Ezekiel 20:31

“And in presenting your gifts, in making your sons pass through the fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. And shall I let myself be consulted by you, house of Israel? As I live, declares Adonai YHWH, I will surely not let myself be consulted by you.”

Ezekiel 20:31 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 20:31, word by word

And in presentingשְׂאֵתseet

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

Where else “seet” appears
your giftsמַתְּנֹתֵיmatnote

gift

Gift, present.

Where else “matnote” appears
in makingהַעֲבִירhaavir

bring across

To bring across, or take away.

Where else “haavir” appears
your sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “bene” appears
pass through the fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

Where else “esh” appears
defile yourselvesנִטְמְאִיםnitmim

be unclean

To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.

Where else “nitmim” appears
your idolsגִּלּוּלֵיgilule

idols

Idols; a scornful word that calls them logs or worthless things.

Where else “gilule” appears
to this dayיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

Where else “yom” appears
let myself be consultedאִדָּרֵשׁidaresh

consult

To turn to YHWH to ask him, pray to him.

Where else “idaresh” appears
houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

Where else “bet” appears
of 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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As I liveחַיchay

alive

Having life, not dead.

Where else “chay” appears
declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

Where else “neum” 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

The context

30Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: In the way of your fathers are you defiling yourselves? And after their detestable things are you prostituting yourselves?

31 · This verse (above)

32And what comes up into your spirit will never happen, that you are saying, “We will be like the nations, like the families of the lands, serving wood and stone.”

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