And the sonsבְנֵיof Babylonבָבֶלcameוַיָּבֹאוּto her,אֵלֶיהָto the bedלְמִשְׁכַּבof love,דֹּדִיםand they defiled herוַיְטַמְּאוּ אוֹתָהּwith their prostitution,בְּתַזְנוּתָםand she was defiledוַתִּטְמָאby them,בָםand her soulוַ נַפְשָׁהּfelt aversionתֵּקַעtoward them.מֵהֶם
Ezekiel 23:17
Study it in the app“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.”
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Ezekiel 23:17, word by word
- And the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Babylonבָבֶלvavel
Babel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “vavel” appears- cameיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- to the bedמִשְׁכַּבmishkav
bed
The place in the house for sleeping and resting.
Where else “mishkav” appears- of loveדֹּדִיםdodim
love
The caresses of lovers.
Where else “dodim” appears- and they defiled herיְטַמְּאוּyetamu
defile
To make someone or something unclean.
Where else “yetamu” appears- with their prostitutionתַזְנוּתָtaznuta
prostitution
Prostitution; figuratively, unfaithfulness to God by going after other gods.
Where else “taznuta” appears- and her soulנַפְשָׁnafsha
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsha” appears- felt aversionתֵּקַעteka
feel aversion
To turn from someone in disgust.
Where else “teka” appears
Places in this verse
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).
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.