Ezekiel 16:5

“No eye pitied you to do for you one of these things out of compassion for you; but you were thrown out on the face of the field in the loathing of your soul, on the day you were born.”

Ezekiel 16:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 16:5, word by word

eyeעַיִןayin

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “ayin” appears
pitiedחָסָהchasa

pity, spare

Have pity, take compassion; spare. "Let your eye not pity" means do not worry about what you leave behind.

Where else “chasa” appears
to doעֲשׂוֹתasot

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asot” appears
oneאַחַתachat

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “achat” appears
out of compassionחֻמְלָהchumla

have pity, spare

Feel pity, want to save someone; spare.

Where else “chumla” appears
but you were thrown outתֻּשְׁלְכִיtushlchi

throw

To throw something with force, far off or down.

Where else “tushlchi” appears
on the faceפְּנֵיpene

surface

The surface: "the face of the earth".

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of the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

Where else “sade” appears
in the loathingגֹעַלgoal

loathing

Loathing, disgust.

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of your soulנַפְשֵׁnafshe

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

Where else “nafshe” appears
on the dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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you were bornהֻלֶּדֶתhuledet

be born

To come into the world, to begin to live.

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The context

4And as for your birth, on the day you were born your navel cord was not cut, and you were not washed with water for cleansing, and you were not rubbed with salt, and you were not wrapped in cloths.

5 · This verse (above)

6And I passed by you and saw you wallowing in your blood, and I said to you in your blood, “Live”; and I said to you in your blood, “Live.”

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