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ForכִּיthusכֹהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהI will dealוְעָשִׂיתִיwith youאוֹתָךְasכַּאֲשֶׁרyou have done,עָשִׂיתyou whoאֲשֶׁרdespisedבָּזִיתthe imprecationאָלָהby breakingלְהָפֵרa covenant.בְּרִית
Ezekiel 16:59
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Ezekiel 16:59, word by word
- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” 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- I will dealעָשִׂיתִיasiti
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asiti” appears- despisedבָּזִיתbazit
despise
Despise, think little of.
Where else “bazit” appears- the imprecationאָלָהala
oath
An oath that brings a curse if broken.
Where else “ala” appears- by breakingהָפֵרhafer
annul
To void a covenant or vow; spoil a plan.
Where else “hafer” appears- a covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears
The context
58Your infamy and your abominations, you bear them, declares YHWH.
59 · This verse (above)
60But I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish for you an eternal covenant.