Ezekiel

Ezekiel 16:45

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.

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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Zechariah 11:8 · Isaiah 1:4 · Ezekiel 23:2 · Deuteronomy 12:31 · Ezekiel 16:15 · Ezekiel 23:37–39 · Ezekiel 16:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.