“And you,וְאַתָּהsonבֶןof man,אָדָםprophesyהִנָּבֵאand say:וְאָמַרְתָּ‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהֹוִהconcerning the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof Ammonעַמּוֹןand concerning their reproach.וְאֶל חֶרְפָּתָםAnd say:וְאָמַרְתָּA sword,חֶרֶבa swordחֶרֶבdrawnפְּתוּחָהfor slaughter,לְטֶבַחpolishedמְרוּטָהto consume,לְהָכִילso that it may haveלְמַעַןlightning,בָּרָק
Ezekiel 21:28
Study it in the app““And you, son of man, prophesy and say: ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach. And say: A sword, a sword drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, so that it may have lightning,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 21:28, word by word
- sonבֶןven
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ven” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- prophesyהִנָּבֵאhinave
prophesy
To speak what God's spirit gives to say.
Where else “hinave” appears- and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarta” 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- YHWHיְהֹוִהyehovi
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 “yehovi” appears- of Ammonעַמּוֹןamon
Ammon
See it on the mapWhere else “amon” appears- and concerning their reproachחֶרְפָּתָcherpata
disgrace, reproach
Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.
Where else “cherpata” appears- A swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- drawnפְּתוּחָהpetucha
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “petucha” appears- for slaughterטֶבַחtevach
slaughter
The act of slaughtering, or the place where it is done.
Where else “tevach” appears- polishedמְרוּטָהmeruta
polish
To rub a metal until it shines; to polish it.
Where else “meruta” appears- to consumeהָכִילhachil
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “hachil” appears- lightningבָּרָקbarak
flash
The flash of a sword.
Where else “barak” appears
Translation note
“To consume” (לְהָכִיל) is doubtful; also “to the limit.”
Places in this verse
Ammon
Today: Amman (Rabbah) and surroundings, Jordan
The land east of the Jordan around Rabbah (present-day Amman, Jordan).
The Ammonites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:38). Jephthah defeated them (Judg 11:32-33) and David took their capital (2 Sam 12:26).
The context
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.”
28 · This verse (above)
29while they see for you emptiness, while they divine for you a lie, to put you on the necks of the wicked mortally wounded, whose day has come in the time of the iniquity of the end.