Ezekiel 23:29

“And they will deal with you in hatred, and take all your labor, and leave you naked and bare; and the nakedness of your prostitutions will be uncovered, both your infamy and your prostitutions.”

Ezekiel 23:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 23:29, word by word

And they will dealעָשׂוּasu

do

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

Where else “asu” appears
in hatredשִׂנְאָהsina

hatred

Hatred.

Where else “sina” appears
and takeלָקְחוּlakchu

seize

To take away, seize.

Where else “lakchu” appears
your laborיְגִיעֵyegie

toil, its fruit

Wearying labor and what it earns.

Where else “yegie” appears
and leave youעֲזָבוּazavu

leave

To not take something along, or put it in another's care.

Where else “azavu” appears
nakedעֵירֹםerom

naked

Without clothes, exposed and ashamed.

Where else “erom” appears
and bareעֶרְיָהerya

nakedness, bareness

Nakedness, being uncovered or laid bare.

Where else “erya” appears
and the nakednessעֶרְוַתervat

nakedness

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

Where else “ervat” appears
of your prostitutionsזְנוּנַיִzenunayi

prostitution

Prostitution; figuratively, unfaithfulness to God.

Where else “zenunayi” appears
will be uncoveredנִגְלָהnigla

uncover

To remove what covers, leaving something in view.

Where else “nigla” appears
both your infamyזִמָּתֵzimate

lewdness

A shameful deed, especially sexual.

Where else “zimate” appears
and your prostitutionsתַזְנוּתָיִtaznutayi

prostitution

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

Where else “taznutayi” appears

The context

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.

29 · This verse (above)

30These things will be done to you for your prostituting yourself after the nations, because you defiled yourself with their idols.

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