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And you say,וַאֲמַרְתֶּם“The wayדֶּרֶךְof Adonaiאֲדֹנָיis notלֹאwell weighed.”יִתָּכֵןEach oneאִישׁaccording to his waysכִּדְרָכָיוI will judgeאֶשְׁפּוֹטyou,אֶתְכֶםhouseבֵּיתof Israel.’”יִשְׂרָאֵל
Ezekiel 33:20
Study it in the app“And you say, “The way of Adonai is not well weighed.” Each one according to his ways I will judge you, house of Israel.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 33:20, word by word
- And you sayאֲמַרְתֶּםamartem
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amartem” appears- “The wayדֶּרֶךְderech
ways of YHWH
YHWH's ways: what he does and commands.
Where else “derech” appears- of 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- well weighedיִתָּכֵןyitachen
be well weighed
To be well measured and fair, like one who weighs with an exact scale.
Where else “yitachen” appears- Each oneאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- I will judgeאֶשְׁפּוֹטeshpot
call to account
To call to account, punish.
Where else “eshpot” appears- houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of Israel.’יִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
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
The context
19And when the wicked turns from his wickedness and does justice and righteousness, by them he will live.
20 · This verse (above)
21And it came about in the twelfth year, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month of our exile, that the fugitive from Jerusalem came to me, saying, “The city has been struck.”