Ezekiel

Ezekiel 16:45–51

⁴⁵You are the daughter of your mother, who despised her husband and children. You are the sister of your sisters, who despised their husbands and children. Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite. ⁴⁶Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to your south. ⁴⁷And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations, but soon you were more depraved than they were.

⁴⁸As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, your sister Sodom and her daughters never did as you and your daughters have done. ⁴⁹Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. ⁵⁰Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen.^c

⁵¹Furthermore, Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have multiplied your abominations beyond theirs, and all the abominations you have committed have made your sisters appear righteous.

Footnotes

c 16:50 A few Hebrew manuscripts and LXX; MT as I have seen

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Ezekiel 16:45

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	אַ֔תְּ	’at	Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
are the daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of your mother	אִמֵּ֣ךְ	’im·mêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H517 mother
who despised	גֹּעֶ֥לֶת	gō·‘e·leṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H1602 abhor, loathe
her husband	אִישָׁ֖הּ	’î·šāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H376 man
and children	וּבָנֶ֑יהָ	ū·ḇā·ne·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1121 son
You	אַ֗תְּ	’at	Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
are the sister	וַאֲח֨וֹת	wa·’ă·ḥō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H269 sister
of your sisters	אֲחוֹתֵ֜ךְ	’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H269 sister
who	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
despised	גָּֽעֲ֙לוּ֙	gā·‘ă·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1602 abhor, loathe
their husbands	אַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ן	’an·šê·hen	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural	H582 man, mankind
and children	וּבְנֵיהֶ֔ן	ū·ḇə·nê·hen	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural	H1121 son
Your mother	אִמְּכֶ֣ן	’im·mə·ḵen	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine plural	H517 mother
was a Hittite	חִתִּ֔ית	ḥit·tîṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2850 Hittite(s)
and your father	וַאֲבִיכֶ֖ן	wa·’ă·ḇî·ḵen	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine plural	H1 father
an Amorite	אֱמֹרִֽי׃	’ĕ·mō·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H567 Amorites

Ezekiel 16:46

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your older	הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה	hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
sister	וַאֲחוֹתֵ֨ךְ	wa·’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H269 sister
was Samaria	שֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙	šō·mə·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
who	הִ֣יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
lived	הַיּוֹשֶׁ֖בֶת	hay·yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
with her daughters	וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ	ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1323 daughter
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your north	שְׂמֹאולֵ֑ךְ	śə·mō·w·lêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H8040 the left
and your younger	הַקְּטַנָּ֣ה	haq·qə·ṭan·nāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
sister	וַאֲחוֹתֵ֞ךְ	wa·’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H269 sister
was Sodom	סְדֹ֖ם	sə·ḏōm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5467 Sodom
who lived	הַיּוֹשֶׁ֙בֶת֙	hay·yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
with her daughters	וּבְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃	ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1323 daughter
to	מִמֵּ֗ךְ	mim·mêḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
your south	מִֽימִינֵ֔ךְ	mî·mî·nêḵ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H3225 right hand

Ezekiel 16:47

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And you not only	וְלֹ֤א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
walked	הָלַ֔כְתְּ	hā·laḵt	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
in their	מֵהֵ֖ן	mê·hên	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person feminine plural
ways	בְדַרְכֵיהֶן֙	ḇə·ḏar·ḵê·hen	Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; third person feminine plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and practiced	עָשִׂיתִי	ʿå̄·śī·ṯī	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
their abominations	וּבְתוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ן	ū·ḇə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hen	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine plural	H8441 abomination
but soon you were	כִּמְעַ֣ט	kim·‘aṭ	Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
more depraved than they were	וַתַּשְׁחִ֥תִי	wat·taš·ḥi·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)

Ezekiel 16:48

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As surely as I	אָ֗נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
live	חַי־	ḥay-	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
declares	נְאֻם֙	nə·’um	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
your sister	אֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ	’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H269 sister
Sodom	סְדֹ֣ם	sə·ḏōm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5467 Sodom
and her daughters	וּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ	ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1323 daughter
never	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
did	עָֽשְׂתָה֙	‘ā·śə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you	אַ֖תְּ	’at	Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
and your daughters	וּבְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃	ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯā·yiḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H1323 daughter
have done	עָשִׂ֔ית	‘ā·śîṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H6213 do, make

Ezekiel 16:49

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	הִנֵּה־	hin·nêh-	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
this	זֶ֣ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
was	הָיָ֔ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the iniquity	עֲוֺ֖ן	‘ă·wōn	Noun - common singular construct	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
of your sister	אֲחוֹתֵ֑ךְ	’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H269 sister
Sodom	סְדֹ֣ם	sə·ḏōm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5467 Sodom
She	לָהּ֙	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
and her daughters	וְלִבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ	wə·liḇ·nō·w·ṯe·hā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1323 daughter
were	הָ֤יָה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
arrogant	גָּא֨וֹן	gā·’ō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H1347 exaltation
overfed	שִׂבְעַת־	śiḇ·‘aṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7653 satiety
and complacent	הַשְׁקֵ֗ט	haš·qêṭ	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H8252 be quiet, undisturbed
they did not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
help	הֶחֱזִֽיקָה׃	he·ḥĕ·zî·qāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
the poor	עָנִ֥י	‘ā·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
and needy	וְאֶבְי֖וֹן	wə·’eḇ·yō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H34 in want, needy, poor

Ezekiel 16:50

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Thus they were haughty	וַֽתִּגְבְּהֶ֔ינָה	wat·tiḡ·bə·he·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1361 be high, exalted
and committed	וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ינָה	wat·ta·‘ă·śe·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H6213 do, make
abominations	תוֹעֵבָ֖ה	ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8441 abomination
before Me	לְפָנָ֑י	lə·p̄ā·nāy	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
Therefore I removed	וָאָסִ֥יר	wā·’ā·sîr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H5493 turn aside
them	אֶתְהֶ֖ן	’eṯ·hen	Direct object marker; third person feminine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you have seen	רָאִֽיתִי׃ס	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see

Ezekiel 16:51

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Furthermore	וְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן	wə·šō·mə·rō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
Samaria	וְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן	wə·šō·mə·rō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
did not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
commit	חָטָ֑אָה	ḥā·ṭā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H2398 miss
half	כַּחֲצִ֥י	ka·ḥă·ṣî	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2677 half
the sins you did	חַטֹּאתַ֖יִךְ	ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯa·yiḵ	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
You have multiplied	וַתַּרְבִּ֤י	wat·tar·bî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
your abominations	תּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙	tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯa·yiḵ	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H8441 abomination
beyond theirs	מֵהֵ֔נָּה	mê·hên·nāh	Preposition; third person feminine plural
and all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the abominations	תּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְ	tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯa·yiḵ	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H8441 abomination
you have committed	עָשִׂיתי׃	ʿå̄·śī·ṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
have made your sisters	אֲחוֹתֵךְ	ʾă·ḥō·ṯēḵ	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H269 sister
appear righteous	וַתְּצַדְּקִי֙	wat·tə·ṣad·də·qî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H6663 be just, righteous