LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL

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36) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL

Ezekiel 2:8

But you,
וְאַתָּ֣ה (wə·’at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

son
בֶן־ (ḇen-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of man,
אָדָ֗ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

listen
שְׁמַע֙ (šə·ma‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

to what
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

I
אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

tell you.
מְדַבֵּ֣ר (mə·ḏab·bêr)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

be
תְּהִי־ (tə·hî-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

rebellious
מֶ֖רִי (me·rî)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4805: Bitterness, rebellion, bitter, rebellious

like that rebellious
הַמֶּ֑רִי (ham·me·rî)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4805: Bitterness, rebellion, bitter, rebellious

house.
כְּבֵ֣ית (kə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

Open
פְּצֵ֣ה (pə·ṣêh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 6475: To rend, open

your mouth
פִ֔יךָ (p̄î·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

and eat
וֶאֱכֹ֕ל (we·’ĕ·ḵōl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

what
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

I
אֲנִ֖י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

give
נֹתֵ֥ן (nō·ṯên)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

you.”
אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ (’ê·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

• God tells Ezekiel to feed from him!
• And he mustn’t follow the example of the Israelites!
• He mustn’t rebel!
• Otherwise he will get into trouble like them!
• It’s the same for us!
• If we follow those who rebel against God or corrupt God’s word we also get into big trouble!
• All those who opposed God had a bad end!
• We mustn’t let ourselves be corrupted!
• On the contrary, we must free ourselves from corruption!
• The corruption of the world will never be an excuse!

 

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37) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL

Ezekiel 2:9


Then I looked
וָאֶרְאֶ֕ה (wā·’er·’eh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7200: To see

and saw
וְהִנֵּה־ (wə·hin·nêh-)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

a hand
יָ֖ד (yāḏ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

reaching out
שְׁלוּחָ֣ה (šə·lū·ḥāh)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

to me,
אֵלָ֑י (’ê·lāy)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

and
וְהִנֵּה־ (wə·hin·nêh-)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

in it
ב֖וֹ (ḇōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

was a scroll,
מְגִלַּת־ (mə·ḡil·laṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4039: A scroll

• Do you remember the hand writing on the wall in Babylon in the book of Daniel!
• It meant condemnation!
• And there is a scroll!
• Thus it is even worse!

 

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38) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL

Ezekiel 2:10


which He unrolled
וַיִּפְרֹ֤שׂ (way·yip̄·rōś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6566: To break apart, disperse

before me.
לְפָנַ֔י (lə·p̄ā·nay)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6440: The face

And written
כְתוּבָ֖ה (ḵə·ṯū·ḇāh)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's 3789: To grave, to write

on the front
פָּנִ֣ים (pā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face

and back
וְאָח֑וֹר (wə·’ā·ḥō·wr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 268: The hinder part, behind, backward, the West

of it
אֵלֶ֔יהָ (’ê·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

[were] words of lamentation,
קִנִ֥ים (qi·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 7015: An elegy, dirge

mourning,
וָהֶ֖גֶה (wā·he·ḡeh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1899: A rumbling, growling, moaning

and woe.
וָהִֽי׃ (wā·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1958: Lamentation, wailing

• And what is written on it?
• Words of lamentation and mourning and woe!
• And when we learn about what happened to the Israelites lamentation and mourning and woe really mean it!
• It is also a warning for us on what is going to happen!

 

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39) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL

Ezekiel 3:1

“Son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of man,”
אָדָ֕ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

He said
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to me,
אֵלַ֔י (’ê·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

“eat
אֱכ֑וֹל (’ĕ·ḵō·wl)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

what
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you find here.
תִּמְצָ֖א (tim·ṣā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

Eat
אֱכוֹל֙ (’ĕ·ḵō·wl)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

this
הַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ)
Article | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

scroll,
הַמְּגִלָּ֣ה (ham·mə·ḡil·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4039: A scroll

then go
וְלֵ֥ךְ (wə·lêḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

and speak
דַּבֵּ֖ר (dab·bêr)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the house
בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Israel.”
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

• And God tells Ezekiel to eat the scroll!
• And then to tell the Israelites about it!
• We will see why!

