and say,וְאָמַרְתָּ‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהto Jerusalem:לִירוּשָׁלִַםYour originמְכֹרֹתַיִךְand your birthוּמֹלְדֹתַיִךְare from the landמֵאֶרֶץof the Canaanite;הַכְּנַעֲנִיyour fatherאָבִיךְwas the Amorite,הָאֱמֹרִיand your motherוְאִמֵּךְa Hittite.חִתִּית
Ezekiel 16:3
Study it in the app“and say, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth are from the land of the Canaanite; your father was the Amorite, and your mother a Hittite.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 16:3, word by word
- and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarta” 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- to Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- Your originמְכֹרֹתַיִmechorotayi
origin
Origin, where someone comes from.
Where else “mechorotayi” appears- and your birthמֹלְדֹתַיִmoldotayi
birth
The fact of coming into the world, or the place where someone was born.
Where else “moldotayi” appears- are from the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani
Canaanite
Someone from Canaan, before Israel.
Where else “kenaani” appears- your fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- was the Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori
Amorite
Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.
Where else “emori” appears- and your motherאִמֵּime
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “ime” appears- a Hittiteחִתִּיתchitit
Hittite
Hittite: a descendant of Heth, one of the peoples of Canaan.
Where else “chitit” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
2“Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations,
3 · This verse (above)
4And as for your birth, on the day you were born your navel cord was not cut, and you were not washed with water for cleansing, and you were not rubbed with salt, and you were not wrapped in cloths.