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They have seenחָזוּemptinessשָׁוְאand lyingוְ כָּזָבdivination,קֶסֶםthose who say,הָאֹמְרִים“DeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,”יְהוָהand YHWHוַיהוָהhas notלֹאsent them,שְׁלָחָםand they expectוְיִחֲלוּhim to confirmלְקַיֵּםthe word.דָּבָר
Ezekiel 13:6
Study it in the app“They have seen emptiness and lying divination, those who say, “Declares YHWH,” and YHWH has not sent them, and they expect him to confirm the word.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 13:6, word by word
- They have seenחָזוּchazu
see a vision
To see in a vision from God.
Where else “chazu” appears- emptinessשָׁוְאshav
emptiness
Something of no value; using YHWH's name lightly.
Where else “shav” appears- and lyingכָּזָבkazav
lie, falsehood
A lie, falsehood: what is said or sought and is not true; also something that deceives because it promises and does not deliver.
Where else “kazav” appears- divinationקֶסֶםkesem
divination
Trying to know hidden things, as false prophets did.
Where else “kesem” appears- those who sayאֹמְרִיםomrim
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omrim” appears- “Declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appears- 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- sent themשְׁלָחָshelaach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shelaach” appears- and they expectיִחֲלוּyichalu
wait, hope
Wait patiently; hope.
Where else “yichalu” appears- him to confirmקַיֵּםkayem
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “kayem” appears- the wordדָּבָרdavar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appears
The context
5You have not gone up into the breaches nor built up a wall around the house of Israel to stand in the battle on the day of YHWH.
6 · This verse (above)
7Have you not seen an empty vision, and spoken a lying divination, when you say, “Declares YHWH,” though I have not spoken?