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Ezekiel

23

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Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Neither left commit self Verb H5800 עָזָ֔בָה a·za·vah,
she her whoredoms cut down Noun H8457 תַּזְנוּתֶ֤יהָ taz·nu·tei·ha
[brought] from Egypt Egypt Noun H4714 מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ mim·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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for in her youth childhood Noun H5271 בִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ vin·'u·rei·ha,
they lay cast down Verb H7901 שָׁכְב֣וּ sha·che·vu
with her and they bruised accomplish Verb H6213 עִשּׂ֖וּ is·su
of her virginity maid Noun H1331 בְתוּלֶ֑יהָ ve·tu·lei·ha;
the breasts breast Noun H1717 דַּדֵּ֣י dad·dei
and poured cast Verb H8210 וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּ vai·yish·pe·chu
their whoredom cut down Noun H8457 תַזְנוּתָ֖ם taz·nu·tam

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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 Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her.
Hebrew Greek English Neither left she "She did not forsake her whoredoms brought harlotries from Egypt: the time in Egypt; for in her youth they lay men had lain with her, and they bruised the breasts of handled her virginity, virgin bosom and poured out their whoredom upon lust on her.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Neither left she "She did not forsake her whoredoms brought harlotries from Egypt: the time in Egypt; for in her youth they lay men had lain with her, and they bruised the breasts of handled her virginity, virgin bosom and poured out their whoredom upon lust on her.