Ezekiel 16:26

“And you prostituted yourself with the sons of Egypt, your neighbors, great of flesh, and multiplied your prostitution to provoke me.”

Ezekiel 16:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 16:26, word by word

And you prostituted yourselfתִּזְנִיtizni

be unfaithful

To be unfaithful to YHWH by going after other gods.

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with the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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your neighborsשְׁכֵנַיִshechenayi

neighbor, resident

Neighbor (man or woman); also a temporary resident.

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greatגִּדְלֵיgidle

huge

Huge of body.

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of fleshבָשָׂרvasar

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

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and multipliedתַּרְבִּיtarbi

increase

To make an amount larger, adding and adding.

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your prostitutionתַּזְנֻתֵtaznute

prostitution

Prostitution; figuratively, unfaithfulness to God by going after other gods.

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to provoke meהַכְעִיסֵhachise

provoke

To stir up someone's anger by what one does, like worshiping idols before YHWH.

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Translation note

“Great of flesh”: a sexual expression in Hebrew (flesh = the male member).

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

25At the head of every road you built your lofty place, and made your beauty abominable, and spread your legs to everyone passing by, and multiplied your prostitutions.

26 · This verse (above)

27And look, I have stretched out my hand against you and withdrawn your allotted portion, and given you to the desire of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who are ashamed of your way of infamy.

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