Ezekiel 3:11

“And go, come to the exiles, to the sons of your people, and speak to them and say to them, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH,’ whether they listen or stop listening.””

Ezekiel 3:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 3:11, word by word

And goלֵךְlech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “lech” appears
comeבֹּאbo

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “bo” appears
to the exilesגּוֹלָהgola

exile, exiles

Exile: being taken by force from one's own land to live in that of another people; also the whole body of exiles (2 Kings 24:15-16; Jeremiah 29:1; Ezra 1:11).

Where else “gola” appears
to the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of your peopleעַמֶּame

kin

Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.

Where else “ame” appears
and speakדִבַּרְתָּdibarta

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “dibarta” appears
and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amarta” 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,’יְהֹוִהyehovi

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 “yehovi” appears
they listenיִשְׁמְעוּyishmu

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

Where else “yishmu” appears
stop listeningיֶחְדָּלוּyechdalu

cease, stop

Stop doing something, cease; leave off.

Where else “yechdalu” appears

The context

10And he said to me, “Son of man, all my words that I speak to you, take them into your heart, and with your ears hear them.

11 · This verse (above)

12And a spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great quaking: “Blessed be the glory of YHWH from his place.”

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