Ezekiel 23:17

“And the sons of Babylon came to her, to the bed of love, and they defiled her with their prostitution, and she was defiled by them, and her soul felt aversion toward them.”

Ezekiel 23:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 23:17, word by word

And the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

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

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of Babylonבָבֶלvavel

Babel, Babylon

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cameיָּבֹאוּyavou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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to the bedמִשְׁכַּבmishkav

bed

The place in the house for sleeping and resting.

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of loveדֹּדִיםdodim

love

The caresses of lovers.

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and they defiled herיְטַמְּאוּyetamu

defile

To make someone or something unclean.

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with their prostitutionתַזְנוּתָtaznuta

prostitution

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

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and her soulנַפְשָׁnafsha

soul

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

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felt aversionתֵּקַעteka

feel aversion

To turn from someone in disgust.

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Places in this verse

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

    Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq

    A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.

    In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).

    Genesis 11:92 Kings 25:1Psalms 137:1Daniel 1:1

The context

16And she was infatuated with them at the sight of her eyes, and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

17 · This verse (above)

18And she uncovered her prostitutions, and she uncovered her nakedness, and my soul felt aversion toward her, as my soul had felt aversion toward her sister.

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