And her prophetsוּנְבִיאֶיהָhave plasteredטָחוּfor themלָהֶםwith whitewash,תָּפֵלseeingחֹזִיםemptinessשָׁוְאand diviningוְקֹסְמִיםfor themלָהֶםa lie,כָּזָבsaying,אֹמְרִים‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH,’יְהוִהwhen YHWHוַיהוָהhas notלֹאspoken.דִבֵּר
Ezekiel 22:28
Study it in the app“And her prophets have plastered for them with whitewash, seeing emptiness and divining for them a lie, saying, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH,’ when YHWH has not spoken.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 22:28, word by word
- And her prophetsנְבִיאֶיnevie
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “nevie” appears- have plasteredטָחוּtachu
plaster
To coat a wall with mud, lime or gold.
Where else “tachu” appears- with whitewashתָּפֵלtafel
whitewash
Pale plaster put on a wall.
Where else “tafel” appears- seeingחֹזִיםchozim
stargazer
One who watches the stars.
Where else “chozim” appears- emptinessשָׁוְאshav
emptiness
Something of no value; using YHWH's name lightly.
Where else “shav” appears- and diviningקֹסְמִיםkosmim
practice divination
Practice divination: try to learn what is hidden by casting lots or by signs.
Where else “kosmim” appears- a lieכָּזָבkazav
lie, falsehood
A lie, falsehood: what is said or sought and is not true; also something that deceives because it promises and does not deliver.
Where else “kazav” appears- sayingאֹמְרִיםomrim
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omrim” 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- YHWH,’יְהוִהyehvi
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- when YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- spokenדִבֵּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears
The context
27Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, to get gain.
28 · This verse (above)
29The people of the land have practiced exploitation and committed robbery, and the poor and the needy they have oppressed, and the resident alien they have exploited without justice.