Ezekiel

Ezekiel 16:31

³¹But when you built your mounds at the head of every street and made your lofty shrines in every public square, you were not even like a prostitute, because you scorned payment.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But when you built	בִּבְנוֹתַ֤יִךְ	biḇ·nō·w·ṯa·yiḵ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person feminine singular	H1129 build
your mounds	גַּבֵּךְ֙	gab·bêḵ	Noun - common singular construct; second person feminine singular	H1354 back
at the head	בְּרֹ֣אשׁ	bə·rōš	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
of every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
street	דֶּ֔רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and made	עָשִׂיתִי	ʿå̄·śī·ṯī	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
your lofty shrines	וְרָמָתֵ֥ךְ	wə·rā·mā·ṯêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H7413 height, high-place
in every	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
public square	רְח֑וֹב	rə·ḥō·wḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H7339 broad open place, plaza
you were	הָיִיתי	hå̄·yī·ṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
not even like	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a prostitute	כַּזּוֹנָ֖ה	kaz·zō·w·nāh	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
because you scorned	לְקַלֵּ֥ס	lə·qal·lês	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H7046 mock, scoff
payment	אֶתְנָֽן׃	’eṯ·nān	Noun - masculine singular	H868 hire

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Isaiah 52:3 · Ezekiel 16:33–34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.