Ezekiel 30:13

“Thus says Adonai YHWH: I will make the idols perish, and I will put an end to the idols from Memphis; and there will no longer be a chief from the land of Egypt, and I will put fear in the land of Egypt.”

Ezekiel 30:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 30:13, word by word

saysאָמַרamar

say

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

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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".

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I will makeהַאֲבַדְתִּיhaavadti

destroy

To make someone or something disappear completely.

Where else “haavadti” appears
the idolsגִלּוּלִיםgilulim

idols

Idols; a scornful word that calls them logs or worthless things.

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and I will put an end toהִשְׁבַּתִּיhishbati

put an end

To make something end, remove it.

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the idolsאֱלִילִיםelilim

idol

False gods worth nothing, made by human hands.

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from Memphisנֹּףnof

Noph (Memphis)

Noph: Memphis, a great city of Egypt.

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beיִהְיֶהyihye

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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a chiefנָשִׂיאnasi

chief

Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.

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from the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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and I will putנָתַתִּיnatati

put

To place something somewhere.

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fearיִרְאָהyira

fear

Fear. "The fear of God" is deep reverence that leads one to obey him and avoid evil.

Where else “yira” appears

Translation note

“Idols” translates two different Hebrew words (gillulim and elilim).

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

12And I will make the channels dry, and I will sell the land into the hand of evil men; and I will make desolate the land and its fullness by the hand of strangers. I, YHWH, have spoken.

13 · This verse (above)

14And I will make Pathros desolate, and I will set fire in Zoan, and I will execute judgments in Thebes.

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