Thereforeלָכֵןsayאֱמֹרto the houseלְבֵיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהNotלֹאfor your sakeלְמַעַנְכֶםam Iאֲנִיdoing it,עֹשֶׂהhouseבֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלbutכִּי אִםfor my holyלְ קָדְשִׁיname,שֵׁםwhichאֲשֶׁרyou have profanedחִלַּלְתֶּםamong the nationsבַּגּוֹיִםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםyou went.בָּאתֶם
Ezekiel 36:22
Study it in the app“Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: Not for your sake am I doing it, house of Israel, but for my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you went.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 36:22, 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- to the houseבֵיתvet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “vet” 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.
Where else “yisrael” 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- doing itעֹשֶׂהose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- for my holyקָדְשִׁkadshi
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kadshi” appears- nameשֵׁםshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears- you have profanedחִלַּלְתֶּםchilaltem
profane
To treat what is holy as common.
Where else “chilaltem” appears- among the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- you wentבָּאתֶםbatem
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “batem” appears
The context
21And I had pity on my holy name, which the house of Israel profaned among the nations where they went.
22 · This verse (above)
23And I will sanctify my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations will know that I am YHWH, declares Adonai YHWH, when I am sanctified in you before their eyes.