The Meaning of Ezekiel 16:29 Explained

Ezekiel 16:29

KJV: Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.

YLT: And thou dost multiply thy whoredoms On the land of Canaan -- toward Chaldea, And even with this thou hast not been satisfied.

Darby: And thou didst multiply thy whoredom with the land of merchants, Chaldea, and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.

ASV: Thou hast moreover multiplied thy whoredom unto the land of traffic, unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thou hast moreover multiplied  thy fornication  in the land  of Canaan  unto Chaldea;  and yet thou wast not satisfied  herewith. 

What does Ezekiel 16:29 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 16:29 mean?

Moreover you multiplied - your [acts] of harlotry unto the land of the trader Chaldea and even in this not you were satisfied
וַתַּרְבִּ֧י אֶת־ תַּזְנוּתֵ֛ךְ אֶל־ אֶ֥רֶץ כְּנַ֖עַן כַּשְׂדִּ֑ימָה וְגַם־ בְּזֹ֖את לֹ֥א שָׂבָֽעַתְּ

וַתַּרְבִּ֧י  Moreover  you  multiplied 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, second person feminine singular
Root: הַרְבָּה 
Sense: be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous.
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.
תַּזְנוּתֵ֛ךְ  your  [acts]  of  harlotry 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: תַּזְנוּת  
Sense: fornication, harlotry.
אֶל־  unto 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
אֶ֥רֶץ  the  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
כְּנַ֖עַן  of  the  trader 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּנַעַן 
Sense: the 4th son of Ham and the progenitor of the Phoenicians and of the various nations who peopled the seacoast of Palestine.
כַּשְׂדִּ֑ימָה  Chaldea 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: כַּשְׂדִּים  
Sense: a territory in lower Mesopotamia bordering on the Persian Gulf.
וְגַם־  and  even 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
בְּזֹ֖את  in  this 
Parse: Preposition-b, Pronoun, feminine singular
Root: זׄאת  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.
שָׂבָֽעַתְּ  you  were  satisfied 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person feminine singular
Root: שָׂבַע  
Sense: to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited.

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