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And I saidוָאֹמַרof the one worn outלַבָּלָהwith adulteries,נִאוּפִים‘Nowעַתָּהthey will commitיִזְנוּher prostitutions,תַזְנוּתֶהָand she too.’וָהִיא
Ezekiel 23:43
Study it in the app“And I said of the one worn out with adulteries, ‘Now they will commit her prostitutions, and she too.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 23:43, word by word
- And I saidאֹמַרomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omar” appears- of the one worn outבָּלָהbala
worn out
Worn out, old from use.
Where else “bala” appears- with adulteriesנִאוּפִיםniufim
adultery
Adultery.
Where else “niufim” appears- they will commitיִזְנוּyiznu
be unfaithful
To be unfaithful to YHWH by going after other gods.
Where else “yiznu” appears- her prostitutionsתַזְנוּתֶtaznute
prostitution
Prostitution; figuratively, unfaithfulness to God by going after other gods.
Where else “taznute” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew of this verse is obscure.
The context
42And the sound of a carefree crowd was in her, and with men from the multitude of humankind Sabeans were brought from the wilderness; and they put bracelets on their hands and a crown of beauty on their heads.
43 · This verse (above)
44And one went in to her, as one goes in to a woman who is a prostitute; so they went in to Oholah and to Oholibah, the women of infamy.