Ezekiel 23:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Thus you longedוַֽתִּפְקְדִ֔י
(vat·tif·ke·di,)
6485: to attend to, visit, muster, appointa prim. root
for the lewdnessזִמַּ֣ת
(zim·mat)
2154: a plan, device, wickednessfrom zamam
of your youth,נְעוּרָ֑יִךְ
(ne·'u·ra·yich;)
5271: youth, early lifefrom the same as naar
when the Egyptiansמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙
(mim·mitz·ra·yim)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
handledבַּעְשֹׂ֤ות
(ba'·so·vt)
6213b: to press, squeezea prim. root
your bosomדַּדַּ֔יִךְ
(dad·da·yich,)
1717: breast, teat, nippleof uncertain derivation
becauseלְמַ֖עַן
(le·ma·'an)
4616: purpose, intentfrom anah
of the breastsשְׁדֵ֥י
(she·dei)
7699a: (female) breastfrom an unused word
of your youth.נְעוּרָֽיִךְ׃
(ne·'u·ra·yich.)
5271: youth, early lifefrom the same as naar


















KJV Lexicon
Thus thou calledst to remembrance
paqad  (paw-kad')
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
the lewdness
zimmah  (zim-maw')
a plan, especially a bad one -- heinous crime, lewd(-ly, -ness), mischief, purpose, thought, wicked (device, mind, -ness).
of thy youth
na`uwr  (naw-oor')
(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people) -- childhood, youth.
in bruising
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
thy teats
dad  (dad)
the breast (as the seat of love, or from its shape) -- breast, teat.
by the Egyptians
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
for the paps
shad  (shad)
the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging) -- breast, pap, teat.
of thy youth
na`uwr  (naw-oor')
(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people) -- childhood, youth.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Thus you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when the Egyptians handled your bosom because of the breasts of your youth.

King James Bible
Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, in bruising thy teats by the Egyptians for the paps of thy youth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So you revisited the indecency of your youth, when the Egyptians caressed your nipples to enjoy your youthful breasts."

International Standard Version
Think about the wickedness that you practiced when you were young, when the Egyptians fondled your breasts, the breasts of your youth."

NET Bible
This is how you assessed the obscene conduct of your youth, when the Egyptians fondled your nipples and squeezed your young breasts.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So she longed to do the sinful things she did when she was young in Egypt, when young men caressed and fondled her breasts.

King James 2000 Bible
Thus you called to remembrance the lewdness of your youth, in handling of your breasts by the Egyptians for the sake of the bosom of your youth.
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