Ezekiel 23:37

Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data

"That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them."

Word-by-Word Analysis

That they have

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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נָאַף

nâʼaph

H5003

to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize

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and

דָּם

dâm

H1818

blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe...

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is in their

יָד

yâd

H3027

a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

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and with their

גִּלּוּל

gillûwl

H1544

properly, a log (as round); by implication, an idol

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have they

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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נָאַף

nâʼaph

H5003

to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize

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and have also

נָתַן

nâthan

H5414

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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their

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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whom they

יָלַד

yâlad

H3205

to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage

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unto me to

עָבַר

ʻâbar

H5674

to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...

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for them

עָבַר

ʻâbar

H5674

to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...

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the

אֵשׁ

ʼêsh

H784

fire (literally or figuratively)

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to

אָכַל

ʼâkal

H398

to eat (literally or figuratively)

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them

Key Terms in This Verse

adultery H5003

נָאַף nâʼaph

to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize

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adultery H5003

נָאַף nâʼaph

to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize

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devour H398

אָכַל ʼâkal

to eat (literally or figuratively)

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committed H6213

עָשָׂה ʻâsâh

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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committed H6213

עָשָׂה ʻâsâh

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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caused H5414

נָתַן nâthan

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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idols H1544

גִּלּוּל gillûwl

properly, a log (as round); by implication, an idol

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bare H3205

יָלַד yâlad

to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage

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blood H1818

דָּם dâm

blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)

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hands H3027

יָד yâd

a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

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Cross References

Ezekiel 16:36 cross-reference

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy ...

Jeremiah 32:35 cross-reference

And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither ...

Ezekiel 16:38 cross-reference

And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy.

Ezekiel 20:26 cross-reference

And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the LORD.

Jeremiah 7:31 cross-reference

And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my hear...

2 Kings 17:17 cross-reference

And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

Hosea 1:2 cross-reference

The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from...

Hosea 4:2 cross-reference

By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

Hosea 3:1 cross-reference

Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of ...

Ezekiel 16:32 cross-reference

But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!

Deuteronomy 12:31 cross-reference

Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to t...

Ezekiel 23:39 cross-reference

For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.

Ezekiel 23:45 cross-reference

And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.

Ezekiel 20:31 cross-reference

For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I...

Jeremiah 7:6 cross-reference

If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:

2 Kings 24:4 cross-reference

And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.

Luke 13:34 cross-reference

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and...

Isaiah 1:15 cross-reference

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

2 Kings 21:6 cross-reference

And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him t...

Micah 3:10 cross-reference

They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.

Jeremiah 7:9 cross-reference

Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

Leviticus 18:21 cross-reference

And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 16:45 cross-reference

Thou art thy mother’s daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your ...

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