Ezekiel 14:9

“And the prophet, if he is enticed and speaks a word, I, YHWH, have enticed that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.”

Ezekiel 14:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 14:9, word by word

And the prophetנָּבִיאnavi

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

Where else “navi” appears
he is enticedיְפֻתֶּהyefute

entice

To win someone over by trickery.

Where else “yefute” appears
and speaksדִבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “diber” appears
a wordדָּבָרdavar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “davar” 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
and I will stretch outנָטִיתִיnatiti

stretch out

To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.

Where else “natiti” appears
my handיָדִyadi

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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and destroy himהִשְׁמַדְתִּיhishmadti

destroy

Destroy completely, exterminate.

Where else “hishmadti” appears
from the midstתּוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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of my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “ami” appears
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.

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Translation note

The Hebrew says it without softening; compare 1 Kings 22:19-23.

The context

8And I will set my face against that man, and I will make him a sign and proverbs, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and you will know that I am YHWH.

9 · This verse (above)

10And they will bear their iniquity; like the iniquity of the one who consults will be the iniquity of the prophet,

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