And my handוְ יָדִיwill beהָיְתָהagainst the prophetsאֶל הַנְּבִיאִיםwho seeהַחֹזִיםemptinessשָׁוְאand who divineוְהַקֹּסְמִיםlies;כָּזָבin the inner councilבְּסוֹדof my peopleעַמִּיthey will notלֹאbe,יִהְיוּand in the registerוּבִכְתָבof the houseבֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלthey will notלֹאbe written,יִכָּתֵבוּand into the soilוְאֶל אַדְמַתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלthey will notלֹאenter;יָבֹאוּand you will knowוִידַעְתֶּםthatכִּיI amאֲנִיAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.יְהוִה
Ezekiel 13:9
Study it in the app“And my hand will be against the prophets who see emptiness and who divine lies; in the inner council of my people they will not be, and in the register of the house of Israel they will not be written, and into the soil of Israel they will not enter; and you will know that I am Adonai YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 13:9, word by word
- And my handיָדִyadi
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yadi” appears- will beהָיְתָהhayta
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayta” appears- against the prophetsנְּבִיאִיםneviim
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “neviim” appears- who seeחֹזִיםchozim
stargazer
One who watches the stars.
Where else “chozim” appears- emptinessשָׁוְאshav
emptiness
Something of no value; using YHWH's name lightly.
Where else “shav” appears- and who divineקֹּסְמִיםkosmim
practice divination
Practice divination: try to learn what is hidden by casting lots or by signs.
Where else “kosmim” appears- liesכָּזָבkazav
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- in the inner councilסוֹדsod
circle
The circle of people who gather to talk or to make merry.
Where else “sod” appears- of my peopleעַמִּami
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appears- and in the registerכְתָבchetav
register
The written record in which the names of a people or of families are listed.
Where else “chetav” appears- of the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” 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- be writtenיִכָּתֵבוּyikatevu
record
To enter someone's name in a record.
Where else “yikatevu” appears- and into the soilאַדְמַתadmat
soil
Farmland, or dust.
Where else “admat” appears- enterיָבֹאוּyavou
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavou” appears- and you will knowידַעְתֶּםydatem
acknowledge
To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.
Where else “ydatem” 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
The context
8Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: Because you have spoken emptiness and seen lies, therefore, look, I am against you, declares Adonai YHWH.
9 · This verse (above)
10Because, yes, because they have led astray my people, saying, “Peace,” when there is no peace, and when he builds a partition wall, look, they plaster it with whitewash,