The Meaning of Ezekiel 23:20 Explained

Ezekiel 23:20

KJV: For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

YLT: And she doteth on their paramours, Whose flesh is the flesh of asses, And the issue of horses -- their issue.

Darby: and she lusted after their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is as the issue of horses.

ASV: And she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For she doted  upon their paramours,  whose flesh  [is as] the flesh  of asses,  and whose issue  [is like] the issue  of horses. 

What does Ezekiel 23:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 23

1  The unfaithfulness of Aholah and Aholibah
23  Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers
36  The prophet reproves the adulteries of them both
45  and shows their judgments

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 23:20 mean?

And for she lusted for her paramours Whose the flesh of donkeys flesh [is] [like] and the issue of horses whose issue [is] [like]
וַֽתַּעְגְּבָ֔ה עַ֖ל פִּֽלַגְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּשַׂר־ חֲמוֹרִים֙ בְּשָׂרָ֔ם וְזִרְמַ֥ת סוּסִ֖ים זִרְמָתָֽם

וַֽתַּעְגְּבָ֔ה  And  for  she  lusted 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: עָגַב  
Sense: (Qal) to have inordinate affection or lust.
פִּֽלַגְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם  her  paramours 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: פִּלֶגֶשׁ  
Sense: concubine, paramour.
אֲשֶׁ֤ר  Whose 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
בְּשַׂר־  the  flesh 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בָּשָׂר  
Sense: flesh.
חֲמוֹרִים֙  of  donkeys 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: חֲמֹור 
Sense: (he)ass.
בְּשָׂרָ֔ם  flesh  [is]  [like] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: בָּשָׂר  
Sense: flesh.
וְזִרְמַ֥ת  and  the  issue 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: זִרְמָה  
Sense: flow, issue.
סוּסִ֖ים  of  horses 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: סוּס 
Sense: swallow, swift.
זִרְמָתָֽם  whose  issue  [is]  [like] 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: זִרְמָה  
Sense: flow, issue.

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