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Ezekiel 16:8-63
8AndIpassedH5674bythee,andlookedH7200uponthee,andbehold, thytimeעִתֵּךְ֙'i.teKhH6256wasH1961thetimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256oflove;andIspreadוָאֶפְרֹ֤שׂva.'ef.RosH6566myskirtכְּנָפִי֙ke.na.FiH3671overthee,andcoveredוָאֲכַסֶּ֖הva.'a.kha.SehH3680thynakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֑ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172;andIsworeH7650unto thee,andenteredintoacovenantבִבְרִ֜יתviv.RitH1285withthee, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,andthou becamest mine.
13Thus wast thou deckedwithgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,andthyraimentwasbyssus,andsilkוָמֶ֙שִׁי֙va.Me.shiH4897,andembroideredH7553work. Thou didsteatH398fineסֹ֧לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560,andhoneyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706,andoilוָשֶׁ֖מֶןva.She.menH8081;andthou becamestexceedinglyH3966beautifulוַתִּ֙יפִי֙va.Ti.fiH3302,andthou didstprosperוַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖יva.titz.le.ChiH6743intoakingdom.
27Andbehold,Istretchedנָטִ֤יתִיna.Ti.tiH5186outmyhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027overthee,anddiminishedוָאֶגְרַ֖עva.'eg.Ra'H1639thineappointedportionH2706;andIgaveH5414theeoveruntothewillofthemthathateשֹׂנְאוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙so.ne.'o.Ta.yikhH8130thee,thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,whowereconfoundedatthylewdwayH1870.
36Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Becausethy money hathbeenpouredהִשָּׁפֵ֤ךְhi.sha.FekhH8210out,andthynakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֔ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172discoveredthroughthy fornicationswiththyloversמְאַהֲבָ֑יִךְme.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157,andwithalltheidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544ofthineabominationsתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֔יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441,andbecauseofthebloodוְכִדְמֵ֣יve.khid.MeiH1818ofthychildrenwhichthou didstgiveH5414untothem;
37thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651,behold,Iwillgatherמְקַבֵּ֤ץme.ka.BetzH6908allthyloversH157withwhomthou hasttakenH1540pleasure,andallthatthou hastlovedH157,withallthatthou hasthatedשָׂנֵ֑אתsa.NetH8130, —Iwillevengatherוְקִבַּצְתִּי֩ve.ki.batz.TiH6908themroundמִסָּבִ֗יבmi.sa.VivH5439aboutagainstthee,andwilldiscover thynakednessעֶרְוָתֵךְ֙'er.va.teKhH6172untothem,thattheymayseeוְרָא֖וּve.ra.'UH7200allthynakednessעֶרְוָתֵֽךְ׃'er.va.TekhH6172.
39andIwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414theeintotheirhandבְּיָדָ֗םbe.ya.DamH3027,andtheyshallthrowdownthyplaceofdebauchery,andshallbreakH2040downthyhighרָמֹתַ֔יִךְra.mo.Ta.yikhH7413places;andtheyshallstripוְהִפְשִׁ֤יטוּve.hif.Shi.tuH6584theeofthygarmentsH899,andshalltakeוְלָקְח֖וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947thy fairjewels,andleavetheenakedH5903andbare.
41Andtheyshallburnוְשָׂרְפ֤וּve.sa.re.FuH8313thyhousesH1004withfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,andexecutejudgmentsשְׁפָטִ֔יםshe.fa.TimH8201upontheeinthesightofmanyרַבּ֑וֹתra.BotH7227womenH802;andIwillcausetheetoceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּיךְ֙ve.hish.ba.tiKhH7673frombeingaharlot,andthoualsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571shaltgiveתִתְּנִי־ti.te.ni-H5414nomoreanyreward.
