“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםprophesyהִנָּבֵאagainst the prophetsאֶל נְבִיאֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwho prophesy,הַנִּבָּאִיםand sayוְאָמַרְתָּto the prophetsלִנְבִיאֵיout of their own heart:מִלִּבָּם‘Hearשִׁמְעוּthe wordדְּבַרof YHWH!יְהוָה
Ezekiel 13:2
Study it in the app““Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to the prophets out of their own heart: ‘Hear the word of YHWH!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 13:2, 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- prophesyהִנָּבֵאhinave
prophesy
To speak what God's spirit gives to say.
Where else “hinave” appears- against the prophetsנְבִיאֵיnevie
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “nevie” 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- and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarta” appears- out of their own heartלִּבָּliba
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “liba” appears- ‘Hearשִׁמְעוּshimu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shimu” appears- the wordדְּבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
The context
1And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3Thus says Adonai YHWH: Woe to the foolish prophets who walk after their own spirit, and without having seen!