Ezekiel 23:27

“And I will put an end to your infamy in you and to your prostitution from the land of Egypt, and you will not lift up your eyes to them, and Egypt you will not remember anymore.”

Ezekiel 23:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 23:27, word by word

And I will put an endהִשְׁבַּתִּיhishbati

put an end

To make something end, remove it.

Where else “hishbati” appears
to your infamyזִמָּתֵzimate

lewdness

A shameful deed, especially sexual.

Where else “zimate” appears
and to your prostitutionזְנוּתֵzenute

prostitution, unfaithfulness

Prostitution; figuratively, unfaithfulness to God.

Where else “zenute” appears
from the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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lift upתִשְׂאִיtisi

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

Where else “tisi” appears
your eyesעֵינַיִenayi

eye

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

Where else “enayi” appears
rememberתִזְכְּרִיtizkri

remember

To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.

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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

26And they will strip you of your clothes and take the objects of your beauty.

27 · This verse (above)

28For thus says Adonai YHWH: Look, I am giving you into the hand of those whom you hate, into the hand of those from whom your soul felt aversion.

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