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And the sonsוְהַבָּנִיםare hardקְשֵׁיof faceפָנִיםand obstinateוְחִזְקֵיof heart:לֵבto themאֲלֵיהֶםIאֲנִיam sendingשׁוֹלֵחַyou,אוֹתְךָand you will sayוְאָמַרְתָּto them,אֲלֵיהֶם‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.’יְהֹוִה
Ezekiel 2:4
Study it in the app“And the sons are hard of face and obstinate of heart: to them I am sending you, and you will say to them, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 2:4, word by word
- And the sonsבָּנִיםbanim
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banim” appears- are hardקְשֵׁיkeshe
stubborn
Unyielding: "stiff-necked people".
Where else “keshe” appears- of faceפָנִיםfanim
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fanim” appears- and obstinateחִזְקֵיchizke
hard
Unbending, stubborn, or very harsh.
Where else “chizke” appears- of heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- am sendingשׁוֹלֵחַsholeach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “sholeach” appears- and you will 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- 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
3And he said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to rebellious nations who have rebelled against me; they and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day.
4 · This verse (above)
5And they, whether they listen or stop listening —for they are a rebellious house— will know that a prophet has been among them.