A spreading placeמִשְׁטַחfor netsחֲרָמִיםshe will beתִּהְיֶהin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the sea,הַיָּםforכִּיIאֲנִיhave spoken,דִבַּרְתִּיdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH;יְהוִהand she will becomeוְהָיְתָהplunderלְבַזfor the nations.לַגּוֹיִם
Ezekiel 26:5
Study it in the app“A spreading place for nets she will be in the midst of the sea, for I have spoken, declares Adonai YHWH; and she will become plunder for the nations.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 26:5, word by word
- A spreading placeמִשְׁטַחmishtach
drying place
A place for spreading out, where nets are laid out to dry.
Where else “mishtach” appears- for netsחֲרָמִיםcharamim
net
A mesh of knotted cords spread out to catch fish.
Where else “charamim” appears- she will beתִּהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- in the midstתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- of the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- have spokenדִבַּרְתִּיdibarti
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dibarti” 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- plunderבַזvaz
plunder, booty
Plunder: what the victor carries off from the defeated.
Where else “vaz” appears- for the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears
The context
4And they will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down her towers; and I will scrape her dust from her and make her a bare rock.
5 · This verse (above)
6And her daughters who are in the field will be killed by the sword; and they will know that I am YHWH.