The Meaning of Ezekiel 16:41 Explained

Ezekiel 16:41

KJV: And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more.

YLT: And burnt thy houses with fire, And done in thee judgments before the eyes of many women, And I have caused thee to cease from going a-whoring, And also a gift thou givest no more.

Darby: And they shall burn thy houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women; and I will cause thee to cease from being a harlot, and thou also shalt give no more any reward.

ASV: And they shall burn thy houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women; and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou shalt also give no hire any more.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they shall burn  thine houses  with fire,  and execute  judgments  upon thee in the sight  of many  women:  and I will cause thee to cease  from playing the harlot,  and thou also shalt give  no hire  any more. 

What does Ezekiel 16:41 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 16

1  Under the parable of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem
6  God's extraordinary love toward her,
15  Her grievous judgment
35  Her sin, equal to her mother,
46  and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria,
59  calls for judgments
60  Mercy is promised her in the end

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 16:41 mean?

And they shall burn your houses with fire and execute on you judgments in the sight of women Many and I will make you cease [playing] the harlot and lovers no you shall hire longer
וְשָׂרְפ֤וּ בָתַּ֙יִךְ֙ בָּאֵ֔שׁ וְעָשׂוּ־ בָ֣ךְ שְׁפָטִ֔ים לְעֵינֵ֖י נָשִׁ֣ים רַבּ֑וֹת וְהִשְׁבַּתִּיךְ֙ מִזּוֹנָ֔ה וְגַם־ אֶתְנַ֖ן לֹ֥א תִתְּנִי־ עֽוֹד

וְשָׂרְפ֤וּ  And  they  shall  burn 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: שָׂרַף  
Sense: to burn.
בָתַּ֙יִךְ֙  your  houses 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person feminine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
בָּאֵ֔שׁ  with  fire 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular
Root: אֵשׁ  
Sense: fire.
וְעָשׂוּ־  and  execute 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
בָ֣ךְ  on  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
שְׁפָטִ֔ים  judgments 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שֶׁפֶט  
Sense: judgment, act of judgment.
לְעֵינֵ֖י  in  the  sight 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, cdc
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
נָשִׁ֣ים  of  women 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
רַבּ֑וֹת  Many 
Parse: Adjective, feminine plural
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
וְהִשְׁבַּתִּיךְ֙  and  I  will  make  you  cease 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular, second person feminine singular
Root: שָׁבַת 
Sense: to cease, desist, rest.
מִזּוֹנָ֔ה  [playing]  the  harlot 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular
Root: זָנָה 
Sense: to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot.
אֶתְנַ֖ן  lovers 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶתְנָן  
Sense: hire of prostitute, price.
לֹ֥א  no 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תִתְּנִי־  you  shall  hire 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person feminine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
עֽוֹד  longer 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.