Ezekiel
Ezekiel 16:38–40
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. 40They will bring a mob against you, who will stone you and cut you to pieces with their swords.
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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 |
Ezekiel 16:40
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They will bring | וְהֶעֱל֤וּ | wə·he·‘ĕ·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| a mob | קָהָ֔ל | qā·hāl | Noun - masculine singular | H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation |
| against you | עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ | ‘ā·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| who will stone | וְרָגְמ֥וּ | wə·rā·ḡə·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7275 stone, kill by stoning |
| you | אוֹתָ֖ךְ | ’ō·w·ṯāḵ | Direct object marker; second person feminine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| and cut you to pieces | וּבִתְּק֖וּךְ | ū·ḇit·tə·qūḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; second person feminine singular | H1333 cut, cut off, cut down |
| with their swords | בְּחַרְבוֹתָֽם׃ | bə·ḥar·ḇō·w·ṯām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H2719 sword |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Ezekiel 16:40 Ezekiel 23:47 · Habakkuk 1:6–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.