Ezekiel

Ezekiel 16:24–25

²⁴you built yourself a mound and made yourself a lofty shrine in every public square. ²⁵At the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty. With increasing promiscuity, you spread your legs to all who passed by.

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Ezekiel 16:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
you built	וַתִּבְנִי־	wat·tiḇ·nî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H1129 build
yourself	לָ֖ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
a mound	גֶּ֑ב	gɛḇ	Noun - common singular	H1354 back
and made	וַתַּעֲשִׂי־	wat·ta·‘ă·śî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
yourself	לָ֥ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
a lofty shrine	רָמָ֖ה	rā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H7413 height, high-place
in every	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
public square	רְחֽוֹב׃	rə·ḥō·wḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H7339 broad open place, plaza

Ezekiel 16:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the head	רֹ֣אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
of every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
street	דֶּ֗רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
you built	בָּנִית֙	bā·nîṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H1129 build
your lofty shrines	רָֽמָתֵ֔ךְ	rā·mā·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H7413 height, high-place
and degraded	וַתְּתַֽעֲבִי֙	wat·tə·ṯa·‘ă·ḇî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H8581 loathe, detest
your beauty	יָפְיֵ֔ךְ	yā·p̄ə·yêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H3308 beauty
With increasing	וַתַּרְבִּ֖י	wat·tar·bî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
promiscuity	תַּזְנֻתֵךְ׃	taz·nu·ṯēḵ	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H8457 fornication
you spread	וַתְּפַשְּׂקִ֥י	wat·tə·p̄aś·śə·qî	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H6589 part, open wide
your legs	רַגְלַ֖יִךְ	raḡ·la·yiḵ	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person feminine singular	H7272 foot
to all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who passed by	עוֹבֵ֑ר	‘ō·w·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on

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Ezekiel 16:24 Jeremiah 2:20 · Ezekiel 16:39 · Isaiah 57:7 · Psalm 78:58 · Ezekiel 16:31 · Ezekiel 20:28–29 · Jeremiah 3:2

Ezekiel 16:25 Ezekiel 16:31 · Jeremiah 3:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.