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ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהWoeהוֹיto the foolishהַנְּבָלִיםprophetsעַל הַנְּבִיאִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwalkהֹלְכִיםafterאַחַרtheir own spirit,רוּחָםand withoutוּלְבִלְתִּיhaving seen!רָאוּ
Ezekiel 13:3
Study it in the app“Thus says Adonai YHWH: Woe to the foolish prophets who walk after their own spirit, and without having seen!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 13:3, word by word
- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” 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- Woeהוֹיhoy
woe
A cry of grief for the dead or a warning of disaster.
Where else “hoy” appears- to the foolishנְּבָלִיםnevalim
foolish, fool
Foolish, a fool: not one who knows little, but one who lives without regard for God.
Where else “nevalim” appears- prophetsנְּבִיאִיםneviim
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “neviim” appears- walkהֹלְכִיםholchim
follow
"Go after" someone, follow them.
Where else “holchim” appears- their own spiritרוּחָruach
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appears- having seenרָאוּrau
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “rau” appears
The context
2“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!
3 · This verse (above)
4Like foxes among the ruins your prophets, Israel, have been.