Ezekiel 35:12

“And you will know that I, YHWH, have heard all your contemptuous words that you spoke against the mountains of Israel, saying, “They are desolate; to us they have been given as food.””

Ezekiel 35:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 35:12, word by word

And you will knowיָדַעְתָּyadata

acknowledge

To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.

Where else “yadata” appears
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
have heardשָׁמַעְתִּיshamati

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

Where else “shamati” appears
your contemptuous wordsנָאָצוֹתֶיnaatsote

contempt

Contempt, insult: words or deeds by which someone is treated as worthless (2 Kings 19:3; Isaiah 37:3). It comes from the verb "despise."

Where else “naatsote” appears
you spokeאָמַרְתָּamarta

say

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

Where else “amarta” appears
against the mountainsהָרֵיhare

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “hare” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

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.

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“They are desolateשָׁמֵמוּshamemu

be desolate

To be left empty and ruined, or make it so.

Where else “shamemu” appears
they have been givenנִתְּנוּnitnu

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “nitnu” appears
as foodאָכְלָהachla

fuel

What fire or wild beasts eat up.

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The context

11therefore, as I live, declares Adonai YHWH, I will act according to your anger and according to your jealousy with which you acted out of your hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them when I judge you.

12 · This verse (above)

13And you magnified yourselves against me with your mouth, and multiplied against me your words; I have heard it.

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