The Meaning of Ezekiel 23:31 Explained

Ezekiel 23:31

KJV: Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand.

YLT: In the way of thy sister thou hast walked, And I have given her cup into thy hand.

Darby: Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; and I have given her cup into thy hand.

ASV: Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thy hand.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thou hast walked  in the way  of thy sister;  therefore will I give  her cup  into thine hand. 

What does Ezekiel 23:31 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 23

1  The unfaithfulness of Aholah and Aholibah
23  Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers
36  The prophet reproves the adulteries of them both
45  and shows their judgments

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 23:31 mean?

In the way of your sister You have walked and therefore I will put her cup in your hand -
בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ אֲחוֹתֵ֖ךְ הָלָ֑כְתְּ וְנָתַתִּ֥י כוֹסָ֖הּ בְּיָדֵֽךְ ס

בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ  In  the  way 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common singular construct
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
אֲחוֹתֵ֖ךְ  of  your  sister 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: אָחֹות  
Sense: sister.
הָלָ֑כְתְּ  You  have  walked 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person feminine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
וְנָתַתִּ֥י  and  therefore  I  will  put 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
כוֹסָ֖הּ  her  cup 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: כֹּוס 
Sense: cup.
בְּיָדֵֽךְ  in  your  hand 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation