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Ezekiel 23:21 — King James Version← Study notes

Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, in bruising thy teats by the Egyptians for the paps of thy youth.


Ezekiel 23:21Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ezekiel 23:2110 words
HebrewMeaning
וַֽ/תִּפְקְדִ֔יwatipəqədiy
and you soughtconjH6485
at all · avenge · bestow · (appoint to have the ···
אֵ֖תʾēt
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
זִמַּ֣תzimat
the licentiousness ofnounH2154
lewd(-ly · -ness) · mischief · purpose ···
נְעוּרָ֑יִ/ךְnəʿwrāyikə
youth yournounH5271
youth
בַּ/עְשׂ֤וֹתbaʿəśwōt
when squeezedpronH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
מִ/מִּצְרַ֨יִם֙mimiṣərayim
since EgyptpronH4714
Egyptians · Mizraim
דַּדַּ֔יִ/ךְdadayikə
nipples yournounH1717
teat
לְמַ֖עַןləmaʿan
on account ofpronH4616
to the end that · for (to · ... 's sake) · lest ···
שְׁדֵ֥יšədēy
the breasts ofnounH7699
pap · teat
נְעוּרָֽיִ/ךְnəʿwrāyikə
youth yournounH5271
youth
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Aisha MbekiNote1mo ago
The heart of worship - Ezekiel 23
It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wa...
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