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ezekiel_18:3

Ezekiel 18:3

Hebrew
חַי אָ֕נִי נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה אִם יִֽהְיֶ֨הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
לָכֶ֜ם ע֗וֹד מְשֹׁ֛ל הַמָּשָׁ֥ל הַזֶּ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
ESV
As I live, declares the Lord GOD, this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel.
NIV
“As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
NLT
As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, you will not quote this proverb anymore in Israel.
LXX
ζῶ ἐγώ λέγει κύριος ἐὰν γένηται ἔτι λεγομένη plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
παραβολὴ αὕτηplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

greek

Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
Ισραηλ
KJV
As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.

Ezekiel 18:2 ← Ezekiel 18:3 → Ezekiel 18:4

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