Ezekiel 16:17

“And you took your objects of beauty, of my gold and of my silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself images of a male, and prostituted yourself with them.”

Ezekiel 16:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 16:17, word by word

And you tookתִּקְחִיtikchi

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

Where else “tikchi” appears
your objectsכְּלֵיkele

utensil

Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.

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of beautyתִפְאַרְתֵּtifarte

beauty

Beauty and splendor seen in something or someone.

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of my goldזְּהָבִzehavi

gold

Gold.

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and of my silverכַּסְפִּkaspi

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

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I had givenנָתַתִּיnatati

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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and madeתַּעֲשִׂיtaasi

make

To build or create something.

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imagesצַלְמֵיtsalme

image

What shows what another is like; humans reflect God.

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of a maleזָכָרzachar

male

A person of the male sex, man or boy.

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and prostituted yourselfתִּזְנִיtizni

be unfaithful

To be unfaithful to YHWH by going after other gods.

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The context

16And you took some of your garments and made for yourself high places of many colors, and prostituted yourself on them, things that have not come and will not be.

17 · This verse (above)

18And you took your embroidered garments and covered them, and my oil and my incense you set before them.

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