The Meaning of Ezekiel 16:24 Explained

Ezekiel 16:24

KJV: That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street.

YLT: That thou dost build to thee an arch, And dost make to thee a high place in every broad place.

Darby: that thou didst also build unto thee a place of debauchery, and didst make thee a high place in every street:

ASV: that thou hast built unto thee a vaulted place, and hast made thee a lofty place in every street.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[That] thou hast also built  unto thee an eminent place,  and hast made  thee an high place  in every street. 

What does Ezekiel 16:24 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 16:24 mean?

And [that] you built for yourself a shrine and made a high place in every street
וַתִּבְנִי־ לָ֖ךְ גֶּ֑ב‪‬ וַתַּעֲשִׂי־ רָמָ֖ה בְּכָל־ רְחֽוֹב

וַתִּבְנִי־  And  [that]  you  built 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, second person feminine singular
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
לָ֖ךְ  for  yourself 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
גֶּ֑ב‪‬  a  shrine 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: גַּב 
Sense: convex surface, back.
וַתַּעֲשִׂי־  and  made 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, second person feminine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
רָמָ֖ה  a  high  place 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: רָמָה  
Sense: height, high place.
בְּכָל־  in  every 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
רְחֽוֹב  street 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: רְחֹב  
Sense: broad or open place or plaza.