Ezekiel 16:36

“Thus says Adonai YHWH: Because your copper was poured out and your nakedness was uncovered in your prostitutions with your lovers, and with all the idols of your abominations, and because of the blood of your sons that you gave to them,”

Ezekiel 16:36 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 16:36, word by word

saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amar” appears
Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “adona” appears
YHWHיְהֹוִהyehovi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

Where else “yehovi” appears
your copperנְחֻשְׁתֵּnechushte

bronze

Bronze, or things made of bronze.

Where else “nechushte” appears
was poured outהִשָּׁפֵךְhishafech

spill

To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.

Where else “hishafech” appears
and your nakednessעֶרְוָתֵervate

nakedness

Nakedness; the private parts of the body; figuratively, shame. Seeing another's nakedness was a grave lack of respect.

Where else “ervate” appears
was uncoveredתִּגָּלֶהtigale

uncover

To remove what covers, leaving something in view.

Where else “tigale” appears
in your prostitutionsתַזְנוּתַיִtaznutayi

prostitution

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

Where else “taznutayi” appears
with your loversמְאַהֲבָיִmeahavayi

lover

One who loves another: the faithful friend or the lover.

Where else “meahavayi” appears
the idolsגִּלּוּלֵיgilule

idols

Idols; a scornful word that calls them logs or worthless things.

Where else “gilule” appears
of your abominationsתוֹעֲבוֹתַיִtoavotayi

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 “toavotayi” appears
and because of the bloodדְמֵיdeme

bloodguilt

A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.

Where else “deme” appears
of your sonsבָנַיִvanayi

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “vanayi” appears
you gaveנָתַתְּnatat

give

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

Where else “natat” appears

Translation note

“Your copper”: uncertain sense; perhaps your money (paid to the lovers, 16:33-34) or, with another similar word, your impurity.

The context

35Therefore, prostitute, hear the word of YHWH!

36 · This verse (above)

37therefore, look, I am gathering all your lovers to whom you were pleasing, and all whom you loved, with all whom you hated; and I will gather them against you from all around, and uncover your nakedness to them, and they will see all your nakedness.

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