Ezekiel 38:17

“Thus says Adonai YHWH: Are you the one of whom I spoke in former days by the hand of my servants, the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in those days for years that I would bring you against them?”

Ezekiel 38:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 38:17, 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
I spokeדִּבַּרְתִּיdibarti

speak

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

Where else “dibarti” appears
in formerקַדְמוֹנִיםkadmonim

former

What comes from ancient times, from before.

Where else “kadmonim” appears
daysיָמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

Where else “yamim” appears
by the handיַדyad

through

Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.

Where else “yad” appears
of my servantsעֲבָדַavada

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

Where else “avada” appears
the prophetsנְבִיאֵיnevie

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

Where else “nevie” 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
who prophesiedנִּבְּאִיםnibim

prophesy

To speak what God's spirit gives to say.

Where else “nibim” appears
for yearsשָׁנִיםshanim

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

Where else “shanim” appears
that I would bringהָבִיאhavi

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “havi” appears

The context

16And you will come up against my people Israel like a cloud to cover the land; in the last days it will be, and I will bring you against my land, so that the nations may know me, when I am sanctified through you, Gog, before their eyes.

17 · This verse (above)

18And it will happen on that day, on the day when Gog comes against the ground of Israel, declares Adonai YHWH, that my fury will rise up in my anger.

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