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“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםprophesyהִנָּבֵאand say:וְאָמַרְתָּ‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonai:אֲדֹנָיSay:אֱמֹרA sword,חֶרֶבa swordחֶרֶבis sharpenedהוּחַדָּהand alsoוְגַםpolished.מְרוּטָה
Ezekiel 21:9
Study it in the app““Son of man, prophesy and say: ‘Thus says Adonai: Say: A sword, a sword is sharpened and also polished.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 21:9, 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- 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- A swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- is sharpenedהוּחַדָּהhuchada
sharpen
To sharpen; figuratively, to make keen or fierce.
Where else “huchada” appears- polishedמְרוּטָהmeruta
polish
To rub a metal until it shines; to polish it.
Where else “meruta” appears
The context
8And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
9 · This verse (above)
10To slaughter a slaughter it is sharpened; so that it may have lightning it is polished. Or shall we rejoice? The scepter of my son despises every tree.