתִּיand they will notוְלֹאuse it as a proverbיִמְשְׁלוּ אֹתוֹanymoreעוֹדin Israel.’בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלButכִּי אִםsayדַּבֵּרto them,אֲלֵיהֶם‘The daysהַיָּמִיםhave drawn near,קָרְבוּand the wordוּדְבַרof everyכָּלvision.חָזוֹן
Ezekiel 12:23
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “hishbati” appears- proverbמָּשָׁלmashal
proverb
A short, wise saying.
Where else “mashal” appears- use it as a proverbיִמְשְׁלוּyimshlu
speak proverbs
To speak in sayings or pictures that people repeat.
Where else “yimshlu” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- sayדַּבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- ‘The daysיָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- have drawn nearקָרְבוּkarvu
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “karvu” appears- and the wordדְבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- visionחָזוֹןchazon
vision
Vision: what God makes a prophet see or understand; by extension, his message.
Where else “chazon” appears
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.