Ezekiel

Ezekiel 16:25–29

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. ²⁶You prostituted yourself with your lustful neighbors, the Egyptians, and increased your promiscuity to provoke Me to anger.

²⁷Therefore I stretched out My hand against you and reduced your portion. I gave you over to the desire of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd conduct. ²⁸Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied. ²⁹So you extended your promiscuity to Chaldea,^a the land of merchants — but even with this you were not satisfied!

Footnotes

a 16:29 Or Babylonia

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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

Ezekiel 16:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You prostituted yourself	וַתִּזְנִ֧י	wat·tiz·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
with	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
your lustful	גִּדְלֵ֣י	giḏ·lê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H1432 becoming great, growing up
neighbors	שְׁכֵנַ֖יִךְ	šə·ḵê·na·yiḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H7934 inhabitant, neighbour
the Egyptians	מִצְרַ֛יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and increased	וַתַּרְבִּ֥י	wat·tar·bî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
your promiscuity	תַּזְנֻתֵ֖ךְ	taz·nu·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H8457 fornication
to provoke Me to anger	לְהַכְעִיסֵֽנִי׃	lə·haḵ·‘î·sê·nî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H3707 be vexed, angry

Ezekiel 16:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	וְהִנֵּ֨ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
I stretched out	נָטִ֤יתִי	nā·ṭî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
My hand	יָדִי֙	yā·ḏî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
against you	עָלַ֔יִךְ	‘ā·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5921 height
and reduced	וָאֶגְרַ֖ע	wā·’eḡ·ra‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H1639 diminish, restrain, withdraw
your portion	חֻקֵּ֑ךְ	ḥuq·qêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
I gave you over	וָאֶתְּנֵ֞ךְ	wā·’et·tə·nêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to the desire	בְּנֶ֤פֶשׁ	bə·ne·p̄eš	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
of those who hate you	שֹׂנְאוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙	śō·nə·’ō·w·ṯa·yiḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H8130 hate
the daughters	בְּנ֣וֹת	bə·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
of the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
who were ashamed	הַנִּכְלָמ֖וֹת	han·niḵ·lā·mō·wṯ	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural	H3637 be humiliated
of your lewd	זִמָּֽה׃	zim·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2154 plan, device, wickedness
conduct	מִדַּרְכֵּ֥ךְ	mid·dar·kêḵ	Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct; second person feminine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner

Ezekiel 16:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then you prostituted yourself	וַתִּזְנִי֙	wat·tiz·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
with	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Assyrians	אַשּׁ֔וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
because you were not yet	מִבִּלְתִּ֖י	mib·bil·tî	Preposition-m	H1115 not, except
satisfied	שָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃	śā·ḇā·‘at	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
Even after	וַתִּזְנִ֕ים	wat·tiz·nîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular; third person masculine plural	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
you were still	וְגַ֖ם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
satisfied	שָׂבְעָתֵ֑ךְ	śā·ḇə·‘ā·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H7654 satiety

Ezekiel 16:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So you extended	וַתַּרְבִּ֧י	wat·tar·bî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
your promiscuity	תַּזְנוּתֵ֛ךְ	taz·nū·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H8457 fornication
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Chaldea	כַּשְׂדִּ֑ימָה	kaś·dî·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H3778 Chaldean
the land	אֶ֥רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of merchants	כְּנַ֖עַן	kə·na·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
but even	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
with this	בְּזֹ֖את	bə·zōṯ	Preposition-b; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
you were not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
satisfied	שָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃	śā·ḇā·‘at	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited