Ezekiel 23:3

“And they prostituted themselves in Egypt; in their youth they prostituted themselves; there their breasts were pressed, and there were squeezed the bosoms of their virginity.”

Ezekiel 23:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 23:3, word by word

And they prostituted themselvesתִּזְנֶינָהtiznena

be unfaithful

To be unfaithful to YHWH by going after other gods.

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in Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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in their youthנְעוּרֵיneure

youth

Youth: the time of being young.

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their breastsשְׁדֵיshede

breasts

Breasts (of a nursing mother).

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were pressedמֹעֲכוּmoachu

bruise

To press so hard that it harms: to squeeze or crush.

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were squeezedעִשּׂוּisu

do

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

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the bosomsדַּדֵּיdade

breast

The breast; in the Song and in Proverbs, an image of the love of husband and wife.

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of their virginityבְּתוּלֵיbetule

virginity

Never having been with a man.

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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

2“Son of man, there were two women, daughters of one mother.

3 · This verse (above)

4And their names: Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister. And they became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. And their names: Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah.

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