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And you,וְאַתֵּןmy sheep,צֹאנִיthe sheepצֹאןof my pasture,מַרְעִיתִיhuman beingsאָדָםyou are;אַתֶּםI amאֲנִיyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵיכֶםdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.’”יְהוִה
Ezekiel 34:31
Study it in the app“And you, my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, human beings you are; I am your Elohim, declares Adonai YHWH.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 34:31, word by word
- my sheepצֹאנִtsoni
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tsoni” appears- of my pastureמַרְעִיתִmariti
pasture
The meadow where the flock grazes; God's people are "the sheep of his pasture".
Where else “mariti” appears- human beingsאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” 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.’יְהוִהyehvi
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 “yehvi” appears
The context
30And they will know that I, YHWH, their Elohim, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, declares Adonai YHWH.
31 · This verse (above)