Ezekiel 38:14

“Therefore prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: Will it not be that on that day, when my people Israel lives securely, you will know it?”

Ezekiel 38:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 38:14, word by word

prophesyהִנָּבֵאhinave

prophesy

To speak what God's spirit gives to say.

Where else “hinave” appears
sonבֶןven

human being

Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.

Where else “ven” appears
of manאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

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and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta

say

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

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to Gogגוֹגgog

Gog

Gog: a man of the tribe of Reuben. In Ezekiel 38-39 the same name is borne by the chief of a people of the north.

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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".

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on that dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “ami” appears
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.

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livesשֶׁבֶתshevet

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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securelyבֶטַחvetach

security, safely

Security, confidence; living "securely", without fear. Sometimes unsuspecting.

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you will know itתֵּדָעteda

know

To know something, realize.

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The context

13Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all its young lions will say to you, “Is it to take spoil that you come? Is it to seize plunder that you have assembled your assembly, to carry away silver and gold, to take livestock and goods, to take great spoil?”’

14 · This verse (above)

15And you will come from your place, from the farthest parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, riding horses, all of them, a great assembly, and a numerous army.

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