Ezekiel 28:25

“Thus 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.”

Ezekiel 28:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 28:25, 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
‘When I gatherקַבְּצִkabtsi

gather

To bring people to one place, or to come together there.

Where else “kabtsi” appears
the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

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

Where else “bet” appears
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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from the peoplesעַמִּיםamim

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

Where else “amim” appears
they have been scatteredנָפֹצוּnafotsu

be scattered

To end up scattered in many places, like a people without a shepherd.

Where else “nafotsu” appears
and am shown holyנִקְדַּשְׁתִּיnikdashti

be holy

To be holy, set apart for God.

Where else “nikdashti” appears
in the eyesעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

Where else “ene” appears
of the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
then they will dwellיָשְׁבוּyashvu

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yashvu” appears
on their groundאַדְמָתָadmata

soil

Farmland, or dust.

Where else “admata” appears
I gaveנָתַתִּיnatati

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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to my servantעַבְדִּavdi

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

Where else “avdi” appears
Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

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The context

24And 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.’

25 · This verse (above)

26And they will dwell on it securely, and build houses and plant vineyards, and dwell securely, when I execute judgments on all who despise them from around them; and they will know that I am YHWH their Elohim.’”

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