Ezekiel 23:8

“And her prostitutions from Egypt she did not abandon, for with her they lay in her youth, and they squeezed the bosoms of her virginity, and they poured out their prostitution on her.”

Ezekiel 23:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 23:8, word by word

And her prostitutionsתַּזְנוּתֶיtaznute

prostitution

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

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from Egyptמִּצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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abandonעָזָבָהazava

forsake

To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.

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they layשָׁכְבוּshachvu

lie with

To lie with someone, have relations.

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in her youthנְעוּרֶיneure

youth

Youth: the time of being young.

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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 her virginityבְתוּלֶיvetule

virginity

Never having been with a man.

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and they poured outיִּשְׁפְּכוּyishpchu

spill

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

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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

7And she bestowed her prostitutions on them, the choicest of the sons of Assyria, all of them; and with all for whom she was infatuated, with all their idols, she defiled herself.

8 · This verse (above)

9Therefore I gave her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the sons of Assyria, for whom she was infatuated.

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