The Meaning of Ezekiel 16:2 Explained

Ezekiel 16:2

KJV: Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,

YLT: 'Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, and thou hast said:

Darby: Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,

ASV: Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Son  of man,  cause Jerusalem  to know  her abominations, 

What does Ezekiel 16:2 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 16:2 mean?

Son of man cause to know - Jerusalem her abominations
בֶּן־ אָדָ֕ם הוֹדַ֥ע אֶת־ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם תּוֹעֲבֹתֶֽיהָ

בֶּן־  Son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אָדָ֕ם  of  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
הוֹדַ֥ע  cause  to  know 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
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.
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם  Jerusalem 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
תּוֹעֲבֹתֶֽיהָ  her  abominations 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: תֹּועֵבָה  
Sense: a disgusting thing, abomination, abominable.