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thereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהBecauseיַעַןyou have setתִּתְּךָyour heartאֶת לְבָבְךָlike the heartכְּלֵבof Elohim,אֱלֹהִים
Ezekiel 28:6
Study it in the app“therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: Because you have set your heart like the heart of Elohim,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 28:6, 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- you have setתִּתְּtit
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “tit” appears- your heartלְבָבְlevav
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levav” appears- like the heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears
The context
5by the abundance of your wisdom, by your trade you have multiplied your wealth, and your heart is lifted up because of your wealth;
6 · This verse (above)
7therefore, look, I am bringing against you strangers, the terrible ones of the nations; and they will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, and profane your splendor.