The Meaning of Ezekiel 16:61 Explained

Ezekiel 16:61

KJV: Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant.

YLT: And thou hast remembered thy ways, And thou hast been ashamed, In thy receiving thy sisters -- Thine elder with thy younger, And I have given them to thee for daughters, And not by thy covenant.

Darby: And thou shalt remember thy ways, and be confounded, when thou shalt receive thy sisters who are older than thou, together with those who are younger than thou; for I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by virtue of thy covenant.

ASV: Then shalt thou remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder'sisters and thy younger; and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then thou shalt remember  thy ways,  and be ashamed,  when thou shalt receive  thy sisters,  thine elder  and thy younger:  and I will give  them unto thee for daughters,  but not by thy covenant. 

What does Ezekiel 16:61 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 16:61 mean?

And you will remember - your ways and be ashamed when you receive sisters older your To and younger your for I will give them to you for daughters but not because of My covenant with you
וְזָכַ֣רְתְּ אֶת־ דְּרָכַיִךְ֮ וְנִכְלַמְתְּ֒ בְּקַחְתֵּ֗ךְ אֲחוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ הַגְּדֹל֣וֹת מִמֵּ֔ךְ אֶל־ הַקְּטַנּ֖וֹת מִמֵּ֑ךְ וְנָתַתִּ֨י אֶתְהֶ֥ן לָ֛ךְ לְבָנ֖וֹת וְלֹ֥א מִבְּרִיתֵֽךְ

וְזָכַ֣רְתְּ  And  you  will  remember 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person feminine singular
Root: זָכַר 
Sense: to remember, recall, call to mind.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
דְּרָכַיִךְ֮  your  ways 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, second person feminine singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
וְנִכְלַמְתְּ֒  and  be  ashamed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, second person feminine singular
Root: כָּלַם  
Sense: to insult, shame, humiliate, blush, be ashamed, be put to shame, be reproached, be put to confusion, be humiliated.
בְּקַחְתֵּ֗ךְ  when  you  receive 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, second person feminine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
אֲחוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙  sisters 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, second person feminine singular
Root: אָחֹות  
Sense: sister.
הַגְּדֹל֣וֹת  older 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine plural
Root: גָּבֹול 
Sense: great.
מִמֵּ֔ךְ  your 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
הַקְּטַנּ֖וֹת  and  younger 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine plural
Root: קָטָן 
Sense: young, small, insignificant, unimportant.
מִמֵּ֑ךְ  your 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
וְנָתַתִּ֨י  for  I  will  give 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לָ֛ךְ  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
לְבָנ֖וֹת  for  daughters 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
וְלֹ֥א  but  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
מִבְּרִיתֵֽךְ  because  of  My  covenant  with  you 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: בְּרִית  
Sense: covenant, alliance, pledge.