Ezekiel

Ezekiel 16:14–15

¹⁴Your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect in the splendor I bestowed on you, declares the Lord GOD.

¹⁵But because of your fame, you trusted in your beauty and played the harlot. You lavished your favors on everyone who passed by, and your beauty was theirs for the asking.

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Ezekiel 16:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your	לָ֥ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
fame	שֵׁ֛ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular	H8034 name
spread	וַיֵּ֨צֵא	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
among the nations	בַּגּוֹיִ֖ם	bag·gō·w·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
on account of your beauty	בְּיָפְיֵ֑ךְ	bə·yā·p̄ə·yêḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H3308 beauty
for	כִּ֣י׀	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it	ה֗וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
perfect	כָּלִ֣יל	kā·lîl	Adjective - masculine singular	H3632 entire, whole, holocaust
in the splendor	בַּֽהֲדָרִי֙	ba·hă·ḏā·rî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1926 ornament, splendour, honour
I bestowed	שַׂ֣מְתִּי	śam·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
on you	עָלַ֔יִךְ	‘ā·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5921 height
declares	נְאֻ֖ם	nə·’um	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֥י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh

Ezekiel 16:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But because of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your fame	שְׁמֵ֑ךְ	šə·mêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H8034 name
you trusted	וַתִּבְטְחִ֣י	wat·tiḇ·ṭə·ḥî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H982 trust
in your beauty	בְיָפְיֵ֔ךְ	ḇə·yā·p̄ə·yêḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H3308 beauty
and played the harlot	וַתִּזְנִ֖י	wat·tiz·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
You lavished	וַתִּשְׁפְּכִ֧י	wat·tiš·pə·ḵî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H8210 pour out, pour
your favors	תַּזְנוּתַ֛יִךְ	taz·nū·ṯa·yiḵ	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H8457 fornication
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
everyone	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who passed by	עוֹבֵ֖ר	‘ō·w·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
and your beauty was theirs for the asking	יֶֽהִי׃	ye·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be

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Ezekiel 16:14 1 Kings 10:24 · Lamentations 2:15 · 1 Corinthians 4:7 · Deuteronomy 4:6–8

Ezekiel 16:15 Isaiah 57:8 · Ezekiel 16:25 · Jeremiah 2:20 · Jeremiah 7:4 · Ezekiel 23:3 · Ezekiel 23:8 · Hosea 1:2 · Isaiah 1:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.