Ezekiel 21:26

“thus says Adonai YHWH: Remove the turban and take off the crown! This will not be this! The low exalt, and the high bring low.”

Ezekiel 21:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 21:26, word by word

saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amar” 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
Removeהָסִירhasir

remove

To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.

Where else “hasir” appears
the turbanמִּצְנֶפֶתmitsnefet

turban

The turban of the high priest.

Where else “mitsnefet” appears
and take offהָרִיםharim

lift up

To put on high: to raise the voice, praise God, or be God lifting up the lowly.

Where else “harim” appears
the crownעֲטָרָהatara

crown

A crown: a ring of precious metal worn by a king; also an image of honor.

Where else “atara” appears
The lowשָּׁפָלָהshafala

humble

Modest in spirit.

Where else “shafala” appears
exaltהַגְבֵּהַhagbeha

be honored

To be honored, or honor another.

Where else “hagbeha” appears
and the highגָּבֹהַgavoha

tall

Rising far above the ground: a mountain, a wall, a tree, a horn.

Where else “gavoha” appears
bring lowהַשְׁפִּילhashpil

bring low, humble

To bring down, to lower someone from his place; to humble.

Where else “hashpil” appears

The context

25And you, mortally wounded, wicked chief of Israel, whose day has come in the time of the iniquity of the end:

26 · This verse (above)

27A collapse, a collapse, a collapse I will make it; this too will not be until he comes to whom the right belongs, and I will give it to him.”

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