Ezekiel

Ezekiel 23:9–10

⁹Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted. ¹⁰They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and put her to the sword. Thus she became a byword among women, and they executed judgment against her.

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Ezekiel 23:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֥ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
I delivered her	נְתַתִּ֖יהָ	nə·ṯat·tî·hā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
into the hands	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of her lovers	מְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָ	mə·’a·hă·ḇe·hā	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H157 love
the Assyrians	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
for whom	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
she lusted	עָגְבָ֖ה	‘ā·ḡə·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5689 have inordinate affection, lust

Ezekiel 23:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	הֵמָּה֮	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
exposed	גִּלּ֣וּ	gil·lū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H1540 uncover, remove
her nakedness	עֶרְוָתָהּ֒	‘er·wā·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6172 nakedness, pudenda
seized	לָקָ֔חוּ	lā·qā·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3947 take
her sons	בָּנֶ֤יהָ	bā·ne·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1121 son
and daughters	וּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙	ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1323 daughter
and put her	הָרָ֑גוּ	hā·rā·ḡū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2026 kill, slay
to the sword	בַּחֶ֣רֶב	ba·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
Thus she became	וַתְּהִי־	wat·tə·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a byword	שֵׁם֙	šêm	Noun - masculine singular	H8034 name
among women	לַנָּשִׁ֔ים	lan·nā·šîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
and they executed	עָ֥שׂוּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
judgment	וּשְׁפוּטִ֖ים	ū·šə·p̄ū·ṭîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H8196 judgment, act of judgment
against her	בָֽהּ׃ס	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular

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Ezekiel 23:9 Hosea 11:5 · 2 Kings 15:29 · 2 Kings 17:23

Ezekiel 23:10 Ezekiel 23:29 · Hosea 2:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.