Ezekiel 4:14
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Then said I, Ah Lord God! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
הִנֵּה
here!
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הִנֵּה
Behold, look, see. Hinneh. The word used to get attention. Behold I stand at the door and knock. God is always trying to get our attention.
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בָּשָׂר
the flesh of
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בָּשָׂר
Flesh, body, skin. Basar. The physical human body. God became flesh in Jesus. He took on our basar to redeem it from the inside.
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טָמֵא
has been made unclean
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טָמֵא
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
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פִּגּוּל
unclean meat
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פִּגּוּל
properly, fetid, i.e. (figuratively) unclean (ceremonially)
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עַתָּה
now
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עַתָּה
at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
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יְהֹוִה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוִה
{YHWH}
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