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“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםmake knownהוֹדַעto Jerusalemאֶת יְרוּשָׁלִַםher abominations,אֶת תּוֹעֲבֹתֶיהָ
Ezekiel 16:2
Study it in the app““Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 16:2, word by word
- “Sonבֶּןben
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ben” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- make knownהוֹדַעhoda
make known
To make someone aware, teach.
Where else “hoda” appears- to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- her abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתֶיtoavote
abomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toavote” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
1And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3and say, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth are from the land of the Canaanite; your father was the Amorite, and your mother a Hittite.