thereforeלָכֵןyou will notלֹאseeתֶחֱזֶינָהemptinessשָׁוְאnor divineוְ לֹא תִקְסַמְנָהdivinationקֶסֶםany more,עוֹדand I will deliverוְהִצַּלְתִּיmy peopleאֶת עַמִּיfrom your hand,מִיֶּדְכֶןand you will knowוִידַעְתֶּןthatכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWH.’”יְהוָה
Ezekiel 13:23
Study it in the app“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.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 13:23, word by word
- seeתֶחֱזֶינָהtechezena
see a vision
To see in a vision from God.
Where else “techezena” appears- emptinessשָׁוְאshav
emptiness
Something of no value; using YHWH's name lightly.
Where else “shav” appears- nor divineתִקְסַמְנָהtiksamna
practice divination
Practice divination: try to learn what is hidden by casting lots or by signs.
Where else “tiksamna” appears- divinationקֶסֶםkesem
divination
Trying to know hidden things, as false prophets did.
Where else “kesem” appears- and I will deliverהִצַּלְתִּיhitsalti
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “hitsalti” appears- my peopleעַמִּami
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appears- from your handיֶּדְyed
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yed” appears- and you will knowידַעְתֶּןydaten
acknowledge
To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.
Where else “ydaten” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears
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,
23 · This verse (above)