The Meaning of Ezekiel 22:8 Explained

Ezekiel 22:8

KJV: Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.

YLT: My holy things thou hast despised, And My sabbaths thou hast polluted.

Darby: Thou hast despised my holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.

ASV: Thou hast despised my holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thou hast despised  mine holy things,  and hast profaned  my sabbaths. 

What does Ezekiel 22:8 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 22

1  A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem, and the dispersion of the Jews in consequence
17  God will burn them as dross in his furnace
23  The general corruption of prophets, priests, princes, and the people

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 22:8 mean?

My holy things You have despised and My Sabbaths profaned
קָדָשַׁ֖י בָּזִ֑ית וְאֶת־ שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י חִלָּֽלְתְּ

קָדָשַׁ֖י  My  holy  things 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
בָּזִ֑ית  You  have  despised 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person feminine singular
Root: בָּזָה 
Sense: to despise, hold in contempt, disdain.
שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י  My  Sabbaths 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, first person common singular
Root: שַׁבָּת  
Sense: Sabbath.
חִלָּֽלְתְּ  profaned 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, second person feminine singular
Root: חָלַל 
Sense: to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin.