New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 16:6-8

6“When I passedוָאֶעֱבֹ֤רva.'e.'e.VorH5674by you and sawוָֽאֶרְאֵ֔ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200you squirmingמִתְבּוֹסֶ֖סֶתmit.bo.Se.setH947in your bloodבְּדָמָ֑יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818,I saidוָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marH559to you while you werein your bloodבְּדָמַ֣יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818, ‘Liveחֲיִ֔יcha.YiH2421!’Yes, I saidוָאֹ֥מַרva.'O.marH559to you while you werein your bloodבְּדָמַ֥יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818, ‘Liveחֲיִֽי׃cha.YiH2421!’

7Imadeנְתַתִּ֔יךְne.ta.TikhH5414youveryH7233numerousH7233,like plantsכְּצֶ֤מַחke.Tze.machH6780of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704.Then you grewH7235upH7235,becameH1431tallH1431and reachedוַתָּבֹ֖אִיva.ta.Vo.'iH935the agefor fineבַּעֲדִ֣יba.'a.DiH5716jewelryעֲדָיִ֑ים'a.da.YimH5716; yourbreastsשָׁדַ֤יִםsha.Da.yimH7699were formedנָכֹ֙נוּ֙na.Kho.nuH3559and your hairוּשְׂעָרֵ֣ךְu.se.'a.RekhH8181had grownצִמֵּ֔חַtzi.Me.achH6779.Yet you were nakedעֵרֹ֥ם'e.RomH5903and bareוְעֶרְיָֽה׃ve.'er.YahH6181.

8“Then I passedוָאֶעֱבֹ֨רva.'e.'e.VorH5674by you and sawוָאֶרְאֵ֗ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200you, and beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,you were at the timeH6256for loveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730; so Ispreadוָאֶפְרֹ֤שׂva.'ef.RosH6566Mygarmentכְּנָפִי֙ke.na.FiH3671overH5921you and coveredוָאֲכַסֶּ֖הva.'a.kha.SehH3680your nakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֑ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172. I alsosworeH7650anH7650oathוָאֶשָּׁ֣בַֽעva.'e.Sha.va'H7650to you andenteredוָאָב֨וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935into a covenantבִבְרִ֜יתviv.RitH1285with you so that youbecameוַתִּ֥הְיִיva.Tih.yiH1961Mine,” declaresנְאֻ֛םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

Read all of Ezekiel 16

Commentaries on Ezekiel 16