Further, speak in an allegory to the rebellious breed and say to them: Thus said the Sovereign GOD:Put the cauldron [on the fire], put it on,And then pour water into it.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ומשל
376
אלביתהמרי
698
משל
370
ואמרת
647
אליהם
86
כה
25
אמר
241
אדני
65
יהוה
26
שפת
780
הסיר
275
שפת
780
וגםיצק
249
בו
8
מים
90
Ezekiel 24:4
Gematria: 2492
אסףנתחיהאליהכלנתחטובירךוכתףמבחרעצמיםמלא
Collect in it the pieces [of meat].Every choice piece, thigh and shoulder;Fill it with the best cutsacuts Lit. “limbs.”—
Assuredly, thus said the Sovereign GOD:Woe to the city of blood—A cauldron whose scumcscum Or “rust.” is in it,Whose scum has not been cleaned out!Empty it piece by piece;No lot has fallen upon it.dNo lot has fallen upon it Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
For the blood she shed is still in her;She set it upon a bare rock;She did not pour it out on the groundTo cover it with earth.
Word-by-Word Analysis
כי
30
דמה
49
בתוכה
433
היה
20
עלצחיח
216
סלע
160
שמתהו
751
לא
31
שפכתהו
811
עלהארץ
396
לכסות
516
עליו
116
עפר
350
Ezekiel 24:8
Gematria: 3733
להעלותחמהלנקםנקםנתתיאתדמהעלצחיחסלעלבלתיהכסותפ
SheeShe Heb. “I.” set her blood upon the bare rock,So that it was not covered,So that it may stir up [My] furyTo take vengeance.
Word-by-Word Analysis
להעלות
541
חמה
53
לנקם
220
נקם
190
נתתי
860
אתדמה
450
עלצחיח
216
סלע
160
לבלתי
472
הכסותפ
571
Ezekiel 24:9
Gematria: 1265
לכןכהאמראדנייהוהאויעירהדמיםגםאניאגדילהמדורה
Assuredly, thus said the Sovereign GOD:Woe to the city of blood!I in turn will make a great blaze.
Word-by-Word Analysis
לכן
100
כה
25
אמר
241
אדני
65
יהוה
26
אוי
17
עיר
280
הדמים
99
גםאני
104
אגדיל
48
המדורה
260
Ezekiel 24:10
Gematria: 3342
הרבההעציםהדלקהאשהתםהבשרוהרקחהמרקחהוהעצמותיחרו
Pile on the logs,Kindle the fire,Cook the meat throughAnd stew it completely,fstew it completely Emendation yields “Pour out the broth.” And let the bones be charred.
For your vile defilement—because I sought to purify you of your defilement, but you would not be purified—you shall never be pure again until I have satisfied My fury upon you.
I, GOD, have spoken: It shall come to pass and I will do it. I will not refrain or spare or relent. You shall be punished according to your ways and your deeds—declares the Sovereign GOD.
Moan softly; observe no mourning for the dead: Put on your turban and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover over your upper lip, and do not eat the bread of comforters.”hcomforters Lit. “participants.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
האנק
156
דם
44
מתים
490
אבל
33
לאתעשה
806
פארך
301
חבוש
316
עליך
130
ונעליך
186
תשים
750
ברגליך
265
ולא
37
תעטה
484
עלשפם
520
ולחם
84
אנשים
401
לא
31
תאכל
451
Ezekiel 24:18
Gematria: 4212
ואדבראלהעםבבקרותמתאשתיבערבואעשבבקרכאשרצויתי
In the evening my wife died, and in the morning I did as I had been commanded. And when I spoke to the people that morning,
Word-by-Word Analysis
ואדבר
213
אלהעם
146
בבקר
304
ותמת
846
אשתי
711
בערב
274
ואעש
377
בבקר
304
כאשר
521
צויתי
516
Ezekiel 24:19
Gematria: 1936
ויאמרואליהעםהלאתגידלנומהאלהלנוכיאתהעשה
the people asked me, “Will you not tell us what these things portend for us, that you are acting so?”
Tell the House of Israel: Thus said the Sovereign GOD: ‘I am going to desecrate My Sanctuary, your pride and glory, the delight of your eyes and the desire of your heart; and the sons and daughters you have left behind shall fall by the sword.
Word-by-Word Analysis
אמר
241
לבית
442
ישראל
541
כהאמר
266
אדני
65
יהוה
26
הנני
115
מחלל
108
אתמקדשי
855
גאון
60
עזכם
137
מחמד
92
עיניכם
200
ומחמל
124
נפשכם
490
ובניכם
128
ובנותיכם
534
אשר
501
עזבתם
519
בחרב
212
יפלו
126
Ezekiel 24:22
Gematria: 4146
ועשיתםכאשרעשיתיעלשפםלאתעטוולחםאנשיםלאתאכלו
(Accordingly, you shall do as IiI I.e., Ezekiel. have done: you shall not cover over your upper lips or eat the bread of comforters;jcomforters See note at v. 17.
and your turbans shall remain on your heads, and your sandals upon your feet. You shall not lament or weep, but you shall be heartsick because of your iniquities and shall moan to one another.)
kThis verse would read well before v. 22. And Ezekiel shall become a portent for you: you shall do just as he has done, when the predicted punishmentlthe predicted punishment Heb. “it”; cf. v. 14. happens; and you shall know that I am the Sovereign GOD.’”
You, O mortal, take note: On the day that I take their stronghold from them, their pride and joy, the delight of their eyes and the longing of their hearts—their sons and daughters—
Word-by-Word Analysis
ואתה
412
בןאדם
97
הלוא
42
ביום
58
קחתי
518
מהם
85
אתמעוזם
564
משוש
646
תפארתם
1121
אתמחמד
493
עיניהם
185
ואתמשא
748
נפשם
470
בניהם
107
ובנותיהם
519
Ezekiel 24:26
Gematria: 1248
ביוםההואיבואהפליטאליךלהשמעותאזנים
on that day a fugitive will come to you, to let you hear it with your own ears.
On that day your mouth shall be opened to the fugitive, and you shall speak and no longer be dumb. So you shall be a portent for them, and they shall know that I am GOD.