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“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםsetשִׂיםyour faceפָּנֶיךָtowardדֶּרֶךְthe south,תֵּימָנָהand let your word dripוְהַטֵּףtowardאֶלthe southland,דָּרוֹםand prophesyוְהִנָּבֵאagainstאֶלthe forestיַעַרof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶהof the Negev.נֶגֶב
Ezekiel 20:46
Study it in the app““Son of man, set your face toward the south, and let your word drip toward the southland, and prophesy against the forest of the field of the Negev.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 20:46, word by word
- “Sonבֶּןben
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ben” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- setשִׂיםsim
take to heart
"Set the face": decide; "set in the heart": pay attention.
Where else “sim” appears- your faceפָּנֶיpane
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pane” appears- towardדֶּרֶךְderech
direction
Where one is going or facing; the heading of something.
Where else “derech” appears- the southתֵּימָנָtemana
south
South; also the south wind.
Where else “temana” appears- and let your word dripהַטֵּףhatef
preach
To speak as a prophet.
Where else “hatef” appears- the southlandדָּרוֹםdarom
south
The south; in poetry, the south wind.
Where else “darom” appears- and prophesyהִנָּבֵאhinave
prophesy
To speak what God's spirit gives to say.
Where else “hinave” appears- the forestיַעַרyaar
forest
Land covered with trees, where many grow together.
Where else “yaar” appears- of the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appears- of the Negevנֶגֶבnegev
Negev
The dry land in the south of Israel.
Where else “negev” appears
The context
45And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
46 · This verse (above)
47And say to the forest of the Negev, ‘Hear the word of YHWH: Thus says Adonai YHWH: Look, I am kindling in you a fire, and it will consume in you every green tree and every dry tree; the flame of fire will not be quenched, and all faces will be scorched by it, from the Negev to the north.