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ForכִּיthusכֹהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהLook, I amהִנְנִיgiving youנֹתְנָךְinto the handבְּיַדof those whomאֲשֶׁרyou hate,שָׂנֵאתinto the handבְּיַדof those from whomאֲשֶׁר מֵהֶםyour soulנַפְשֵׁךְfelt aversion.נָקְעָה
Ezekiel 23:28
Study it in the app“For thus says Adonai YHWH: Look, I am giving you into the hand of those whom you hate, into the hand of those from whom your soul felt aversion.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 23:28, 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- giving youנֹתְנָnotna
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “notna” appears- into the handיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- you hateשָׂנֵאתsanet
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “sanet” appears- your soulנַפְשֵׁnafshe
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshe” appears- felt aversionנָקְעָהnaka
be disgusted
To feel aversion, to turn away in disgust.
Where else “naka” appears
The context
27And I will put an end to your infamy in you and to your prostitution from the land of Egypt, and you will not lift up your eyes to them, and Egypt you will not remember anymore.
28 · This verse (above)
29And they will deal with you in hatred, and take all your labor, and leave you naked and bare; and the nakedness of your prostitutions will be uncovered, both your infamy and your prostitutions.