Ezekiel
Ezekiel 16:20–21
20You even took the sons and daughters you bore to Me and sacrificed them as food to idols. Was your prostitution not enough? 21You slaughtered My children and delivered them up through the fire to idols.
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Ezekiel 16:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You even took | וַתִּקְחִ֞י | wat·tiq·ḥî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular | H3947 take |
| the sons | בָּנַ֤יִךְ | bā·na·yiḵ | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H1121 son |
| and daughters | בְּנוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ | bə·nō·w·ṯa·yiḵ | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H1323 daughter |
| you bore | יָלַ֣דְתְּ | yā·laḏt | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| to Me | לִ֔י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| and sacrificed | וַתִּזְבָּחִ֥ים | wat·tiz·bā·ḥîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular; third person masculine plural | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| them | לָהֶ֖ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| as food to idols | לֶאֱכ֑וֹל | le·’ĕ·ḵō·wl | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H398 eat |
| Was your prostitution | מִתַּזְנֻתֵךְ׃ | mit·taz·nu·ṯēḵ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H8457 fornication |
| not enough | הַמְעַ֖ט | ham·‘aṭ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
Ezekiel 16:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You slaughtered | וַֽתִּשְׁחֲטִ֖י | wat·tiš·ḥă·ṭî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular | H7819 slaughter, beat |
| My children | בָּנָ֑י | bā·nāy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| and delivered them up | וַֽתִּתְּנִ֔ים | wat·tit·tə·nîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular; third person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| through the fire | בְּהַעֲבִ֥יר | bə·ha·‘ă·ḇîr | Preposition-b; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| to | לָהֶֽם׃ | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 16:20 Ezekiel 23:37 · Ezekiel 20:26 · Jeremiah 7:31 · Exodus 13:2 · Psalm 106:37–38 · Ezekiel 20:31 · Deuteronomy 29:11–12 · Ezekiel 23:39 · Isaiah 57:5 · Exodus 13:12 · Ezekiel 16:21
Ezekiel 16:21 2 Kings 17:17 · 2 Kings 21:6 · Deuteronomy 18:10 · Leviticus 18:21 · Jeremiah 19:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.