Ezekiel 16

Ezekiel portrays Israel as a rebellious wife through an allegory, depicting the nation's unfaithfulness and covenant breaking.[4] The chapter recounts Jerusalem's sins and injustice, illustrating YHWH's judgment against the people for their disobedience.

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Verse 8 וָ/אֶעֱבֹ֨ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤏𐤁𐤓 vaeevor and I passed by and I crossed over HC/Vqw1cs עָלַ֜יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 alayikhe over you upon you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs וָ/אֶרְאֵ֗/ךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤀/𐤊 vaereekhe and I saw you and I saw you HC/Vqw1cs/Sp2fs וְ/הִנֵּ֤ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm עִתֵּ/ךְ֙ 𐤏𐤕/𐤊 itekhe your time your appointed time HNcbsc/Sp2fs עֵ֣ת 𐤏𐤕 et time object marker HNcbsc דֹּדִ֔ים 𐤃𐤃𐤉𐤌 dodim of loves beloved ones HNcmpa וָ/אֶפְרֹ֤שׂ 𐤅/𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤔 vaeferos and I spread and I spread out HC/Vqw1cs כְּנָפִ/י֙ 𐤊𐤍𐤐/𐤉 kenafi my wing my wing HNcfsc/Sp1cs עָלַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 alayikhe-2 over you upon you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs וָ/אֲכַסֶּ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤎𐤄 vaakhaseh and I covered and I covered over HC/Vpw1cs עֶרְוָתֵ֑/ךְ 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕/𐤊 erevatekhe your nakedness your nakedness HNcfsc/Sp2fs וָ/אֶשָּׁ֣בַֽע 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤁𐤏 vaeshava and I swore and I bound myself by oath HC/VNw1cs לָ֠/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you HR/Sp2fs וָ/אָב֨וֹא 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤀 vaavo and I entered and I came HC/Vqw1cs בִ/בְרִ֜ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 viverit into covenant binding covenant HR/Ncfsa אֹתָ֗/ךְ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 otakhe with you you (object‑marked, feminine singular) HTo/Sp2fs נְאֻ֛ם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of HNcmsc אֲדֹנָ֥/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp וַ/תִּ֥הְיִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤉 vatiheyi and you became and you became HC/Vqw2fs לִֽ/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs
Verse 36 כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַ֞ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהֹוִ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehovih GOD Being-One Elohim-form Yahweh HNp יַ֣עַן 𐤉𐤏𐤍 yaan Because because HC הִשָּׁפֵ֤ךְ 𐤄𐤔𐤐𐤊 hishafekhe was poured out to be poured out HVNc נְחֻשְׁתֵּ/ךְ֙ 𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕/𐤊 nechushetekhe your filthiness your bronze HNcfsc/Sp2fs וַ/תִּגָּלֶ֣ה 𐤅/𐤕𐤂𐤋𐤄 vatigaleh and was uncovered and she was uncovered HC/VNw3fs עֶרְוָתֵ֔/ךְ 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕/𐤊 erevatekhe your nakedness your nakedness HNcfsc/Sp2fs בְּ/תַזְנוּתַ֖יִ/ךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 betazenutayikhe in your harlotries in your prostitutions HR/Ncfpc/Sp2fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR מְאַהֲבָ֑יִ/ךְ 𐤌𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤉/𐤊 meahavayikhe your lovers your loving-ones HVprmpc/Sp2fs וְ/עַל֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon and upon HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc גִּלּוּלֵ֣י 𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤋𐤉 giluley idols detestable idols of HNcmpc תוֹעֲבוֹתַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 toavotayikhe your abominations your detestable practices HNcfpc/Sp2fs וְ/כִ/דְמֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤊/𐤃𐤌𐤉 vekhidemey and like bloods and like bloods of HC/R/Ncmpc בָנַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤊 vanayikhe Bene (Bemba) your children your sons HNcmpc/Sp2fs אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr נָתַ֖תְּ 𐤍𐤕𐤕 natate you gave you gave HVqp2fs לָ/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp
Verse 37 לָ֠/כֵן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen therefore accordingly HR/D הִנְ/נִ֨י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni behold I look—here I am HTm/Sp1cs מְקַבֵּ֤ץ 𐤌𐤒𐤁𐤑 meqabets gathering the one who assembles HVprmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc מְאַהֲבַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ 𐤌𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤉/𐤊 meahavayikhe your lovers your loving-ones HVprmpc/Sp2fs אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr עָרַ֣בְתְּ 𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤕 aravete you were pleasant to you were pleasing HVqp2fs עֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem with them upon them HR/Sp3mp וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 those that-which HTr אָהַ֔בְתְּ 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕 ahavete you loved you loved HVqp2fs עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al [upon] upon HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-3 all entirety of