The Meaning of Ezekiel 23:43 Explained

Ezekiel 23:43

KJV: Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she with them?

YLT: And I say of the worn-out one in adulteries, Now they commit her whoredoms -- she also!

Darby: And I said of her that was old in adulteries, Will she now commit her fornications, even she.

ASV: Then said I of her that was old in adulteries, Now will they play the harlot with her, and she with them .

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then said  I unto [her that was] old  in adulteries,  Will they now commit  whoredoms  with her, and she [with them]? 

What does Ezekiel 23:43 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 23:43 mean?

And I said concerning [her] [who] [had] [grown] old in adulteries - now - will they commit harlotry with her and she [with] [them]
וָאֹמַ֕ר לַבָּלָ֖ה נִֽאוּפִ֑ים [עת] (עַתָּ֛ה) [יזנה] (יִזְנ֥וּ) תַזְנוּתֶ֖הָ וָהִֽיא

וָאֹמַ֕ר  And  I  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לַבָּלָ֖ה  concerning  [her]  [who]  [had]  [grown]  old 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: בָּלֶה  
Sense: worn out, old.
נִֽאוּפִ֑ים  in  adulteries 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: נִאֻפִים  
Sense: adultery.
[עת]  - 
Parse: Adverb
(עַתָּ֛ה)  now 
Parse: Adverb
[יזנה]  - 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
(יִזְנ֥וּ)  will  they  commit 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: זָנָה 
Sense: to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot.
תַזְנוּתֶ֖הָ  harlotry  with  her 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: תַּזְנוּת  
Sense: fornication, harlotry.
וָהִֽיא  and  she  [with]  [them] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.

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