The Meaning of Ezekiel 16:31 Explained

Ezekiel 16:31

KJV: In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire;

YLT: In thy building thine arch at the head of every way, Thy high place thou hast made in every broad place, And -- hast not been as a whore deriding a gift.

Darby: in that thou buildest thy place of debauchery at the head of every way, and makest thy high place in every street! And thou hast not been as a harlot, in that thou scornest reward,

ASV: in that thou buildest thy vaulted place at the head of every way, and makest thy lofty place in every street, and hast not been as a harlot, in that thou scornest hire.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

In that thou buildest  thine eminent place  in the head  of every way,  and makest  thine high place  in every street;  and hast not been as an harlot,  in that thou scornest  hire; 

What does Ezekiel 16:31 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 16:31 mean?

You erected your shrine at the head of every road and your high place - built in every street and yet not - you were like a harlot because you scorned payment
בִּבְנוֹתַ֤יִךְ גַּבֵּךְ֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ כָּל־ דֶּ֔רֶךְ וְרָמָתֵ֥ךְ [עשיתי] (עָשִׂ֖ית) בְּכָל־ רְח֑וֹב וְלֹא־ [הייתי] (הָיִ֥ית) כַּזּוֹנָ֖ה לְקַלֵּ֥ס אֶתְנָֽן

בִּבְנוֹתַ֤יִךְ  You  erected 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, second person feminine singular
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
גַּבֵּךְ֙  your  shrine 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: גַּב 
Sense: convex surface, back.
בְּרֹ֣אשׁ  at  the  head 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
כָּל־  of  every 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
דֶּ֔רֶךְ  road 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
וְרָמָתֵ֥ךְ  and  your  high  place 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: רָמָה  
Sense: height, high place.
[עשיתי]  - 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person feminine singular
(עָשִׂ֖ית)  built 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person feminine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
בְּכָל־  in  every 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
רְח֑וֹב  street 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: רְחֹב  
Sense: broad or open place or plaza.
וְלֹא־  and  yet  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
[הייתי]  - 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person feminine singular
(הָיִ֥ית)  you  were 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
כַּזּוֹנָ֖ה  like  a  harlot 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: זָנָה 
Sense: to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot.
לְקַלֵּ֥ס  because  you  scorned 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: קָלַס  
Sense: to mock, scoff.
אֶתְנָֽן  payment 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶתְנָן  
Sense: hire of prostitute, price.

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