The Meaning of Ezekiel 23:9 Explained

Ezekiel 23:9

KJV: Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.

YLT: Therefore I have given her into the hand of her lovers, Into the hand of sons of Asshur on whom she doted.

Darby: Therefore I gave her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the children of Asshur, after whom she lusted.

ASV: Wherefore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Wherefore I have delivered  her into the hand  of her lovers,  into the hand  of the Assyrians,  upon whom she doted. 

What does Ezekiel 23:9 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 23:9 mean?

Therefore I have delivered her Into the hand of her lovers Into the hand of Assyria for whom she lusted on
לָכֵ֥ן נְתַתִּ֖יהָ בְּיַד־ מְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָ בְּיַד֙ בְּנֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּר אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָגְבָ֖ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם

נְתַתִּ֖יהָ  I  have  delivered  her 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular, third person feminine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
בְּיַד־  Into  the  hand 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
מְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָ  of  her  lovers 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: אָהַב  
Sense: to love.
בְּיַד֙  Into  the  hand 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
אַשּׁ֔וּר  Assyria 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַשּׁוּר  
Sense: the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר  for  whom 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
עָגְבָ֖ה  she  lusted 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: עָגַב  
Sense: (Qal) to have inordinate affection or lust.