The Meaning of Ezekiel 16:48 Explained

Ezekiel 16:48

KJV: As I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.

YLT: I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Sodom thy sister hath not done -- she and her daughters -- As thou hast done -- thou and thy daughters.

Darby: As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters!

ASV: As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[As] I live,  saith  the Lord  GOD,  Sodom  thy sister  hath not done,  she nor her daughters,  as thou hast done,  thou and thy daughters. 

What does Ezekiel 16:48 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 16:48 mean?

Live [As] I says the Lord GOD neither have done Sodom your sister she nor her daughters as have done you and your daughters
חַי־ אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה אִם־ עָֽשְׂתָה֙ סְדֹ֣ם אֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ הִ֖יא וּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֔ית אַ֖תְּ וּבְנוֹתָֽיִךְ

חַי־  Live 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַי 
Sense: living, alive.
אָ֗נִי  [As]  I 
Parse: Pronoun, first person common singular
Root: אֲנִי  
Sense: I (first pers.
נְאֻם֙  says 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נְאֻם  
Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
אֲדֹנָ֣י  the  Lord 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲדֹנָי  
Sense: my lord, lord.
יְהוִ֔ה  GOD 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
אִם־  neither 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
עָֽשְׂתָה֙  have  done 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
סְדֹ֣ם  Sodom 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: סְדֹם  
Sense: a Canaanite city, usually paired with Gomorrah, located in the area of the Dead Sea and the Jordan river; both cities destroyed by God in judgment.
אֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ  your  sister 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: אָחֹות  
Sense: sister.
הִ֖יא  she 
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
וּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ  nor  her  daughters 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
עָשִׂ֔ית  have  done 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person feminine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
וּבְנוֹתָֽיִךְ  and  your  daughters 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, second person feminine singular
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.

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