 

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40) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL

Ezekiel 3:2

So I opened
וָאֶפְתַּ֖ח (wā·’ep̄·taḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

my mouth,
פִּ֑י (pî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

and He fed
וַיַּ֣אֲכִלֵ֔נִי (way·ya·’ă·ḵi·lê·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 398: To eat

me
אֵ֖ת (’êṯ)
Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

the scroll.
הַמְּגִלָּ֥ה (ham·mə·ḡil·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4039: A scroll

• First, Ezekiel opens his mouth!
• Thus he acts according to God's will!
• No rebellion!
• Second, God gives him the scroll to eat!
• Then God does his part!
• There are two steps!
• Never one step!

 

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41) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL

Ezekiel 3:3

“Son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of man,”
אָדָם֙ (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

He said
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to me,
אֵלַ֗י (’ê·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

“eat
תַֽאֲכֵל֙ (ṯa·’ă·ḵêl)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

and fill
תְמַלֵּ֔א (ṯə·mal·lê)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of

your stomach
וּמֵעֶ֣יךָ (ū·mê·‘e·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 4578: The intestines, the abdomen, sympathy, a vest, the stomach, the uterus, the heart

with this
הַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ)
Article | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

scroll
הַמְּגִלָּ֣ה (ham·mə·ḡil·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4039: A scroll

I
אֲנִ֖י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

am giving you.”
נֹתֵ֣ן (nō·ṯên)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

So I ate,
וָאֹ֣כְלָ֔ה (wā·’ō·ḵə·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

and it was
וַתְּהִ֥י (wat·tə·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

as sweet
לְמָתֽוֹק׃ (lə·mā·ṯō·wq)
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 4966: Sweet, sweetness

as honey
כִּדְבַ֥שׁ (kiḏ·ḇaš)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1706: Honey, syrup

in my mouth.
בְּפִ֖י (bə·p̄î)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

• God tells Ezekiel to eat the scroll and fill his stomach with it!
• In his mouth it is as sweet as honey!
• But it is going to be different in his stomach!
• The stomach helps digest food by mixing it with digestive juices and churning it into a thin liquid!
• We must remember it is a message of condemnation!

 

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42) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL

Ezekiel 3:4

Then He said
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to me,
אֵלָ֑י (’ê·lāy)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

“Son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of man,
אָדָ֗ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

go now
לֶךְ־ (leḵ-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the house
בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

and speak
וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ (wə·ḏib·bar·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

My words
בִדְבָרַ֖י (ḇiḏ·ḇā·ray)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

to them.
אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

• After eating the scroll, he must tell the message to Israel!
• Eating the scroll and its message is a way to make it his own!
• Internalize it!

 

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43) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL

Ezekiel 3:5

For
כִּ֡י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you
אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are not
לֹא֩ (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

being sent
שָׁל֑וּחַ (šā·lū·aḥ)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

a people
עַ֨ם (‘am)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

of unfamiliar
עִמְקֵ֥י (‘im·qê)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6012: Deep, unfathomable

speech
שָׂפָ֛ה (śā·p̄āh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin

or difficult
וְכִבְדֵ֥י (wə·ḵiḇ·ḏê)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3515: Heavy

language,
לָשׁ֖וֹן (lā·šō·wn)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 3956: The tongue

but to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the house
בֵּ֖ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Israel—
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

• God tells him he must speak to Israel!
• And he will have to tell them the words of the scrolls!
• Every word!

 

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44) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL

Ezekiel 3:6

not
לֹ֣א ׀ (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

many
רַבִּ֗ים (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

peoples
עַמִּ֣ים (‘am·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

of unfamiliar
עִמְקֵ֤י (‘im·qê)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6012: Deep, unfathomable

speech
שָׂפָה֙ (śā·p̄āh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin

or difficult
וְכִבְדֵ֣י (wə·ḵiḇ·ḏê)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3515: Heavy

language,
לָשׁ֔וֹן (lā·šō·wn)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 3956: The tongue

whose
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

words
דִּבְרֵיהֶ֑ם (diḇ·rê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

you cannot
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

understand.
תִשְׁמַ֖ע (ṯiš·ma‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

Surely
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

if I had sent you
שְׁלַחְתִּ֔יךָ (šə·laḥ·tî·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

to them,
אֲלֵיהֶם֙ (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

they
הֵ֖מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

would have listened
יִשְׁמְע֥וּ (yiš·mə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

to you.
אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ (’ê·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

• God tells him that if he had sent him to a foreign country, they would have listened to him!
• Even if he didn’t understand the words!

 

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45) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL

Ezekiel 3:7

But the house
וּבֵ֣ית (ū·ḇêṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

will be unwilling
יֹאבוּ֙ (yō·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 14: To breathe after, to be acquiescent

to listen
לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ (liš·mō·a‘)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

to you,
אֵלֶ֔יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

since
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they are unwilling
אֹבִ֖ים (’ō·ḇîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 14: To breathe after, to be acquiescent

to listen
לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ (liš·mō·a‘)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

to Me.
אֵלָ֑י (’ê·lāy)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

For
כִּ֚י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the whole
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

house
בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

is stubborn
חִזְקֵי־ (ḥiz·qê-)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 2389: Strong, stout, mighty

and obstinate.
וּקְשֵׁי־ (ū·qə·šê-)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 7186: Hard, severe

• But God tells him that Israel is not going to listen to him because they don’t want to listen to him!
• In reality, they never listened to God!
• And it is connected to their nature!
• They are stubborn and obstinate!
• It is clear even if people don’t want to understand!
• It is the same with mankind!

 

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46) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL


Ezekiel 3:8

Behold,
הִנֵּ֨ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

I will make
נָתַ֧תִּי (nā·ṯat·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

your face
פָּנֶ֛יךָ (pā·ne·ḵā)
Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6440: The face

as hard
חֲזָקִ֖ים (ḥă·zā·qîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2389: Strong, stout, mighty

as
לְעֻמַּ֣ת (lə·‘um·maṯ)
Preposition-l
Strong's 5980: Society, near, beside, along with

their faces,
פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם (pə·nê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face

and your forehead
מִצְחֲךָ֥ (miṣ·ḥă·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 4696: Brow, forehead

as hard
חָזָ֖ק (ḥā·zāq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2389: Strong, stout, mighty

as
לְעֻמַּ֥ת (lə·‘um·maṯ)
Preposition-l
Strong's 5980: Society, near, beside, along with

their foreheads.
מִצְחָֽם׃ (miṣ·ḥām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4696: Brow, forehead

• But God wants to make Ezekiel as hard as Israel is!
• Like a mirror!
• But it won’t change anything!
• What makes people change?

 

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47) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL


Ezekiel 3:9

I will make
נָתַ֣תִּי (nā·ṯat·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

your forehead
מִצְחֶ֑ךָ (miṣ·ḥe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 4696: Brow, forehead

like a diamond,
כְּשָׁמִ֛יר (kə·šā·mîr)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8068: A thorn, a gem, the diamond

harder
חָזָ֥ק (ḥā·zāq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2389: Strong, stout, mighty

than flint.
מִצֹּ֖ר (miṣ·ṣōr)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6864: A hard pebble, flint

Do not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

be afraid
תִירָ֤א (ṯî·rā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

of them
אוֹתָם֙ (’ō·w·ṯām)
Direct object marker | third person masculine plural
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

[or]
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

dismayed
תֵחַ֣ת (ṯê·ḥaṯ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 2865: To prostrate, to break down, either, by violence, by confusion and fear

at their presence,
מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם (mip·pə·nê·hem)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face

even though
כִּ֛י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they
הֵֽמָּה׃ (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

are a rebellious
מְרִ֖י (mə·rî)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4805: Bitterness, rebellion, bitter, rebellious

house.”
בֵּֽית־ (bêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

• God tells him he is going to make him harder!
• Thus he mustn’t be afraid of them!
• And their rebellious nature mustn’t change anything!
• Do you hear God’s words?
• It should penetrate our deep mind!
• It is a question of life or death!
• And it doesn’t matter if people say it is not going to happen!
• When it happens it is too late!
• Man should listen but he never listens!

 

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Ezekiel 3:10

“Son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of man,”
אָדָ֕ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

He added,
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“listen carefully
וּבְאָזְנֶ֥יךָ (ū·ḇə·’ā·zə·ne·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear

to all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the words
דְּבָרַי֙ (də·ḇā·ray)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

I speak
אֲדַבֵּ֣ר (’ă·ḏab·bêr)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to you,
אֵלֶ֔יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

and take them
קַ֥ח (qaḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

to heart.
בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖ (bil·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart

• And God tells Ezekiel he must listen carefully to what he says!
• He must take his words to heart!
• He must make them his!
• We should do the same!

 

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Ezekiel 3:11

Go
בֹּ֤א (bō)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

your people,
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

the exiles;
הַגּוֹלָה֙ (hag·gō·w·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1473: Exile, exiles

speak
וְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ (wə·ḏib·bar·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to them
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

and tell
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

them,
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

‘This is what
כֹּ֥ה (kōh)
Adverb
Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

the Lord
אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord

GOD
יְהֹוִ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

says,’
אָמַ֖ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

whether
אִֽם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

they listen
יִשְׁמְע֖וּ (yiš·mə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

or
וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

refuse to listen.”
יֶחְדָּֽלוּ׃ (yeḥ·dā·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2308: To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle

• God tells Ezekiel to go to the exiles
• And tell them his message!
• And once again it doesn’t matter whether they listen or not!

 

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Ezekiel 3:12

Then the Spirit
ר֔וּחַ (rū·aḥ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

lifted me up,
וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִי (wat·tiś·śā·’ê·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

and I heard
וָאֶשְׁמַ֣ע (wā·’eš·ma‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

a great
גָּד֑וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

rumbling
רַ֣עַשׁ (ra·‘aš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7494: Vibration, bounding, uproar

sound
ק֖וֹל (qō·wl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

behind me—
אַחֲרַ֔י (’a·ḥă·ray)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

blessed be
בָּר֥וּךְ (bā·rūḵ)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

the glory
כְּבוֹד־ (kə·ḇō·wḏ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness

of the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

in His dwelling place!—
מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃ (mim·mə·qō·w·mōw)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

• Then again we are told about (rū·aḥ) = the spirit!
• And he lifts Ezekiel up!
• And he hears a big noise

 

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Ezekiel 3:13

the sound
וְק֣וֹל ׀ (wə·qō·wl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

of the wings
כַּנְפֵ֣י (kan·p̄ê)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle

of the living creatures
הַחַיּ֗וֹת (ha·ḥay·yō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

brushing
מַשִּׁיקוֹת֙ (maš·šî·qō·wṯ)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's 5401: To kiss, to equip with weapons

against
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

one
אִשָּׁ֣ה (’iš·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

another
אֲחוֹתָ֔הּ (’ă·ḥō·w·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister

and the sound
וְק֥וֹל (wə·qō·wl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

of the wheels
הָאוֹפַנִּ֖ים (hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 212: A wheel

beside them,
לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם (lə·‘um·mā·ṯām)
Preposition-l | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5980: Society, near, beside, along with

a great
גָּדֽוֹל׃ (gā·ḏō·wl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

rumbling
רַ֥עַשׁ (ra·‘aš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7494: Vibration, bounding, uproar

sound.
וְק֖וֹל (wə·qō·wl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

• And back again the wings and the wheels making a lot of noise!

 

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52) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL


Ezekiel 3:14

So the Spirit
וְר֥וּחַ (wə·rū·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

lifted me up
נְשָׂאַ֖תְנִי (nə·śā·’aṯ·nî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

and took me away,
וַתִּקָּחֵ֑נִי (wat·tiq·qā·ḥê·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 3947: To take

and I went
וָאֵלֵ֥ךְ (wā·’ê·lêḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

in bitterness
מַר֙ (mar)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 4751: Bitter, bitterness, bitterly

and in the anger
בַּחֲמַ֣ת (ba·ḥă·maṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 2534: Heat, anger, poison

of my spirit,
רוּחִ֔י (rū·ḥî)
Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

with the strong
חָזָֽקָה׃ (ḥā·zā·qāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

hand
וְיַד־ (wə·yaḏ-)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

of the LORD
יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

upon me.
עָלַ֖י (‘ā·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

• Here we get weruah!
• So the spirit lifts him up and takes him away!
• Then he speaks about the bitterness and the anger of his spirit!
• And the hand of the Lord upon him!
• But we don’t know why the bitterness and the anger of his spirit!