HNcmsc אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 those that-which HTr שָׂנֵ֑את 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤕 sanet you hated you hated HVqp2fs וְ/קִבַּצְתִּי֩ 𐤅/𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤕𐤉 veqibatseti and I will gather and I will gather together HC/Vpq1cs אֹתָ֨/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp עָלַ֜יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 alayikhe against you upon you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs מִ/סָּבִ֗יב 𐤌/𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 misaviv from all around from around HR/Ncbsa וְ/גִלֵּיתִ֤י 𐤅/𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤉 vegileyti and I will uncover and I will fully uncover HC/Vpq1cs עֶרְוָתֵ/ךְ֙ 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕/𐤊 erevatekhe your nakedness your nakedness HNcfsc/Sp2fs אֲלֵ/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp וְ/רָא֖וּ 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤅 verau and they will see and they saw HC/Vqq3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-4 all entirety of HNcmsc עֶרְוָתֵֽ/ךְ 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕/𐤊 erevatekhe-2 your nakedness your nakedness HNcfsc/Sp2fs
Verse 39 וְ/נָתַתִּ֨י 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 venatati and-I-will-give and I will give HC/Vqq1cs אוֹתָ֜/ךְ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤊 otakhe you you (object‑marked, feminine singular) HTo/Sp2fs בְּ/יָדָ֗/ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤌 beyadam into-hand-of-them in their hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3mp וְ/הָרְס֤וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤎𐤅 veharesu and-they-will-tear-down and they demolished HC/Vqq3cp גַבֵּ/ךְ֙ 𐤂𐤁/𐤊 gabekhe your-mound your convex ridge HNcbsc/Sp2fs וְ/נִתְּצ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤑𐤅 venitetsu and-they-will-demolish and they demolished HC/Vpq3cp רָמֹתַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤓𐤌𐤕𐤉/𐤊 ramotayikhe your-high-places your elevated sites HNcfpc/Sp2fs וְ/הִפְשִׁ֤יטוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤐𐤔𐤉𐤈𐤅 vehifeshitu and-they-will-strip and they caused to strip off HC/Vhq3cp אוֹתָ/ךְ֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤊 otakhe-2 you you (object‑marked, feminine singular) HTo/Sp2fs בְּגָדַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉/𐤊 begadayikhe your-clothes your garments HNcmpc/Sp2fs וְ/לָקְח֖וּ 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤅 velaqechu and-they-will-take and they took HC/Vqq3cp כְּלֵ֣י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley vessels-of implements of HNcmpc תִפְאַרְתֵּ֑/ךְ 𐤕𐤐𐤀𐤓𐤕/𐤊 tifearetekhe your-beauty your splendor HNcfsc/Sp2fs וְ/הִנִּיח֖וּ/ךְ 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤇𐤅/𐤊 vehinichukhe and-they-will-leave-you and they set you down HC/Vhq3cp/Sp2fs עֵירֹ֥ם 𐤏𐤉𐤓𐤌 eyrom naked bare HAamsa וְ/עֶרְיָֽה 𐤅/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤄 veereyah and-bare and nakedness HC/Ncfsa
Verse 43 יַ֗עַן 𐤉𐤏𐤍 yaan Because because HC אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn זכרתי 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 zkhrty remembered you remembered HVqp2fs זָכַרְתְּ֙ 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤕 zakharete you remembered you remembered HVqp2fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days days of HNcmpc נְעוּרַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤍𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤊 neurayikhe of your youth your youthful years HNcbpc/Sp2fs וַ/תִּרְגְּזִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤂𐤆𐤉 vatiregezi and you angered and you trembled HC/Vqw2fs לִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li Me HR/Sp1cs בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal with all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc אֵ֑לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones HPdxcp וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta אֲנִ֨י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs הֵ֜א 𐤄𐤀 he behold Look! HTj דַּרְכֵּ֣/ךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤊 darekekhe your ways your path HNcbsc/Sp2fs בְּ/רֹ֣אשׁ 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔 berosh upon head at the head of HR/Ncmsa נָתַ֗תִּי 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 natati I have put I gave HVqp1cs נְאֻם֙ 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum says solemn utterance of HNcmsc אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn עשיתי 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 shyty did you (fem.) did HVqp2fs עָשִׂית֙ 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 asit you did you did HVqp2fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the object-marker HTo הַ/זִּמָּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤌𐤄 hazimah lewdness the wicked scheme HTd/Ncfsa עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc תּוֹעֲבֹתָֽיִ/ךְ 𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊 toavotayikhe your abominations your detestable practices HNcfpc/Sp2fs
