The Meaning of Ezekiel 16:35 Explained

Ezekiel 16:35

KJV: Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:

YLT: Therefore, O whore, hear a word of Jehovah,

Darby: Therefore, O harlot, hear the word of Jehovah.

ASV: Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of Jehovah:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Wherefore, O harlot,  hear  the word  of the LORD: 

What does Ezekiel 16:35 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 16:35 mean?

Now then harlot hear the word of Yahweh -
לָכֵ֣ן זוֹנָ֔ה שִׁמְעִ֖י דְּבַר־ יְהוָֽה פ

לָכֵ֣ן  Now  then 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
זוֹנָ֔ה  harlot 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: זָנָה 
Sense: to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot.
שִׁמְעִ֖י  hear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, feminine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
דְּבַר־  the  word 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
יְהוָֽה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation