Ezekiel
Ezekiel 16:37
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.