Ezekiel
Ezekiel 16:55–56
55And your sisters, Sodom with her daughters and Samaria with her daughters, will return to their former state. You and your daughters will also return to your former state. 56Did you not treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn in the day of your pride,
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Ezekiel 16:55
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And your sisters | וַאֲחוֹתַ֗יִךְ | wa·’ă·ḥō·w·ṯa·yiḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H269 sister |
| Sodom | סְדֹ֤ם | sə·ḏōm | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5467 Sodom |
| with her daughters | וּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ | ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H1323 daughter |
| and Samaria | וְשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙ | wə·šō·mə·rō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8111 Shomeron |
| with her daughters | וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ | ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H1323 daughter |
| will return | תָּשֹׁ֣בְןָ | tā·šō·ḇə·nā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| to their former state | לְקַדְמָתָ֔ן | lə·qaḏ·mā·ṯān | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine plural | H6927 antiquity, former state |
| You | וְאַתְּ֙ | wə·’at | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person feminine singular | H859 thou |
| and your daughters | וּבְנוֹתַ֔יִךְ | ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯa·yiḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H1323 daughter |
| will also return | תָּשֹׁ֖בְןָ | tā·šō·ḇə·nā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| to your former state | לְקַדְמָתָ֑ן | lə·qaḏ·mā·ṯān | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine plural | H6927 antiquity, former state |
Ezekiel 16:56
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did you not | וְל֤וֹא | wə·lō·w | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| treat | הָֽיְתָה֙ | hā·yə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| 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 |
| as an object of scorn | לִשְׁמוּעָ֖ה | liš·mū·‘āh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H8052 report |
| in the day | בְּי֖וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| of your pride | גְּאוֹנָֽיִךְ׃ | gə·’ō·w·nā·yiḵ | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H1347 exaltation |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 16:55 Ezekiel 16:53 · Ezekiel 36:11 · Malachi 3:4
Ezekiel 16:56 Isaiah 65:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.