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Ezekiel 7:20

As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.

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וּצְבִ֤יutseviand beautifulצְבִיconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and beautiful”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6643splendor (as conspicuous); also a gazelle (as beautiful)beautiful(-ty), glorious (-ry), goodly, pleasant, roe(-buck).עֶדְיוֹ֙edyvomouthעֲדִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “mouth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5716finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall[idiom] excellent, mouth, ornament.לְגָא֣וֹןlegaonto majestyגָּאוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to majesty”, the ordinary formH1347{arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.שָׂמָ֔הוּsamahvputשׂוּםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “put”, a completed actionH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…וְצַלְמֵ֧יvetsalmeand imageצֶלֶםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and image”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6754a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idolimage, vain shew.תוֹעֲבֹתָ֛םtoavotamabominableתּוֹעֵבַהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “abominable”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8441properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idolabominable (custom, thing), abomination.שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖םshiqutseyhemabominable filthשִׁקּוּץnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “abominable filth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8251disgusting, i.e. filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idolabominable filth (idol, -ation), detestable (thing).עָ֣שׂוּasvdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “do”, a completed actionH6213to 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…ב֑וֹvvoinב֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”inעַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…כֵּ֛ןkenas... asכֵּןparticle, demonstrative — “as... as”H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)[phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (th…נְתַתִּ֥יוnetativgiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לָהֶ֖םlahemtoלָהֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toלְנִדָּֽהlenidahto filthinessנִדָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to filthiness”, the ordinary formH5079properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest)[idiom] far, filthiness, [idiom] flowers, menstruous (woman), put apart, [idiom] removed (woman), separation, set apart, unclean(-ness, thing, with filthiness).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And as for the beauty of their ornament, which was set for a pride, they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things thereof; therefore have I made it unto them as an unclean thing.

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American Standard Version (1901)

As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty; but they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things therein: therefore have I made it unto them as an unclean thing.

Young’s Literal Translation

As to the beauty of his ornament, For excellency He set it, And the images of their abominations, Their detestable things — they made in it, Therefore I have given it to them for impurity,

World English Bible

As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty; but they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things therein. Therefore I have made it to them as an unclean thing.

Darby Translation

And he set in majesty his beautiful ornament; but they made therein the images of their abominations [and] of their detestable things: therefore have I made it an impurity unto them.

Douay-Rheims

And they have turned the ornament of their jewels into pride, and have made of it the images of their abominations, and idols: therefore I have made it an uncleanness to them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

As for their choice ornaments, they employed them for pride, and they made of them images of their abominations: therefore have I made them uncleanness to them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκλεκτὰ κόσμου εἰς ὑπερηφανίαν ἔθεντο αὐτὰ, καὶ εἰκόνας τῶν βδελυγμάτων αὐτῶν ἐποίησαν ἐξ αὐτῶν· ἕνεκεν τούτου δέδωκα αὐτὰ αὐτοῖς εἰς ἀκαθαρσίαν.