The Meaning of Ezekiel 16:56 Explained

Ezekiel 16:56

KJV: For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,

YLT: And thy sister Sodom hath not been for a report in thy mouth, In the day of thine arrogancy,

Darby: Yea, Sodom thy sister was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,

ASV: For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For thy sister  Sodom  was not mentioned  by thy mouth  in the day  of thy pride, 

What does Ezekiel 16:56 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 16:56 mean?

For not was Sodom your sister a byword in your mouth in the days of your pride
וְל֤וֹא הָֽיְתָה֙ סְדֹ֣ם אֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ לִשְׁמוּעָ֖ה בְּפִ֑יךְ בְּי֖וֹם גְּאוֹנָֽיִךְ

וְל֤וֹא  For  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
סְדֹ֣ם  Sodom 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: סְדֹם  
Sense: a Canaanite city, usually paired with Gomorrah, located in the area of the Dead Sea and the Jordan river; both cities destroyed by God in judgment.
אֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ  your  sister 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: אָחֹות  
Sense: sister.
לִשְׁמוּעָ֖ה  a  byword 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: שְׁמוּעָה  
Sense: report, news, rumour.
בְּפִ֑יךְ  in  your  mouth 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
בְּי֖וֹם  in  the  days 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
גְּאוֹנָֽיִךְ  of  your  pride 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person feminine singular
Root: גָּאֹון  
Sense: exaltation, majesty, pride.

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