Ezekiel 6:11

“Thus says Adonai YHWH: “Strike with your palm and stamp with your foot, and say, ‘Ah!’ over all the evil abominations of the house of Israel, who by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence will fall.”

Ezekiel 6:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 6:11, 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
“Strikeהַכֵּהhake

strike

To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.

Where else “hake” appears
with your palmכַפְּchap

palm

The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.

Where else “chap” appears
and stampרְקַעreka

stamp

To stamp the ground with the foot, as a gesture of grief or victory.

Where else “reka” appears
with your footרַגְלְragl

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

Where else “ragl” appears
‘Ah!’אָחach

Ah!

"Ah!", a cry of grief or surprise.

Where else “ach” appears
the evilרָעוֹתraot

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “raot” appears
abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתtoavot

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 “toavot” appears
of 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
by the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

Where else “cherev” appears
by famineרָעָבraav

famine, hunger

Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.

Where else “raav” appears
and by pestilenceדֶּבֶרdever

plague, pestilence

Pestilence: a disease that kills many in a short time.

Where else “dever” appears
will fallיִפֹּלוּyipolu

fall in battle

To die in battle, killed by the enemy.

Where else “yipolu” appears

The context

10And they will know that I am YHWH; not in vain did I say I would do this evil to them.’”

11 · This verse (above)

12The one who is far off will die by pestilence, and the one who is near will fall by the sword, and the one who remains and is besieged will die by famine; and I will spend my fury on them.

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