And in presentingוּבִשְׂאֵתyour gifts,מַתְּנֹתֵיכֶםin makingבְּהַעֲבִירyour sonsבְּנֵיכֶםpass through the fire,בָּאֵשׁyouאַתֶּםdefile yourselvesנִטְמְאִיםwith allלְכָלyour idolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶםto this day.עַד הַיּוֹםAnd shall Iוַאֲנִיlet myself be consultedאִדָּרֵשׁby you,לָכֶםhouseבֵּיתof Israel?יִשְׂרָאֵלAs I live,חַי אָנִיdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH,יְהוִהI will surely notאִםlet myself be consultedאִדָּרֵשׁby you.לָכֶם
Ezekiel 20:31
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- 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.”