Ezekiel
Ezekiel 23:38–39
38They have also done this to Me: On that very same day, they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths. 39On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house.
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Ezekiel 23:38
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They have also | ע֥וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| done | עָ֣שׂוּ | ‘ā·śū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| this | זֹ֖את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| to Me | לִ֑י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| On that very same | הַה֔וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| they defiled | טִמְּא֤וּ | ṭim·mə·’ū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H2930 be or become unclean |
| My sanctuary | מִקְדָּשִׁי֙ | miq·dā·šî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H4720 sacred place, sanctuary |
| and profaned | חִלֵּֽלוּ׃ | ḥil·lê·lū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H2490 bore, pierce |
| My Sabbaths | שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י | šab·bə·ṯō·w·ṯay | Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular | H7676 Sabbath |
Ezekiel 23:39
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the very | הַה֖וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֥וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| they slaughtered | וּֽבְשַׁחֲטָ֤ם | ū·ḇə·ša·ḥă·ṭām | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H7819 slaughter, beat |
| their children | בְּנֵיהֶם֙ | bə·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| for their idols | לְגִלּ֣וּלֵיהֶ֔ם | lə·ḡil·lū·lê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1544 idols |
| they entered | וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| My sanctuary | מִקְדָּשִׁ֛י | miq·dā·šî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H4720 sacred place, sanctuary |
| to profane it | לְחַלְּל֑וֹ | lə·ḥal·lə·lōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H2490 bore, pierce |
| Yes | וְהִנֵּה־ | wə·hin·nêh- | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| they did | עָשׂ֖וּ | ‘ā·śū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| this | כֹ֥ה | ḵōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| inside | בְּת֥וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| My house | בֵּיתִֽי׃ | bê·ṯî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1004 house |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 23:38 Ezekiel 20:13 · 2 Kings 21:7 · Ezekiel 20:24 · Ezekiel 7:20 · Nehemiah 13:17–18 · Ezekiel 8:5–16 · Jeremiah 17:27 · 2 Kings 23:11–12 · 2 Kings 21:4 · Ezekiel 22:8
Ezekiel 23:39 2 Kings 21:4 · Ezekiel 44:7 · Jeremiah 23:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.