Ezekiel

Ezekiel 23:16–17

¹⁶At the sight of them, she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea. ¹⁷Then the Babylonians came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. But after she had been defiled by them, she turned away in disgust.

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Ezekiel 23:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At the sight of them	לְמַרְאֵ֣ה	lə·mar·’êh	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4758 sight, appearance, vision
she lusted	וַתַּעְגַּב	wat·taʿ·gaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H5689 have inordinate affection, lust
for them	עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
and sent	וַתִּשְׁלַ֧ח	wat·tiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7971 send
messengers	מַלְאָכִ֛ים	mal·’ā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
to them	אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
in Chaldea	כַּשְׂדִּֽימָה׃	kaś·dî·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H3778 Chaldean

Ezekiel 23:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the Babylonians	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
came	וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to her	אֵלֶ֤יהָ	’ê·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H413 motion to
to the bed	לְמִשְׁכַּ֣ב	lə·miš·kaḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying
of love	דֹּדִ֔ים	dō·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1730 beloved, love
and in their lust	בְּתַזְנוּתָ֑ם	bə·ṯaz·nū·ṯām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8457 fornication
they defiled	וַיְטַמְּא֥וּ	way·ṭam·mə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2930 be or become unclean
her	אוֹתָ֖הּ	’ō·w·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
But after she had been defiled	וַתִּ֨טְמָא־	wat·tiṭ·mā-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
by them	בָ֔ם	ḇām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
she	נַפְשָׁ֖הּ	nap̄·šāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
turned away	מֵהֶֽם׃	mê·hem	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
in disgust	וַתֵּ֥קַע	wat·tê·qa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3363 be dislocated, alienated

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Ezekiel 23:16 Ezekiel 16:29 · Matthew 5:28

Ezekiel 23:17 Ezekiel 23:22 · Ezekiel 23:28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.