Ezekiel 16:38
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 16:38 in the real world
In what words
- נָאַףnâʼaphto commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize
- חֵמָהchêmâhheat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
- שָׁפַךְshâphakto spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also
- שָׁפַטshâphaṭto judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish
- דָּםdâmblood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of
- מִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭproperly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentenc
- נָתַןnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Gen 9:6, Lev 20:10, Jer 18:21, Zep 1:17, Ezk 16:20–21, Rev 16:6, Jhn 8:3–5, Deu 22:22–24