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ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהBecauseיַעַןEdomאֱדוֹםactedעֲשׂוֹתby takingבִּנְקֹםvengeanceנָקָםon the houseלְבֵיתof Judah,יְהוּדָהand they becameוַיֶּאְשְׁמוּvery guiltyאָשׁוֹםand took vengeanceוְנִקְּמוּon them,בָהֶם
Ezekiel 25:12
Study it in the app“Thus says Adonai YHWH: Because Edom acted by taking vengeance on the house of Judah, and they became very guilty and took vengeance on them,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 25:12, 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- Edomאֱדוֹםedom
Edom
See it on the mapWhere else “edom” appears- actedעֲשׂוֹתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears- by takingנְקֹםnekom
avenge
Avenge: make someone pay for the wrong done; take vengeance.
Where else “nekom” appears- vengeanceנָקָםnakam
vengeance
Vengeance: the punishment that does justice for an offense.
Where else “nakam” appears- on the houseבֵיתvet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “vet” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- and they becameיֶּאְשְׁמוּyeshmu
be guilty
Be guilty; bear the guilt of something, and so suffer its punishment.
Where else “yeshmu” appears
Places in this verse
Edom
Today: southern Jordan and the southern Negev
A mountain region south of the Dead Sea, in what is now southwest Jordan.
The Edomites came from Esau, Jacob's brother (Gen 36:1). Edom would not let Israel pass through its land (Num 20:14-21).
The context
11And on Moab I will execute judgments; and they will know that I am YHWH.
12 · This verse (above)
13therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: I will stretch out my hand against Edom and cut off from it human being and beast, and I will make it a ruin; from Teman and to Dedan they will fall by the sword.