ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהOn the dayבְּיוֹםI cleanseטַהֲרִיyouאֶתְכֶםfrom allמִכֹּלyour iniquities,עֲוֺנוֹתֵיכֶםI will causeוְהוֹשַׁבְתִּיthe citiesהֶעָרִיםto be inhabited,הוֹשַׁבְתִּיand the ruinsוְ הֶחֳרָבוֹתwill be built.נִבְנוּ
Ezekiel 36:33
Study it in the app“Thus says Adonai YHWH: On the day I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the ruins will be built.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 36:33, 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- On the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- I cleanseטַהֲרִtahari
cleanse
To cleanse from sin.
Where else “tahari” appears- your iniquitiesעֲוֺנוֹתֵיavonote
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avonote” appears- I will causeהוֹשַׁבְתִּיhoshavti
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “hoshavti” appears- the citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- and the ruinsחֳרָבוֹתchoravot
ruin, desolate place
A ruin, a destroyed and deserted place.
Where else “choravot” appears- will be builtנִבְנוּnivnu
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “nivnu” appears
The context
32Not for your sake am I doing it, declares Adonai YHWH; let it be known to you. Be ashamed and blush for your ways, house of Israel.
33 · This verse (above)
34And the desolate land will be tilled instead of being a desolation in the eyes of everyone who passes by.