Ezekiel 23:45

“But righteous men, they will judge them with the judgment of adulteresses and the judgment of women who shed blood; for adulteresses they are, and blood is on their hands.”

Ezekiel 23:45 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 23:45, word by word

But righteousצַדִּיקִםtsadikim

righteous

Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.

Where else “tsadikim” appears
menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “anashim” appears
will judge themיִשְׁפְּטוּyishptu

judge

To judge and do justice, defend the weak.

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with the judgmentמִשְׁפַּטmishpat

judgment

The decision a judge gives on a case.

Where else “mishpat” appears
of adulteressesנֹאֲפוֹתnoafot

be unfaithful

Israel being unfaithful to God with idols.

Where else “noafot” appears
of women who shedשֹׁפְכוֹתshofchot

spill

To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.

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bloodדָּםdam

bloodguilt

A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.

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is on their handsידֵיyde

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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The context

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.

45 · This verse (above)

46For thus says Adonai YHWH: Bring up against them an assembly, and give them over to dread and to plunder.

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