Ezekiel 25:14

“And I will put my vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will act in Edom according to my anger and according to my fury; and they will know my vengeance, declares Adonai YHWH.”

Ezekiel 25:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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
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
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    Genesis 36:1Numbers 20:14Obadiah 1:1Amos 1:11

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,

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