Ezekiel 14:23

“And they will comfort you when you see their way and their deeds, and you will know that not without cause have I done all that I have done in it, declares Adonai YHWH.’””

Ezekiel 14:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 14:23, word by word

And they will comfortנִחֲמוּnichamu

comfort

To ease someone in his pain with words and company.

Where else “nichamu” appears
you seeתִרְאוּtiru

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “tiru” appears
their wayדַּרְכָּdarka

manner

The way one lives and acts.

Where else “darka” appears
and their deedsעֲלִילוֹתָalilota

deed

What someone does, above all his deeds, good or bad, which others can see.

Where else “alilota” appears
and you will knowידַעְתֶּםydatem

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “ydatem” appears
without causeחִנָּםchinam

without cause

With no reason or guilt to justify it.

Where else “chinam” appears
have I doneעָשִׂיתִיasiti

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asiti” appears
declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

Where else “neum” 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
YHWH.’יְהֹוִהyehovi

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 “yehovi” appears

The context

22And look, there will be left in it survivors brought out, sons and daughters; look, they are coming out to you, and you will see their way and their deeds, and you will be comforted over the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, all that I have brought upon it.

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