And it will noוְלֹאlongerעוֹדbeיִהְיֶהto the houseלְבֵיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלan object of confidenceלְמִבְטָחbringing to mindמַזְכִּירiniquity,עָוֺןwhen they turnedבִּפְנוֹתָםafter them;אַחֲרֵיהֶםand they will knowוְיָדְעוּthatכִּיI amאֲנִיAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.’”יְהוִה
Ezekiel 29:16
Study it in the app“And it will no longer be to the house of Israel an object of confidence bringing to mind iniquity, when they turned after them; and they will know that I am Adonai YHWH.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 29:16, word by word
- beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- to the houseבֵיתvet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “vet” 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- an object of confidenceמִבְטָחmivtach
confidence, trust
Security, what someone trusts in; a refuge.
Where else “mivtach” appears- bringing to mindמַזְכִּירmazkir
mention
To speak of something, bring it to others' minds.
Where else “mazkir” appears- iniquityעָוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- when they turnedפְנוֹתָfenota
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “fenota” appears- and they will knowיָדְעוּyadu
acknowledge
To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.
Where else “yadu” 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- 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".
Where else “yehvi” appears
The context
15Lowlier than the kingdoms it will be, and it will not exalt itself any more above the nations; and I will make them few so that they will not rule over the nations.
16 · This verse (above)
17And it came about in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the word of YHWH came to me, saying,