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Ezekiel

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And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And they committed whoredoms commit fornication Verb H2181 וַתִּזְנֶ֣ינָה vat·tiz·nei·nah
they committed whoredoms commit fornication Verb H2181 זָנ֑וּ za·nu;
in Egypt Egypt Noun H4714 בְמִצְרַ֔יִם ve·mitz·ra·yim,
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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in their youth childhood Noun H5271 בִּנְעוּרֵיהֶ֖ן bin·'u·rei·hen
there in it Adverb H8033 מָּה mah
there were their breasts breast Noun H7699 שְׁדֵיהֶ֔ן she·dei·hen,
pressed bruised Verb H4600 מֹעֲכ֣וּ mo·'a·chu
and there in it Adverb H8033 וְשָׁ֣ם ve·sham
of their virginity maid Noun H1331 בְּתוּלֵיהֶֽן׃ be·tu·lei·hen.
the teats breast Noun H1717 דַּדֵּ֖י dad·dei
and there they bruised accomplish Verb H6213 עִשּׂ֔וּ is·su,

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Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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King James Bible And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.
Hebrew Greek English And and they committed whoredoms played the harlot in Egypt; they committed whoredoms Egypt. They played the harlot in their youth: youth; there were their breasts pressed, were pressed and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.virgin bosom was handled.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And and they committed whoredoms played the harlot in Egypt; they committed whoredoms Egypt. They played the harlot in their youth: youth; there were their breasts pressed, were pressed and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.virgin bosom was handled.