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Ezekiel

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For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to inquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
For every one great Noun H376 אִ֨ישׁ ish
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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of the house court Noun H1004 מִבֵּ֣ית mib·beit
of Israel Israel Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל yis·ra·'el
Analysis:
Read more about: Israel
or of the stranger alien Noun H1616 וּמֵהַגֵּר֮ u·me·hag·ger
who after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
that sojourneth abide Verb H1481 יָג֣וּר ya·gur
in Israel Israel Noun H3478 בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒ be·yis·ra·'el
Analysis:
Read more about: Israel
which separateth consecrate Verb H5144 וְיִנָּזֵ֣ר ve·yin·na·zer
and setteth up arise Verb H5927 וְיַ֤עַל ve·ya·'al
his idols idol Noun H1544 גִּלּוּלָיו֙ gil·lu·lav
in his heart care for Noun H3820 לִבֹּ֔ו lib·bov,
and putteth appoint Verb H7760 יָשִׂ֖ים ya·sim
before against Adverb H5227 נֹ֣כַח no·chach
his face accept Noun H6440 פָּנָ֑יו pa·nav;
the stumblingblock caused to fall Noun H4383 וּמִכְשֹׁ֣ול u·mich·sho·vl
of his iniquity fault Noun H5771 עֲוֹנֹ֔ו a·vo·nov,
and cometh abide Verb H935 וּבָ֤א u·va
to a prophet prophecy Noun H5030 הַנָּבִיא֙ han·na·vi
to enquire ask Verb H1875 לִדְרָשׁ־ lid·rash-
of him concerning me I the LORD Jehovah Noun H3068 יְהוָ֔ה Yah·weh
will answer testify Verb H6030 נַֽעֲנֶה־ na·'a·neh-

Locations

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

People

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a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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King James Bible For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to inquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:
Hebrew Greek English For every one "For anyone of the house of Israel, Israel or of the stranger that sojourneth immigrants who stay in Israel, which separateth Israel who separates himself from me, and setteth Me, sets up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity puts right before his face, face the stumbling block of his iniquity, and cometh then comes to a the prophet to inquire of him concerning me; Me for himself, I the LORD will be brought to answer him by myself:in My own person.
New American Standard Bible 1995 For every one "For anyone of the house of Israel, Israel or of the stranger that sojourneth immigrants who stay in Israel, which separateth Israel who separates himself from me, and setteth Me, sets up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity puts right before his face, face the stumbling block of his iniquity, and cometh then comes to a the prophet to inquire of him concerning me; Me for himself, I the LORD will be brought to answer him by myself:in My own person.