Study it in the app“and say, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: Woe to the women who sew pads on all the wrists of my hands, and make the veils for the head of every stature to hunt souls! The souls of my people you hunt, and souls for yourselves you keep alive!”
and say,וְאָמַרְתָּ‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהWoeהוֹיto the women who sewלִמְתַפְּרוֹתpadsכְּסָתוֹתon allעַל כָּלthe wristsאַצִּילֵיof my hands,יָדַיand makeוְעֹשׂוֹתthe veilsהַמִּסְפָּחוֹתfor the headעַל רֹאשׁof everyכָּלstatureקוֹמָהto huntלְצוֹדֵדsouls!נְפָשׁוֹתThe soulsהַנְּפָשׁוֹתof my peopleלְעַמִּיyou hunt,תְּצוֹדֵדְנָהand soulsוּנְפָשׁוֹתfor yourselvesלָכֶנָהyou keep alive!תְחַיֶּינָה
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarta” appearsAdonai, 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” appearsYHWH (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” appearswoe
A cry of grief for the dead or a warning of disaster.
Where else “hoy” appearssew
Sew.
Where else “metaprot” appearsband, cushion
A cushion or pad; in Ezekiel 13, a magic object tied on the wrists.
Where else “kesatot” appearsjoint
Where two parts meet.
Where else “atsile” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yada” appearsmake
To build or create something.
Where else “osot” appearsveil
A veil, a covering that is spread out.
Where else “mispachot” appearshead
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appearsheight
Height.
Where else “koma” appearshunt
To track down animals, or pursue someone.
Where else “tsoded” appearslife
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nefashot” appearsAmmi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appearskeep alive
To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.
Where else “techayena” appears“Of my hands”: so the Hebrew reads (yadai, with the suffix “my”); the expression is difficult. “Pads” and “veils”: objects of magic or divination (perhaps amulets tied to the wrists) whose exact use is not known.
17And you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own heart, and prophesy against them,
18 · This verse (above)
19And you have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to put to death souls that should not die, and to keep alive souls that should not live, by your lying to my people who listen to lies.