43Becausethou hastnotrememberedזָכַרְתְּ֙za.khar.tiH2142thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofthyyouthנְעוּרַ֔יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,buthast ragedagainstmeinallthese[thingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428],behold,therefore,Ialsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571willrecompense thywayH1870upon[thy]headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,andthou shaltnotcommitthislewdnessbesidesallthineabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441.
45Thou artthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofthymotherאִמֵּ֣ךְ'i.MekhH517thatloathedherhusbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'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.rOnH8111thatdwellethatthylefthandH3225,sheandherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323;andthyyoungerהַקְּטַנָּ֣הha.ke.ta.NahH6996sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֞ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269,thatdwellethatthyrightH3225handH3225,isSodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467andherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323.
47Andthou hastnotwalkedהָלַ֔כְתְּha.LakhtH1980intheirwaysבְדַרְכֵיהֶן֙ve.dar.khei.HenH1870,nordoneaccordingtotheirabominationsוּבְתוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ןu.ve.to.'a.vo.tei.HenH8441;butasthoughthatwereaverylittleכִּמְעַ֣טkim.'AtH4592, thou hastbeenmorecorruptH7843thantheyinallthywaysדְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃de.ra.Kha.yikhH1870.
49Behold,thiswasH1961theiniquityעֲוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771ofthysisterאֲחוֹתֵ֑ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467:prideגָּא֨וֹןga.'onH1347, fulnessofbreadH3899,andcarelesseaseוְשַׁלְוַ֣תve.shal.VatH7962wasH1961inherandinherdaughtersוְלִבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָve.liv.no.Tei.haH1323,butshedidnotstrengthenהֶחֱזִֽיקָה׃he.che.Zi.kahH2388thehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofthepoorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34.
51AndSamariaוְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןve.Sho.me.RonH8111hathnotsinnedH2398accordingtothehalfכַּחֲצִ֥יka.cha.TziH2677ofthysinsH2398;butthou hastmultipliedH7235thineabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441morethanthey,andhastjustifiedH6663thysistersאֲחוֹתַ֔יִךְ'a.cho.tekhH269byallthineabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441whichthou hastdone.
52Thoualsoגַּם־gam-H1571,whohast judged thysistersלַֽאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְla.'a.cho.TekhH269,bearשְׂאִ֣יse.'IH5375thine own confusion,becauseofthysinsבְּחַטֹּאתַ֛יִךְbe.cha.to.Ta.yikhH2403inwhichthou hastactedH8581moreמִמֵּ֑ךְmi.MekhH4480abominablyהִתְעַ֥בְתְּhit.'AvtH8581thanthey:theyaremoreH4480righteousH6663thanthou.Sobethouashamedבּ֙וֹשִׁי֙bo.shiH954alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,andbearוּשְׂאִ֣יu.se.'IH5375thy confusion,inthatthou hastjustifiedH6663thysistersאַחְיוֹתֵֽךְ׃'ach.yo.TekhH269.
53AndIwillbringH7725againtheircaptivityH7622,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; thou alsoandthydaughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֔יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323, ye shallreturnתְּשֻׁבֶ֖ינָהte.shu.Vei.nahH7725toyourformerלְקַדְמַתְכֶֽן׃le.kad.mat.KhenH6927estate.
61Andthou shaltrememberוְזָכַ֣רְתְּve.za.KhartH2142thywaysדְּרָכַיִךְ֮de.ra.kha.yiKhH1870,andbeconfounded,whenthou shaltreceiveבְּקַחְתֵּ֗ךְbe.kach.TekhH3947thysistersאֲחוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙'a.cho.Ta.yikhH269whoareolderהַגְּדֹל֣וֹתha.ge.do.LotH1419thanthou,togetherwiththosewhoareyoungerהַקְּטַנּ֖וֹתha.ke.ta.NotH6996thanthou;forIwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414themunto theefordaughtersלְבָנ֖וֹתle.va.NotH1323,butnotbyvirtueofthycovenantמִבְּרִיתֵֽךְ׃mi.be.ri.TekhH1285.
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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