Ezekiel 36:4

“therefore, mountains of Israel, hear the word of Adonai YHWH: Thus says Adonai YHWH to the mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys, and to the desolate ruins and to the abandoned cities that have become booty and mockery to the rest of the nations that are all around,”

Ezekiel 36:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 36:4, word by word

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.

Where else “yisrael” appears
hearשִׁמְעוּshimu

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

Where else “shimu” appears
the wordדְּבַרdevar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “devar” appears
of 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
saysאָמַרamar

say

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

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and to the hillsגְּבָעוֹתgevaot

hill

Hill.

Where else “gevaot” appears
to the watercoursesאֲפִיקִיםafikim

channel

The bottom along which a brook or the sea runs.

Where else “afikim” appears
and to the valleysגֵּאָיוֹתgeayot

valley

Narrow valley, a ravine between high slopes.

Where else “geayot” appears
and to the desolateשֹּׁמְמוֹתshommot

desolate

Desolate, ruined; of a person, abandoned and without comfort.

Where else “shommot” appears
ruinsחֳרָבוֹתchoravot

ruin, desolate place

A ruin, a destroyed and deserted place.

Where else “choravot” appears
and to the abandonedנֶּעֱזָבוֹתneezavot

forsake

To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.

Where else “neezavot” appears
citiesעָרִיםarim

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “arim” appears
have becomeהָיוּhayu

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

Where else “hayu” appears
bootyבַזvaz

plunder, booty

Plunder: what the victor carries off from the defeated.

Where else “vaz” appears
and mockeryלַעַגlaag

scorn, derision

Mockery, scorn.

Where else “laag” appears
to the restשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit

remnant

Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.

Where else “sheerit” appears
of the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
are all aroundסָּבִיבsaviv

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

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The context

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,

4 · This verse (above)

5therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: Surely in the fire of my jealousy I have spoken against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who gave my land to themselves as a possession with the joy of a whole heart, with contempt of soul, so that its pastureland might be booty.

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