Ezekiel 7:2

““And you, son of man, thus says Adonai YHWH to the ground of Israel: An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.”

Ezekiel 7:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 7:2, word by word

sonבֶןven

human being

Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.

Where else “ven” appears
of manאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

Where else “adam” appears
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
to the groundאַדְמַתadmat

soil

Farmland, or dust.

Where else “admat” 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
An endקֵץkets

end

What comes when something finishes: "some days later".

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has comeבָּאba

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “ba” appears
upon the fourאַרְבַּעarba

four

Four.

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cornersכַּנְפוֹתkanfot

edge

Literally "wing": the flap of a cloak, or the far reaches of the earth.

Where else “kanfot” appears
of the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears

The context

1And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

2 · This verse (above)

3Now the end is upon you, and I will send my anger against you, and judge you according to your ways, and I will lay upon you all your abominations.

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