Ezekiel
Ezekiel 16:26
26You prostituted yourself with your lustful neighbors, the Egyptians, and increased your promiscuity to provoke Me to anger.
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| 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 |
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Ezekiel 23:19–21 · Ezekiel 20:7–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.