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Ezekiel 16:8-63
8NowwhenIpassedH5674bythee,andlookedH7200uponthee,behold, thytimeעִתֵּךְ֙'i.teKhH6256wasH1961thetimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256oflove;andIspreadוָאֶפְרֹ֤שׂva.'ef.RosH6566myskirtכְּנָפִי֙ke.na.FiH3671overthee,andcoveredוָאֲכַסֶּ֖הva.'a.kha.SehH3680thynakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֑ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172: yea,Isware unto thee,andenteredintoacovenantבִבְרִ֜יתviv.RitH1285withthee, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,andthou becamest mine.
13Thus wast thou deckedwithgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701;andthyraimentwasoffineסֹ֧לֶתSo.letH5560linenשֵׁ֤שׁshe.shiH8336,andsilkוָמֶ֙שִׁי֙va.Me.shiH4897,andbroideredwork; thou didsteatH398fineH5560flourH5560,andhoneyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706,andoilוָשֶׁ֖מֶןva.She.menH8081;andthou wastexceedingbeautifulוַתִּ֙יפִי֙va.Ti.fiH3302,andthou didstprosperוַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖יva.titz.le.ChiH6743untoroyalestate.
27Beholdtherefore,Ihavestretchedנָטִ֤יתִיna.Ti.tiH5186outmyhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027overthee,andhavediminishedוָאֶגְרַ֖עva.'eg.Ra'H1639thine ordinaryfood,anddeliveredthee untothewillofthemthathateשֹׂנְאוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙so.ne.'o.Ta.yikhH8130thee,thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,thatareashamedהַנִּכְלָמ֖וֹתha.nikh.la.MotH3637ofthylewdwayH1870.
36Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,Becausethy filthinesswaspouredהִשָּׁפֵ֤ךְhi.sha.FekhH8210out,andthynakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֔ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172uncoveredוַתִּגָּלֶ֣הva.ti.ga.LehH1540throughthy whoredomswiththyloversמְאַהֲבָ֑יִךְme.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157;andbecauseofalltheidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544ofthyabominationsתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֔יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441,andforthebloodוְכִדְמֵ֣יve.khid.MeiH1818ofthychildren,thatthou didstgiveH5414untothem;
37thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651behold,Iwillgatherמְקַבֵּ֤ץme.ka.BetzH6908allthyloversH157,withwhomthou hasttakenH1540pleasure,andallthemthatthou hastlovedH157,withallthemthatthou hasthatedשָׂנֵ֑אתsa.NetH8130;Iwillevengatherוְקִבַּצְתִּי֩ve.ki.batz.TiH6908themagainsttheeoneveryside,andwilluncoverוְגִלֵּיתִ֤יve.gi.lei.TiH1540thynakednessעֶרְוָתֵךְ֙'er.va.teKhH6172untothem,thattheymayseeוְרָא֖וּve.ra.'UH7200allthynakednessעֶרְוָתֵֽךְ׃'er.va.TekhH6172.
39Iwillalsogiveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414theeintotheirhandבְּיָדָ֗םbe.ya.DamH3027,andtheyshallthrowdownthy vaultedplace,andbreakH2040downthy loftyplaces;andtheyshallstripוְהִפְשִׁ֤יטוּve.hif.Shi.tuH6584theeofthyclothesבְּגָדַ֔יִךְbe.ga.Da.yikhH899,andtakeוְלָקְח֖וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947thy fairjewels;andtheyshallleavetheenakedH5903andbare.
41Andtheyshallburnוְשָׂרְפ֤וּve.sa.re.FuH8313thyhousesH1004withfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,andexecutejudgmentsשְׁפָטִ֔יםshe.fa.TimH8201upontheeinthesightofmanyרַבּ֑וֹתra.BotH7227womenH802;andIwillcausetheetoceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּיךְ֙ve.hish.ba.tiKhH7673fromplayingH2181theharlot,andthou shaltalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571giveתִתְּנִי־ti.te.ni-H5414nohireאֶתְנַ֖ן'et.NanH868anymore.
43Becausethou hastnotrememberedזָכַרְתְּ֙za.khar.tiH2142thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofthyyouthנְעוּרַ֔יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,buthast ragedagainstmeinallthesethingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428;therefore,behold,Ialsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571willbringthywayH1870uponthyheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:andthou shaltnotcommitthislewdnesswithallthineabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441.
45Thou artthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofthymotherאִמֵּ֣ךְ'i.MekhH517,thatloathethherhusbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376andherchildren;andthou artthesisterוַאֲח֨וֹתva.'a.ChotH269ofthysistersאֲחוֹתֵ֜ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269,wholoathedtheirhusbandsH376andtheirchildren:yourmotherאִמְּכֶ֣ן'i.me.KhenH517wasaHittiteחִתִּ֔יתchi.TitH2850,andyourfatherוַאֲבִיכֶ֖ןva.'a.vi.KhenH1anAmoriteאֱמֹרִֽי׃'e.mo.RiH567.
46Andthineeldersisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֨ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269isSamariaשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙sho.me.rOnH8111,thatdwellethatthylefthandH3225,sheandherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323;andthyyoungerהַקְּטַנָּ֣הha.ke.ta.NahH6996sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֞ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269,thatdwellethatthyrightH3225handH3225,isSodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467andherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323.
47Yethast thounotwalkedהָלַ֔כְתְּha.LakhtH1980intheirwaysבְדַרְכֵיהֶן֙ve.dar.khei.HenH1870,nordoneaftertheirabominationsוּבְתוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ןu.ve.to.'a.vo.tei.HenH8441;but,asifthatwereaverylittleכִּמְעַ֣טkim.'AtH4592thingH8441, thou wastmorecorruptH7843thantheyinallthywaysדְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃de.ra.Kha.yikhH1870.
49Behold,thiswasH1961theiniquityעֲוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771ofthysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֑ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467:prideגָּא֨וֹןga.'onH1347, fulnessofbreadH3899,andprosperouseaseוְשַׁלְוַ֣תve.shal.VatH7962wasH1961inherandinherdaughtersוְלִבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָve.liv.no.Tei.haH1323;neitherdidshestrengthenהֶחֱזִֽיקָה׃he.che.Zi.kahH2388thehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofthepoorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34.
51NeitherhathSamariaוְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןve.Sho.me.RonH8111committedhalfכַּחֲצִ֥יka.cha.TziH2677ofthysinsH2398;butthou hastmultipliedH7235thineabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441morethanthey,andhastjustifiedH6663thysistersאֲחוֹתַ֔יִךְ'a.cho.tekhH269byallthineabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441whichthou hastdone.
52Thoualsoגַּם־gam-H1571,bearשְׂאִ֣יse.'IH5375thou thine ownshameH954,inthatthou hast givenjudgmentforthysistersלַֽאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְla.'a.cho.TekhH269;throughthysinsבְּחַטֹּאתַ֛יִךְbe.cha.to.Ta.yikhH2403thatthou hastcommittedmoreמִמֵּ֑ךְmi.MekhH4480abominablethanthey,theyaremoreH4480righteousH6663thanthou: yea,bethoualsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571confounded,andbearוּשְׂאִ֣יu.se.'IH5375thyshameH954,inthatthou hastjustifiedH6663thysistersאַחְיוֹתֵֽךְ׃'ach.yo.TekhH269.
53AndIwillturnוְשַׁבְתִּי֙ve.shav.TiH7725againtheircaptivityH7622,thecaptivityH7622ofSodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467andherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,andthecaptivityH7622ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111andherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,andthecaptivityH7622ofthycaptivesH7628inthemidstבְּתוֹכָֽהְנָה׃be.to.Kha.he.nahH8432ofthem;
55Andthysistersוַאֲחוֹתַ֗יִךְva.'a.cho.Ta.yikhH269,Sodomסְדֹ֤םse.DomH5467andherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, shallreturnתָּשֹׁ֣בְןָta.Shoe.naH7725totheirformerלְקַדְמָתָ֔ןle.kad.ma.TanH6927estate;andSamariaוְשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙ve.sho.me.rOnH8111andherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323shallreturnתָּשֹׁ֖בְןָta.Shoe.naH7725totheirformerלְקַדְמָתָ֑ןle.kad.ma.TanH6927estate;andthouandthydaughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֔יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323shallreturnתְּשֻׁבֶ֖ינָהte.shu.Vei.nahH7725toyourformerלְקַדְמַתְכֶֽן׃le.kad.mat.KhenH6927estate.
57beforethywickednessרָעָתֵךְ֒ra.'a.teKhH7451wasuncoveredתִּגָּלֶ֣הti.ga.LehH1540,asatthetimeעֵ֚ת'etH6256ofthereproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781ofthedaughtersבְּנוֹת־be.not-H1323ofSyria,andofallthatareroundH5439abouther,thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,thatdodespite unto theeroundH5439about.
61Thenshalt thourememberוְזָכַ֣רְתְּve.za.KhartH2142thywaysדְּרָכַיִךְ֮de.ra.kha.yiKhH1870,andbeashamedוְנִכְלַמְתְּ֒ve.nikh.lamTH3637,whenthou shaltreceiveבְּקַחְתֵּ֗ךְbe.kach.TekhH3947thysistersאֲחוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙'a.cho.Ta.yikhH269, thineeldersistersH269andthyyoungerהַקְּטַנּ֖וֹתha.ke.ta.NotH6996;andIwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414themunto theefordaughtersלְבָנ֖וֹתle.va.NotH1323,butnotbythycovenantמִבְּרִיתֵֽךְ׃mi.be.ri.TekhH1285.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 16
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- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
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