And I will putוְנָתַתִּיmy vengeanceאֶת נִקְמָתִיon Edomבֶּאֱדוֹםby the handבְּיַדof my peopleעַמִּיIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלand they will actוְעָשׂוּin Edomבֶאֱדוֹםaccording to my angerכְּאַפִּיand according to my fury;וְכַחֲמָתִיand they will knowוְיָדְעוּmy vengeance,אֶת נִקְמָתִיdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.יְהוִה
Ezekiel 25:14
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With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 25:14, word by word
- And I will putנָתַתִּיnatati
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natati” appears- my vengeanceנִקְמָתִnikmati
vengeance
Vengeance: punishment given for a wrong received.
Where else “nikmati” appears- on Edomאֱדוֹםedom
Edom
See it on the mapWhere else “edom” appears- by the handיַדyad
through
Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.
Where else “yad” appears- of my peopleעַמִּami
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- and they will actעָשׂוּasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asu” appears- according to my angerאַפִּapi
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “api” appears- and according to my furyחֲמָתִchamati
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chamati” appears- and they will knowיָדְעוּyadu
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadu” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” 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
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
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.
14 · This verse (above)
15Thus says Adonai YHWH: Because the Philistines acted with vengeance and took vengeance with contempt of soul to destroy, with eternal enmity,