Ezekiel 28:24

“And there will not be anymore for the house of Israel a prickling brier or a painful thorn from all those around them who despise them; and they will know that I am Adonai YHWH.’”

Ezekiel 28:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 28:24, word by word

beיִהְיֶהyihye

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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for the houseבֵיתvet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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of 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.

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a pricklingמַמְאִירmamir

be malignant

Be painful, harmful, that eats away; of a mark, malignant, that does not go away.

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brierסִלּוֹןsilon

brier

A thorn, a prickle.

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or a painfulמַכְאִבmachiv

ruin

Cause pain; damage, ruin.

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thornקוֹץkots

thorn

Thorn, thornbush.

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those around themסְבִיבֹתָsevivota

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

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who despiseשָּׁאטִיםshatim

one who scorns

One who treats others with contempt.

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and they will knowיָדְעוּyadu

acknowledge

To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.

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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.

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YHWH.’יְהוִהyehvi

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".

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The context

23And I will send into her pestilence and blood into her streets, and the slain will fall in her midst by the sword that is against her from all around; and they will know that I am YHWH.

24 · This verse (above)

25Thus says Adonai YHWH: ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered, and am shown holy in them in the eyes of the nations, then they will dwell on their ground that I gave to my servant Jacob.

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