Ezekiel

Ezekiel 16:48–49

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.

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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

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Ezekiel 16:48 Matthew 10:15

Ezekiel 16:49 Psalm 138:6 · Ezekiel 28:2 · Genesis 13:10 · Luke 12:16–20 · Ezekiel 18:16 · Proverbs 18:12 · Daniel 5:23 · Isaiah 3:9 · Ezekiel 18:12 · Proverbs 21:4 · Genesis 19:9 · Luke 17:28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.