King James Version

Ezekiel 23:30

I will do these things unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring after the heathen, and because thou art polluted with their idols.

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עָשֹׂ֥הasodoעָשָׂהverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “do”, the verb used for emphasisH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אֵ֖לֶּהelehtheseאֵלֶּהpronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).לָ֑ךְlakhetoלָ֑ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toבִּזְנוֹתֵךְ֙biznotekhein commit fornicationזָנָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “in commit fornication”, the to-form of the verbH2181to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)(cause to) commit fornication, [idiom] continually, [idiom] great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.אַחֲרֵ֣יachareafterאַחַרpreposition — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…גוֹיִ֔םgoyimGentileגּוֹיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.עַ֥לalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…נִטְמֵ֖אתnitmetbe uncleanטָמֵאverb, niphal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “be unclean”, a completed actionH2930to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.בְּגִלּוּלֵיהֶֽםbegiluleyhemin idolגִּלּוּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in idol”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1544properly, a log (as round); by implication, an idolidol.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

These things shall be done unto thee, for that thou hast gone astray after the nations, and because thou art polluted with their idols.

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American Standard Version (1901)

These things shall be done unto thee, for that thou hast played the harlot after the nations, and because thou art polluted with their idols.

Young’s Literal Translation

To do these things to thee, In thy going a-whoring after nations, Because thou hast been defiled with their idols,

World English Bible

These things will be done to you because you have played the prostitute after the nations, and because you are polluted with their idols.

Darby Translation

These things shall be done unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring after the nations, because thou hast defiled thyself with their idols.

Douay-Rheims

They have done these things to thee, because thou hast played the harlot with the nations among which thou wast defiled with their idols.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

These things shall be done unto thee, for that thou hast gone astray after the nations, and because thou art polluted with their idols.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

brought this upon thee, in that thou wentest a-whoring after the nations, and didst defile thyself with their devices.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐποίησε ταῦτά σοι, ἐν τῷ ἐκπορνεῦσαί σε ὀπίσω ἐθνῶν, καὶ ἐμιαίνου ἐν τοῖς ἐνθυμήμασιν αὐτῶν.