Ezekiel 20:30
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Therefore,לָכֵ֞ן
(la·chen)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
sayאֱמֹ֣ר
(e·mor)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to the houseבֵּ֣ית
(beit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
'Thusכֹּ֤ה
(koh)
3541: thus, herea prim. adverb
saysאָמַר֙
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י
(a·do·nai)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
GOD, 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
"Will you defileנִטְמְאִ֑ים
(nit·me·'im;)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root
yourselves after the mannerהַבְּדֶ֥רֶךְ
(hab·be·de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
of your fathersאֲבֹֽותֵיכֶ֖ם
(a·vo·v·tei·chem)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
and play the harlotזֹנִֽים׃
(zo·nim.)
2181: to commit fornication, be a harlota prim. root
afterוְאַחֲרֵ֥י
(ve·'a·cha·rei)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
their detestable things?שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם
(shik·ku·tzei·hem)
8251: detested thingfrom the same as sheqets


















KJV Lexicon
Wherefore say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Thus saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
the Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
GOD
Yhovih  (yeh-ho-vee')
God.
Are ye polluted
tame'  (taw-may')
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) -- defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, utterly.
after the manner
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of your fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
and commit ye whoredom
zanah  (zaw-naw')
to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
their abominations
shiqquwts  (shik-koots')
disgusting, i.e. filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol -- abominable filth (idol, -ation), detestable (thing).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Therefore, say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Will you defile yourselves after the manner of your fathers and play the harlot after their detestable things?

King James Bible
Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore say to the house of Israel: This is what the Lord GOD says: Are you defiling yourselves the way your fathers did, and prostituting yourselves with their detestable things?

International Standard Version
"Therefore you are to say to Israel's house, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "Will you defile yourselves like your ancestors did by acting as a prostitute, consistent with their horrible deeds?

NET Bible
"Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the sovereign LORD says: Will you defile yourselves like your fathers and engage in prostitution with detestable idols?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Tell the nation of Israel, 'This is what the Almighty LORD says: Will you dishonor yourselves the way your ancestors did? Will you chase their detestable idols like a prostitute?

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD; Are you defiled after the manner of your fathers? and commit you harlotry after their abominations?
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