Berean Standard Bible
Ezekiel 16:1-8
3and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559her thatthis is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559to Jerusalemלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םli.Ru.sha.LimH3389:Your originמְכֹרֹתַ֙יִךְ֙me.kho.ro.Ta.yikhH4351and your birthוּמֹ֣לְדֹתַ֔יִךְu.Mo.le.do.Ta.yikhH4138were in the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669.Your fatherאָבִ֥יךְ'a.VikhH1was an Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567and your motherוְאִמֵּ֥ךְve.'i.MekhH517a Hittiteחִתִּֽית׃chi.TitH2850.
4On the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117of your birthוּמוֹלְדוֹתַ֗יִךְu.mol.do.Ta.yikhH4138הוּלֶּ֤דֶתhu.Le.detH3205your cordשָׁרֵּ֔ךְsha.RekhH8270was notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808cutכָרַּ֣תkha.RatH3772אֹתָךְ֙'o.toKhH853,norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808were you washedרֻחַ֖צְתְּru.ChatztH7364with waterוּבְמַ֥יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325for cleansingלְמִשְׁעִ֑יle.mish.'IH4935.You were notלֹ֣אlo'H3808rubbed with saltH4414or wrapped in clothsוְהָחְתֵּ֖ל לֹ֥אve.ha.che.Tel lo'H2853H3808חֻתָּֽלְתְּ׃chu.Ta.letH2853.
5Noלֹא־lo'-H3808one cared enoughחָ֨סָה עַ֗יִןCha.sah 'A.yinH2347H5869for youעָלַ֜יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213even oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of these thingsמֵאֵ֖לֶּהme.'E.lehH428out of compassionלְחֻמְלָ֣הle.chum.LahH2550for youעָלָ֑יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921.Instead, you were thrown outוַֽתֻּשְׁלְכִ֞יva.tush.le.KhiH7993intoאֶל־'el-H413the openפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,because youנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְnaf.ShekhH5315were despisedבְּגֹ֣עַלbe.Go.'alH1604on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of your birthהֻלֶּ֥דֶתhu.Le.detH3205אֹתָֽךְ׃'o.TakhH853.
6Then I passedוָאֶעֱבֹ֤רva.'e.'e.VorH5674byעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921and sawוָֽאֶרְאֵ֔ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200you wallowingמִתְבּוֹסֶ֖סֶתmit.bo.Se.setH947in your bloodבְּדָמָ֑יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818,and as you lay there in your bloodבְּדָמַ֣יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818I saidוָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marH559to you, ‘Liveחֲיִ֔יcha.YiH2421!’ Thereבְּדָמַ֥יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818I saidוָאֹ֥מַרva.'O.marH559to you, ‘Liveחֲיִֽי׃cha.YiH2421!’
7I madeנְתַתִּ֔יךְne.ta.TikhH5414you thriveרְבָבָ֗הre.va.VahH7233like a plantכְּצֶ֤מַחke.Tze.machH6780of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704.You grew upוַתִּרְבִּי֙va.tir.BiH7235and maturedוַֽתִּגְדְּלִ֔יva.tig.de.LiH1431and becameוַתָּבֹ֖אִי בַּעֲדִ֣יva.ta.Vo.'i ba.'a.DiH935H5716very beautifulעֲדָיִ֑ים'a.da.YimH5716.Your breastsשָׁדַ֤יִםsha.Da.yimH7699were formedנָכֹ֙נוּ֙na.Kho.nuH3559and your hairוּשְׂעָרֵ֣ךְu.se.'a.RekhH8181grewצִמֵּ֔חַtzi.Me.achH6779,but youוְאַ֖תְּve.'AtH859were nakedעֵרֹ֥ם'e.RomH5903and bareוְעֶרְיָֽה׃ve.'er.YahH6181.
8Then I passedוָאֶעֱבֹ֨רva.'e.'e.VorH5674byעָלַ֜יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921and saw youוָאֶרְאֵ֗ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200,and you were indeedוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009old enoughH6256for loveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730.So I spreadוָאֶפְרֹ֤שׂva.'ef.RosH6566My cloakכְּנָפִי֙ke.na.FiH3671over youעָלַ֔יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921and coveredוָאֲכַסֶּ֖הva.'a.kha.SehH3680your nakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֑ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172.I pledged Myselfוָאֶשָּׁ֣בַֽעva.'e.Sha.va'H7650to you,enteredוָאָב֨וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935into a covenantבִבְרִ֜יתviv.RitH1285with youאֹתָ֗ךְ'o.TakhH854,and you becameוַתִּ֥הְיִיva.Tih.yiH1961Mine,declaresנְאֻ֛םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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