Ezekiel 33:25

“Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: You eat with the blood, and you lift your eyes to your idols, and you shed blood; and will you possess the land?”

Ezekiel 33:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 33:25, word by word

sayאֱמֹרemor

say

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

Where else “emor” 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
YHWHיְהֹוִהyehovi

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
You eatתֹּאכֵלוּtochelu

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “tochelu” appears
with the bloodדָּםdam

blood

The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.

Where else “dam” appears
and you liftתִּשְׂאוּtisu

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

Where else “tisu” appears
your eyesעֵינֵene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “ene” appears
to your idolsגִּלּוּלֵיgilule

idols

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

Where else “gilule” appears
and you shedתִּשְׁפֹּכוּtishpochu

spill

To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.

Where else “tishpochu” appears
and will you possessתִּירָשׁוּtirashu

possess

To occupy a land and make it one's own.

Where else “tirashu” appears
the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears

The context

24“Son of man, the inhabitants of these ruins on the ground of Israel are saying thus: ‘Abraham was one, and he possessed the land; and we are many; to us the land has been given as a possession.’

25 · This verse (above)

26You have stood on your sword, you have committed abomination, and each has defiled the wife of his neighbor; and will you possess the land?’

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