Ezekiel
Ezekiel 23:21
21So you revisited the indecency of your youth, when the Egyptians caressed your bosom and pressed your young breasts.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So you revisited | וַֽתִּפְקְדִ֔י | wat·tip̄·qə·ḏî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| the indecency | זִמַּ֣ת | zim·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2154 plan, device, wickedness |
| of your youth | נְעוּרָ֑יִךְ | nə·‘ū·rā·yiḵ | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H5271 youth, juvenility, young |
| when the Egyptians | מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ | mim·miṣ·ra·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| caressed | בַּעְשׂ֤וֹת | ba‘·śō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| your bosom | דַּדַּ֔יִךְ | dad·da·yiḵ | Noun - masculine dual construct; second person feminine singular | H1717 breast |
| and pressed | לְמַ֖עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| your young | נְעוּרָֽיִךְ׃ס | nə·‘ū·rā·yiḵ | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H5271 youth, juvenility, young |
| breasts | שְׁדֵ֥י | šə·ḏê | Noun - masculine dual construct | H7699 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.