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And YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַיSonבֶּןof man,אָדָםwill you judgeהֲתִשְׁפּוֹטOholahאֶת אָהֳלָהand Oholibah?וְאֶת אָהֳלִיבָהThen declare to themוְהַגֵּד לָהֶןtheir abominations.אֵת תוֹעֲבוֹתֵיהֶן
Ezekiel 23:36
Study it in the app“And YHWH said to me, Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 23:36, word by word
- And YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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 “yehva” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- 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- will you judgeתִשְׁפּוֹטtishpot
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “tishpot” appears- Oholahאָהֳלָהahola
Oholah
Oholah: a name meaning "her tent"; a symbolic name for Samaria in Ezekiel 23.
Where else “ahola” appears- and Oholibahאָהֳלִיבָהaholiva
Oholibah
Oholibah: a name meaning "my tent is in her"; a symbolic name for Jerusalem in Ezekiel 23.
Where else “aholiva” appears- Then declare to themהַגֵּדhaged
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “haged” appears- their abominationsתוֹעֲבוֹתֵיtoavote
abomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toavote” appears
The context
35Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: Because you have forgotten me and cast me behind your back, you also bear your infamy and your prostitutions.
36 · This verse (above)
37For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands; and with their idols they have committed adultery; and even their sons whom they had borne to me they have made them pass to them as food.