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And sayוְאָמַרְתָּto the rebellious,אֶל מֶרִיto the houseאֶל בֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהEnoughרַבfor youלָכֶםof allמִכָּלyour abominations,תּוֹעֲבוֹתֵיכֶםhouseבֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל
Ezekiel 44:6
Study it in the app“And say to the rebellious, to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: Enough for you of all your abominations, house of Israel,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 44:6, word by word
- 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 rebelliousמֶרִיmeri
rebellion
Rebellion. "Sons of rebellion" are rebels.
Where else “meri” appears- to the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” 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- 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- Enoughרַבrav
enough
A word to stop something that has become too much: it is enough.
Where else “rav” appears- your abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֵיtoavote
abomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toavote” appears
The context
5And YHWH said to me, “Son of man, set your heart, and see with your eyes, and with your ears hear all that I am speaking to you concerning all the statutes of the house of YHWH and all its instructions; and set your heart on the entrance of the house, with all the exits of the sanctuary.
6 · This verse (above)
7when you brought foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to profane it, my house, when you presented my bread, fat and blood; and they broke my covenant by all your abominations.