Ezekiel
Ezekiel 16:37–39
37therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked. 38And I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and those who shed blood; so I will bring upon you the wrath of your bloodshed and jealousy.
39Then I will deliver you into the hands of your lovers, and they will level your mounds and tear down your lofty shrines. They will strip off your clothes, take your fine jewelry, and leave you naked and bare.
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Ezekiel 16:37
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| therefore | לָ֠כֵן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| I will surely | הִנְנִ֨י | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| gather | מְקַבֵּ֤ץ | mə·qab·bêṣ | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H6908 gather, collect |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the lovers | מְאַהֲבַ֙יִךְ֙ | mə·’a·hă·ḇa·yiḵ | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H157 love |
| with whom | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you found pleasure | עָרַ֣בְתְּ | ‘ā·raḇt | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H6149 be sweet, pleasing |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| those | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you loved | אָהַ֔בְתְּ | ’ā·haḇt | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H157 love |
| and all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| those | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you hated | שָׂנֵ֑את | śā·nêṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H8130 hate |
| I will gather | וְקִבַּצְתִּי֩ | wə·qib·baṣ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H6908 gather, collect |
| them | אֹתָ֨ם | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| against you | עָלַ֜יִךְ | ‘ā·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| from all around | מִסָּבִ֗יב | mis·sā·ḇîḇ | Preposition-m; Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| and expose | וְגִלֵּיתִ֤י | wə·ḡil·lê·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| before them | אֲלֵהֶ֔ם | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| and they will see you | וְרָא֖וּ | wə·rā·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7200 see |
| completely | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| naked | עֶרְוָתֵֽךְ׃ | ‘er·wā·ṯêḵ | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H6172 nakedness, pudenda |
Ezekiel 16:38
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And I will sentence you | וּשְׁפַטְתִּיךְ֙ | ū·šə·p̄aṭ·tîḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| to the punishment | מִשְׁפְּטֵ֣י | miš·pə·ṭê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4941 judgment |
| of women who commit adultery | נֹאֲפ֔וֹת | nō·’ă·p̄ō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H5003 commit adultery |
| and those who shed | וְשֹׁפְכֹ֖ת | wə·šō·p̄ə·ḵōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural construct | H8210 pour out, pour |
| blood | דָּ֑ם | dām | Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| so I will bring upon you | וּנְתַתִּ֕יךְ | ū·nə·ṯat·tîḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| the wrath | חֵמָ֖ה | ḥê·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2534 heat, rage |
| of your bloodshed | דַּ֥ם | dam | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1818 blood |
| and jealousy | וְקִנְאָֽה׃ | wə·qin·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H7068 ardour, zeal, jealousy |
Ezekiel 16:39
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then I will deliver | וְנָתַתִּ֨י | wə·nā·ṯat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | אוֹתָ֜ךְ | ’ō·w·ṯāḵ | Direct object marker; second person feminine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| into the hands | בְּיָדָ֗ם | bə·yā·ḏām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| and they will level | וְהָרְס֤וּ | wə·hā·rə·sū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H2040 throw down, break or tear down |
| your mounds | גַבֵּךְ֙ | ḡab·bêḵ | Noun - common singular construct; second person feminine singular | H1354 back |
| and tear down | וְנִתְּצ֣וּ | wə·nit·tə·ṣū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5422 pull down, break down |
| your lofty shrines | רָמֹתַ֔יִךְ | rā·mō·ṯa·yiḵ | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H7413 height, high-place |
| They will strip off | וְהִפְשִׁ֤יטוּ | wə·hip̄·šî·ṭū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H6584 strip off, make a dash, raid |
| your clothes | בְּגָדַ֔יִךְ | bə·ḡā·ḏa·yiḵ | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H899 treachery |
| take | וְלָקְח֖וּ | wə·lā·qə·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3947 take |
| your fine | תִפְאַרְתֵּ֑ךְ | ṯip̄·’ar·têḵ | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H8597 beauty, glory |
| jewelry | כְּלֵ֣י | kə·lê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| and leave you | וְהִנִּיח֖וּךְ | wə·hin·nî·ḥūḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; second person feminine singular | H5117 rest |
| naked | עֵירֹ֥ם | ‘ê·rōm | Adjective - masculine singular | H5903 naked |
| and bare | וְעֶרְיָֽה׃ | wə·‘er·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H6181 nakedness |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 16:37 Hosea 2:3 · Hosea 2:10 · Jeremiah 13:22 · Ezekiel 23:9–10 · Lamentations 1:8 · Hosea 8:10 · Jeremiah 13:26 · Revelation 17:16 · Nahum 3:5–6
Ezekiel 16:38 Genesis 9:6 · Leviticus 20:10 · Jeremiah 18:21 · Zephaniah 1:17
Ezekiel 16:39 Hosea 2:3 · Ezekiel 23:26 · Ezekiel 16:24–25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.