Ezekiel 45:9

“Thus says Adonai YHWH: Enough for you, chiefs of Israel! Remove violence and destruction, and do justice and righteousness; lift your evictions off my people, declares Adonai YHWH.”

Ezekiel 45:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 45:9, 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
Enough for youרַבrav

enough

A word to stop something that has become too much: it is enough.

Where else “rav” appears
chiefsנְשִׂיאֵיnesie

chief

Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.

Where else “nesie” 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
Removeהָסִירוּhasiru

remove

To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.

Where else “hasiru” appears
violenceחָמָסchamas

violence

Violence; unjust harm done to others.

Where else “chamas” appears
and destructionשֹׁדshod

destruction, violence

Devastation, ruin that comes with violence.

Where else “shod” appears
and doעֲשׂוּasu

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asu” appears
justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat

justice

What is right and fair.

Where else “mishpat” appears
and righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedaka

righteous deeds

Doing what is just, upright deeds.

Where else “tsedaka” appears
liftהָרִימוּharimu

lift up

To put on high: to raise the voice, praise God, or be God lifting up the lowly.

Where else “harimu” appears
your evictionsגְרֻשֹׁתֵיgerushote

eviction

Eviction, driving someone off their land.

Where else “gerushote” appears
my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

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

Where else “ami” appears
declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

Where else “neum” appears

The context

8As land it shall be his as a possession in Israel; and my chiefs shall not oppress my people any longer, but the land they shall give to the house of Israel according to their tribes.

9 · This verse (above)

10You shall have just balances, a just ephah, and a just bath.

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