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and say:וְאָמַרְתָּ‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהA cityעִירthat shedsשֹׁפֶכֶתbloodדָּםin her midst,בְּתוֹכָהּso that her timeעִתָּהּmay come,לָבוֹאand that makesוְעָשְׂתָהidolsגִלּוּלִיםagainst herselfעָלֶיהָto become unclean!לְטָמְאָה
Ezekiel 22:3
Study it in the app“and say: ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: A city that sheds blood in her midst, so that her time may come, and that makes idols against herself to become unclean!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 22:3, word by word
- 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- 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 cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- that shedsשֹׁפֶכֶתshofechet
spill
To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.
Where else “shofechet” appears- bloodדָּםdam
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” appears- in her midstתוֹכָtocha
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “tocha” appears- so that her timeעִתָּita
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “ita” appears- may comeבוֹאvo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vo” appears- and that makesעָשְׂתָהasta
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asta” appears- idolsגִלּוּלִיםgilulim
idols
Idols; a scornful word that calls them logs or worthless things.
Where else “gilulim” appears- to become uncleanטָמְאָהtama
be unclean
To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.
Where else “tama” appears
The context
2“And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the city of bloodshed? Then make known to her all her abominations,
3 · This verse (above)
4By your blood that you have shed you have become guilty, and by your idols that you have made you have become unclean; and you have brought near your days and you have come to your years. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations and a mockery to all the lands.