So finally we get 3 ruah:

1. Ruah = the Spirit = Ezekiel 1:4!

Ruah = the Spirit = Ezekiel 1:21!
Ruah = theSpirit = Ezekiel 2:2!
Ruah = the Spirit = Ezekiel 3:12!

1. Haruah = the Spirit = Ezekiel 1:12!

Haruah = the Spirit = Ezekiel 1:20!

Weruah = the Spirit = ezekiel 3:14!


Hebrew Streams: Ruach Studies

In rabbinic documents and many Messianic writings, ruach qodesh is alternately printed Ruach HaQodesh or Ruach HaKodesh or HaRuach HaKodesh. The "ha" prefix denotes the article "the." This indicates the phrase is to be rendered "the Holy Spirit." But this spelling—with the "ha" prefix—does not occur in the Hebrew Bible???

 

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53) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL


Ezekiel 3:15

I came
וָאָב֨וֹא (wā·’ā·ḇō·w)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the exiles
הַגּוֹלָ֜ה (hag·gō·w·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1473: Exile, exiles

at Tel-abib
אָ֠בִיב (’ā·ḇîḇ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8512: Tel-abib -- 'hill of grain', a place in Babylon

who dwelt
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֤ים (hay·yō·šə·ḇîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

by
אֶֽל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the River
נְהַר־ (nə·har-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity

Kebar.
כְּבָר֙ (kə·ḇār)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3529: Chebar -- a river of Babylon

And for seven
שִׁבְעַ֥ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

days
יָמִ֖ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

I sat
וָֽאֵשֵׁ֔ב (wā·’ê·šêḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

where
שָׁ֑ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

they sat
יוֹשְׁבִ֣ים (yō·wō·šə·ḇîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

and remained
וָאֵשֵׁ֥ב (wā·’ê·šêḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

there
שָׁ֛ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

among them,
בְּתוֹכָֽם׃ (bə·ṯō·w·ḵām)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre

overwhelmed.
מַשְׁמִ֥ים (maš·mîm)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefy

• Ezekiel does as told by God!
• And when he sits with the exiles!
• He is overwhelmed (stunned, devastated, stupefied)!
• It doesn’t seem to be good!
• Not good at all!

 

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54) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL


Ezekiel 3:16

At the end
מִקְצֵ֖ה (miq·ṣêh)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7097: End, extremity

of seven
שִׁבְעַ֣ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

days
יָמִ֑ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

the word
דְבַר־ (ḏə·ḇar-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

of the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

came
וַיְהִ֕י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

to me
אֵלַ֥י (’ê·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

saying,
לֵאמֹֽר׃ (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 559: To utter, say

• Ezekiel must wait seven days before God speaks to him!
• It shows how important it is!
• How solemn it is!
• Everywhere in the Bible there are warnings for so long!
• And men don’t care!
• It’s only when it hits them they start to realize!
• But it is always too late!
• Today we see exactly the same!
• But people won’t listen!
• The fear will increase!
• But they won’t listen!
• It doesn’t matter!
• They will be warned again and again!
• Till the end!

 

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55) LOOKING FOR EZEKIEL


Ezekiel 3:17

“Son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of man,
אָדָ֕ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

I have made
נְתַתִּ֖יךָ (nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

you a watchman
צֹפֶ֥ה (ṣō·p̄eh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6822: To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await

for the house
לְבֵ֣ית (lə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Israel.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

Whenever you hear
וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ (wə·šā·ma‘·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

a word
דָּבָ֔ר (dā·ḇār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

from
מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ (mim·men·nî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

My mouth,
מִפִּי֙ (mip·pî)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

give them a warning
וְהִזְהַרְתָּ֥ (wə·hiz·har·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 2094: To gleam, to enlighten

from Me.
אוֹתָ֖ם (’ō·w·ṯām)
Direct object marker | third person masculine plural
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

• God has made a watchman for the house of Israel!
• What about mankind today?
• Whatever God is going to say, it’s going to be a warning!
• It is the same today!
• WARNING!
• THE ALARM IS RINGING BUT NOBODY IS LISTENING§
• REMEMBER ADAM!
• MAN’S TRADITION AND CORRUPTION WON’T SAVE HIM!
• HE WON’T BE ABLE TO SAY I DIDN’T KNOW!