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ThereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִה‘As I live,חַי אָנִיsurelyאִם לֹאmy imprecationאָלָתִיthatאֲשֶׁרhe despisedבָּזָהand my covenantוּבְרִיתִיthatאֲשֶׁרhe broke,הֵפִירI will put itוּנְתַתִּיוon his head.בְּרֹאשׁוֹ
Ezekiel 17:19
Study it in the app“Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: ‘As I live, surely my imprecation that he despised and my covenant that he broke, I will put it on his head.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 17:19, 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- ‘As I liveחַיchay
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chay” appears- my imprecationאָלָתִalati
oath
An oath that brings a curse if broken.
Where else “alati” appears- he despisedבָּזָהbaza
despise
Despise, think little of.
Where else “baza” appears- and my covenantבְרִיתִveriti
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “veriti” appears- he brokeהֵפִירhefir
frustrate, break
To frustrate, to undo: to make a plan or an agreement come to nothing.
Where else “hefir” appears- I will put itנְתַתִּיnetati
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “netati” appears- on his headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears
The context
18And he despised the imprecation by breaking the covenant; and look, he had given his hand, and has done all these things; he will not escape.’
19 · This verse (above)
20And I will spread my net over him, and he will be caught in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon and enter into judgment with him there for his breach of faith that he committed against me.