Ezekiel 36:6

“Therefore prophesy concerning the ground of Israel, and say to the mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys, Thus says Adonai YHWH: Look, I, in my jealousy and in my fury, have spoken, because the disgrace of the nations you have borne.”

Ezekiel 36:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 36:6, word by word

prophesyהִנָּבֵאhinave

prophesy

To speak what God's spirit gives to say.

Where else “hinave” appears
concerning the groundאַדְמַתadmat

soil

Farmland, or dust.

Where else “admat” 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
and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta

say

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

Where else “amarta” appears
to the mountainsהָרִיםharim

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “harim” appears
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
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
in my jealousyקִנְאָתִkinati

jealousy

A husband's burning that tolerates no rivals; so is YHWH with his people.

Where else “kinati” appears
and in my furyחֲמָתִchamati

fury

Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.

Where else “chamati” appears
have spokenדִּבַּרְתִּיdibarti

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “dibarti” appears
the disgraceכְּלִמַּתkelimat

disgrace, shame

Shame, dishonor suffered before others.

Where else “kelimat” appears
of the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
you have borneנְשָׂאתֶםnesatem

carry

To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.

Where else “nesatem” appears

The context

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.

6 · This verse (above)

7Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: I have raised my hand; surely the nations that are around you, they will bear their disgrace.

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