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Ezekiel 22:1

וַיְהִ֥י
hâyâh
and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
דְבַר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
אֵלַ֥י
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
לֵאמֹֽר
ʼâmar
to/for — to say (used with great latitude)
Ezekiel 22:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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This chapter builds its case in three separate oracles - bloodshed and idolatry, worthlessness under judgment, and corrupt leadership at every level - stacking evidence like a prosecutor.

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