Ezekiel
Ezekiel 23:14
14But Oholibah carried her prostitution even further. She saw the men portrayed on the wall, images of the Chaldeans,c engraved in vermilion,
Footnotes
- c 23:14 That is, the Babylonians
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | וַתּ֖וֹסֶף | wat·tō·w·sep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3254 add |
| her prostitution | תַּזְנוּתֶ֑יהָ | taz·nū·ṯe·hā | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H8457 fornication |
| She saw | וַתֵּ֗רֶא | wat·tê·re | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7200 see |
| the men | אַנְשֵׁי֙ | ’an·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H582 man, mankind |
| portrayed | מְחֻקֶּ֣ה | mə·ḥuq·qeh | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular | H2707 cut in, carve |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the wall | הַקִּ֔יר | haq·qîr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7023 wall |
| images | צַלְמֵ֣י | ṣal·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H6754 image |
| of the Chaldeans | כַשְׂדִּיִּים | ḵaś·dī·yīm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3778 Chaldean |
| engraved | חֲקֻקִ֖ים | ḥă·qu·qîm | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural | H2710 cut in, inscribe, decree |
| in vermilion | בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ | baš·šā·šar | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8350 red colour, vermilion |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.