Ezekiel 13:23

“therefore you will not see emptiness nor divine divination any more, and I will deliver my people from your hand, and you will know that I am YHWH.’””

Ezekiel 13:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 13:23, word by word

seeתֶחֱזֶינָהtechezena

see a vision

To see in a vision from God.

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emptinessשָׁוְאshav

emptiness

Something of no value; using YHWH's name lightly.

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nor divineתִקְסַמְנָהtiksamna

practice divination

Practice divination: try to learn what is hidden by casting lots or by signs.

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divinationקֶסֶםkesem

divination

Trying to know hidden things, as false prophets did.

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and I will deliverהִצַּלְתִּיhitsalti

rescue

To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.

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my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

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from your handיֶּדְyed

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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and you will knowידַעְתֶּןydaten

acknowledge

To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.

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YHWH.’יְהוָהyehva

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.

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The context

22Because you have disheartened with falsehood the heart of the righteous, whom I had not caused pain, and have strengthened the hands of the wicked, so that he does not turn from his evil way and live,

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