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ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהBecauseיַעַןthe enemyהָאוֹיֵבsaidאָמַרagainst you,עֲלֵיכֶם“Aha!הֶאָחAnd the eternalוּ עוֹלָםhigh placesבָמוֹתhave becomeהָיְתָהa possessionלְמוֹרָשָׁהfor us,”לָּנוּ
Ezekiel 36:2
Study it in the app“Thus says Adonai YHWH: Because the enemy said against you, “Aha! And the eternal high places have become a possession for us,””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 36:2, 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- the enemyאוֹיֵבoyev
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyev” appears- “Ahaהֶאָחheach
aha
Aha: a cry of joy or of mockery.
Where else “heach” appears- And the eternalעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- high placesבָמוֹתvamot
high place
An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.
Where else “vamot” appears- have becomeהָיְתָהhayta
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayta” appears- a possessionמוֹרָשָׁהmorasha
possession
Possession, land received to be held.
Where else “morasha” appears
The context
1“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, ‘Mountains of Israel, hear the word of YHWH.
2 · This verse (above)
3therefore prophesy and say, Thus says Adonai YHWH: Precisely because of making you desolate and hounding you from all around, so that you became a possession for the rest of the nations, and you have come up on the lip of the tongue and into the slander of the people,