Verse 51 וְ/שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 veshomeron and-Samaria Watch-Place Shomron and Shomeron HC/Np כַּ/חֲצִ֥י 𐤊/𐤇𐤑𐤉 kachatsi like-half like half of HR/Ncmsc חַטֹּאתַ֖יִ/ךְ 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤊 chatotayikhe of-your-sins your wrongdoings HNcfpc/Sp2fs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn חָטָ֑אָה 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤄 chataah she-has-sinned a wrongdoing HVqp3fs וַ/תַּרְבִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤁𐤉 vatarebi and-you-have-multiplied and you caused to multiply HC/Vhw2fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo תּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ 𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 toavotayikhe your-abominations your detestable practices HNcfpc/Sp2fs מֵ/הֵ֔נָּה 𐤌/𐤄𐤍𐤄 mehenah beyond-them from these HR/Pp3fp וַ/תְּצַדְּקִי֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤉 vatetsadeqi and-you-have-justified and you declared right HC/Vpw2fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אחות/ך 𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤕/𐤊 chvtkh your-sister your sister HNcfsc/Sp2fs אֲחוֹתַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 achotayikhe your-sisters your sisters HNcfpc/Sp2fs בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in-all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc תּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִ/ךְ 𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 toavotayikhe-2 your-abominations your detestable practices HNcfpc/Sp2fs אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr עשיתי 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 shyty you-have-done you (fem.) did HVqp2fs עָשִֽׂית 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 asit you-have-done you did HVqp2fs
Verse 52 גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa אַ֣תְּ 𐤀𐤕 ate you you HPp2fs שְׂאִ֣י 𐤔𐤀𐤉 sei bear Lift up (you feminine) HVqv2fs כְלִמָּתֵ֗/ךְ 𐤊𐤋𐤌𐤕/𐤊 khelimatekhe your shame your disgrace HNcfsc/Sp2fs אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr פִּלַּלְתְּ֙ 𐤐𐤋𐤋𐤕 pilalete you have judged you interceded HVpp2fs לַֽ/אֲחוֹתֵ֔/ךְ 𐤋/𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤕/𐤊 laachotekhe your sisters to your sister HR/Ncfsc/Sp2fs בְּ/חַטֹּאתַ֛יִ/ךְ 𐤁/𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤊 bechatotayikhe in your sins in your sins HR/Ncfpc/Sp2fs אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr הִתְעַ֥בְתְּ 𐤄𐤕𐤏𐤁𐤕 hiteavete you have been detestable you have made abhorrent HVhp2fs מֵ/הֵ֖ן 𐤌/𐤄𐤍 mehen than they from these HR/Sp3fp תִּצְדַּ֣קְנָה 𐤕𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤍𐤄 titsedaqenah they are justified they (f.) will be in the right HVqi3fp מִמֵּ֑/ךְ 𐤌𐤌/𐤊 mimekhe than you from you (feminine) HR/Sp2fs וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta אַ֥תְּ 𐤀𐤕 ate-2 you you HPp2fs בּ֨וֹשִׁי֙ 𐤁𐤅𐤔𐤉 boshi be ashamed Be ashamed HVqv2fs וּ/שְׂאִ֣י 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤉 usei and bear and lift up HC/Vqv2fs כְלִמָּתֵ֔/ךְ 𐤊𐤋𐤌𐤕/𐤊 khelimatekhe-2 your shame your disgrace HNcfsc/Sp2fs בְּ/צַדֶּקְתֵּ֖/ךְ 𐤁/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕/𐤊 betsadeqetekhe in your righteousness in your justifying HR/Vpc/Sp2fs אַחְיוֹתֵֽ/ךְ 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅𐤕/𐤊 acheyotekhe your sisters your sisters HNcfpc/Sp2fs
Verse 61 וְ/זָכַ֣רְתְּ 𐤅/𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤕 vezakharete Then you will remember and you remembered HC/Vqq2fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et your object-marker HTo דְּרָכַיִ/ךְ֮ 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤊 derakhayikhe ways your ways HNcbpc/Sp2fs וְ/נִכְלַמְתְּ֒ 𐤅/𐤍𐤊𐤋𐤌𐤕 venikhelamete and be ashamed and you will be shamed HC/VNq2fs בְּ/קַחְתֵּ֗/ךְ 𐤁/𐤒𐤇𐤕/𐤊 beqachetekhe when you receive in your taking HR/Vqc/Sp2fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 your object-marker HTo אֲחוֹתַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 achotayikhe sisters your sisters HNcfpc/Sp2fs הַ/גְּדֹל֣וֹת 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤅𐤕 hagedolot the older the great ones (fem.) HTd/Aafpa מִמֵּ֔/ךְ 𐤌𐤌/𐤊 mimekhe than you from you (feminine) HR/Sp2fs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el both toward HR הַ/קְּטַנּ֖וֹת 𐤄/𐤒𐤈𐤍𐤅𐤕 haqetanot and the younger the small ones HTd/Aafpa מִמֵּ֑/ךְ 𐤌𐤌/𐤊 mimekhe-2 than you from you (feminine) HR/Sp2fs וְ/נָתַתִּ֨י 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 venatati and I will give and I will give HC/Vqq1cs אֶתְ/הֶ֥ן 𐤀𐤕/𐤄𐤍 etehen them them (object-marked, feminine) HTo/Sp3fp לָ֛/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you HR/Sp2fs לְ/בָנ֖וֹת 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 levanot as daughters to daughters HR/Ncfpa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not HC/Tn מִ/בְּרִיתֵֽ/ךְ 𐤌/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤊 miberitekhe on account of your covenant from your covenant HR/Ncfsc/Sp2fs