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ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהBecauseיַעַןthey sayאֹמְרִיםto you,לָכֶם“A devourerאֹכֶלֶתof human beingsאָדָםyou are,אָתְּand one who leaves childlessוּמְשַׁכֶּלֶתyour nationגּוֹיַיִךְyou have been,”הָיִית
Ezekiel 36:13
Study it in the app“Thus says Adonai YHWH: Because they say to you, “A devourer of human beings you are, and one who leaves childless your nation you have been,””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 36:13, word by word
- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” 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- 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".
Where else “yehvi” appears- “A devourerאֹכֶלֶתochelet
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “ochelet” appears- of human beingsאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- and one who leaves childlessמְשַׁכֶּלֶתmeshakelet
bereave
To make someone lose his children, in war or as punishment.
Where else “meshakelet” appears- your nationגּוֹיַיִgoyayi
nation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goyayi” appears- you have beenהָיִיתhayit
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayit” appears
The context
12And I will make human beings, my people Israel, walk on you, and they will possess you, and you will be their inheritance, and you will not again leave them childless.
13 · This verse (above)
14therefore human beings you will not devour any longer, and your nation you will not leave childless any longer, declares Adonai YHWH.