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And a spiritוְרוּחַlifted me upנְשָׂאַתְנִיand took me,וַתִּקָּחֵנִיand I wentוָאֵלֵךְbitter,מַרin the furyבַּחֲמַתof my spirit,רוּחִיand the handוְיַדof YHWHיְהוָהwas strongחָזָקָהupon me.עָלַי
Ezekiel 3:14
Study it in the app“And a spirit lifted me up and took me, and I went bitter, in the fury of my spirit, and the hand of YHWH was strong upon me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 3:14, word by word
- And a spiritרוּחַruach
Spirit of God
The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.
Where else “ruach” appears- lifted me upנְשָׂאַתְnesaat
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nesaat” appears- and took meתִּקָּחֵtikache
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “tikache” appears- and I wentאֵלֵךְelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “elech” appears- bitterמַרmar
bitterness
Deep pain of soul, or the cruelty that causes it.
Where else “mar” appears- in the furyחֲמַתchamat
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chamat” appears- and the handיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- was strongחָזָקָהchazaka
be strong
To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.
Where else “chazaka” appears
The context
13and the sound of the wings of the living creatures touching one another, and the sound of the wheels alongside them, and the sound of a great quaking.
14 · This verse (above)
15And I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who lived by the river Chebar, and where they were living, and I stayed there seven days, appalled, among them.