Ezekiel
Ezekiel 16:49
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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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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.