Ezekiel 6:9

“And those of you who escape will remember me among the nations where they are carried captive, when I was broken with their heart that prostitutes itself, which turned away from me, and with their eyes that prostitute themselves after their idols; and they will loathe themselves for the evils that they did in all their abominations.”

Ezekiel 6:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 6:9, word by word

And those of you who escapeפְלִיטֵיfelite

fugitive, survivor

Fugitive, survivor: someone who escaped from a battle or a disaster.

Where else “felite” appears
will rememberזָכְרוּzachru

remember

To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.

Where else “zachru” appears
among the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
they are carried captiveנִשְׁבּוּnishbu

take captive

Take captive, carry off as prisoners in war.

Where else “nishbu” appears
I was brokenנִשְׁבַּרְתִּיnishbarti

crush

To break pride; "a broken heart".

Where else “nishbarti” appears
with their heartלִבָּliba

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “liba” appears
that prostitutes itselfזּוֹנֶהzone

be unfaithful

To be unfaithful to YHWH by going after other gods.

Where else “zone” appears
turned awayסָרsar

turn aside

To leave the road, go away.

Where else “sar” appears
and with their eyesעֵינֵיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “ene” appears
after their idolsגִּלּוּלֵיgilule

idols

Idols; a scornful word that calls them logs or worthless things.

Where else “gilule” appears
and they will loatheנָקֹטּוּnakotu

loathe

To feel loathing for someone; to be sick of him.

Where else “nakotu” appears
themselvesפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “fene” appears
for the evilsרָעוֹתraot

harm

Something that hurts, a disaster.

Where else “raot” appears
they didעָשׂוּasu

do

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

Where else “asu” appears
their abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתֵיtoavote

abomination

Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.

Where else “toavote” appears

Translation note

“When I was broken with their heart”: the Hebrew is difficult; it is also read “when I broke their heart.”

The context

8But I will leave a remnant, in that you will have those who escape the sword among the nations, when you are scattered in the lands.

9 · This verse (above)

10And they will know that I am YHWH; not in vain did I say I would do this evil to them.’”

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