And those of you who escapeוְ פְלִיטֵיכֶםwill rememberזָכְרוּmeאוֹתִיamong the nationsבַּגּוֹיִםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםthey are carried captive,נִשְׁבּוּwhenאֲשֶׁרI was brokenנִשְׁבַּרְתִּיwith their heartאֶת לִבָּםthat prostitutes itself,הַזּוֹנֶהwhichאֲשֶׁרturned awayסָרfrom me,מֵעָלַיand with their eyesוְאֵת עֵינֵיהֶםthat prostitute themselvesהַזֹּנוֹתafter their idols;אַחֲרֵי גִּלּוּלֵיהֶםand they will loatheוְנָקֹטּוּthemselvesבִּפְנֵיהֶםfor the evilsאֶל הָרָעוֹתthatאֲשֶׁרthey didעָשׂוּin allלְכֹלtheir abominations.תּוֹעֲבֹתֵיהֶם
Ezekiel 6:9
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Ezekiel 6:9, word by word
- And those of you who escapeפְלִיטֵיfelite
fugitive, survivor
Fugitive, survivor: someone who escaped from a battle or a disaster.
Where else “felite” appears- will rememberזָכְרוּzachru
remember
To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.
Where else “zachru” appears- among the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- they are carried captiveנִשְׁבּוּnishbu
take captive
Take captive, carry off as prisoners in war.
Where else “nishbu” appears- I was brokenנִשְׁבַּרְתִּיnishbarti
crush
To break pride; "a broken heart".
Where else “nishbarti” appears- with their heartלִבָּliba
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “liba” appears- that prostitutes itselfזּוֹנֶהzone
be unfaithful
To be unfaithful to YHWH by going after other gods.
Where else “zone” appears- turned awayסָרsar
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “sar” appears- and with their eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- after their idolsגִּלּוּלֵיgilule
idols
Idols; a scornful word that calls them logs or worthless things.
Where else “gilule” appears- and they will loatheנָקֹטּוּnakotu
loathe
To feel loathing for someone; to be sick of him.
Where else “nakotu” appears- themselvesפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- for the evilsרָעוֹתraot
harm
Something that hurts, a disaster.
Where else “raot” appears- they didעָשׂוּasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asu” appears- their abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתֵיtoavote
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
Translation note
“When I was broken with their heart”: the Hebrew is difficult; it is also read “when I broke their heart.”
The context
8But I will leave a remnant, in that you will have those who escape the sword among the nations, when you are scattered in the lands.
9 · This verse (above)
10And they will know that I am YHWH; not in vain did I say I would do this evil to them.’”