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And I said,וָאֹמַר“Ah,אֲהָהּAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH!יְהוִהTheyהֵמָּהare sayingאֹמְרִיםof me,לִי‘Isהֲheהוּאnotלֹאa makerמְמַשֵּׁלof proverbs?’”מְשָׁלִים
Ezekiel 20:49
Study it in the app“And I said, “Ah, Adonai YHWH! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not a maker of proverbs?’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 20:49, word by word
- And I saidאֹמַרomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omar” appears- “Ahאֲהָהּahah
alas
Alas!: a cry of pain or distress.
Where else “ahah” 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- a makerמְמַשֵּׁלmemashel
speak proverbs
To speak in sayings or pictures that people repeat.
Where else “memashel” appears- of proverbs?’מְשָׁלִיםmeshalim
proverb
A short, wise saying.
Where else “meshalim” appears
The context
48And all flesh will see that I, YHWH, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.’”
49 · This verse (above)