The Meaning of Ezekiel 16:23 Explained

Ezekiel 16:23

KJV: And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD;)

YLT: And it cometh to pass, after all thy wickedness, (Woe, woe, to thee -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah),

Darby: And it came to pass after all thy wickedness (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord Jehovah),

ASV: And it is come to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord Jehovah,)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it came to pass after  all thy wickedness,  (woe,  woe  unto thee! saith  the Lord  GOD;  ) 

What does Ezekiel 16:23 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 16:23 mean?

And it was so after all your wickedness Woe woe to you says the Lord GOD
וַיְהִ֕י אַחֲרֵ֖י כָּל־ רָעָתֵ֑ךְ א֣וֹי א֣וֹי לָ֔ךְ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה

וַיְהִ֕י  And  it  was  so 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
אַחֲרֵ֖י  after 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אַחַר 
Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
רָעָתֵ֑ךְ  your  wickedness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
א֣וֹי  Woe 
Parse: Interjection
Root: אֹוי  
Sense: woe! alas! oh!.
א֣וֹי  woe 
Parse: Interjection
Root: אֹוי  
Sense: woe! alas! oh!.
לָ֔ךְ  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
נְאֻ֖ם  says 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נְאֻם  
Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
אֲדֹנָ֥י  the  Lord 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲדֹנָי  
Sense: my lord, lord.
יְהוִֽה  GOD 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.