זִמַּ֣ת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 זִמַּ֣ת

   ZIM-mat

   the lewdness of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 זִמַּ֣ת זְנוּתֵ֔ךְ

   ZIM-mat ze-nu-TEKH

   the lewdness of your whoring
3. clause🔊 נִֽאֻפַ֤יִךְ וּמִצְהֲלוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ זִמַּ֣ת זְנוּתֵ֔ךְ עַל־גְּבָעוֹת֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי שִׁקּוּצָ֑יִךְ

   ni-u-FA-yikh u-mits-ha-lo-TA-yikh ZIM-mat ze-nu-TEKH al-ge-VA-ot ba-sa-DE ra-I-ti shi-ku-TSA-yikh

   your adulteries and your neighings the lewdness of your whoring on the hills of the field I have seen your abominations
4. sentence🔊 נִֽאֻפַ֤יִךְ וּמִצְהֲלוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ זִמַּ֣ת זְנוּתֵ֔ךְ עַל־גְּבָעוֹת֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי שִׁקּוּצָ֑יִךְ א֥וֹי לָךְ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לֹ֣א תִטְהֲרִ֔י אַחֲרֵ֥י מָתַ֖י עֹֽד׃

   ni-u-FA-yikh u-mits-ha-lo-TA-yikh ZIM-mat ze-nu-TEKH al-ge-VA-ot ba-sa-DE ra-I-ti shi-ku-TSA-yikh OI LAKH ye-ru-sha-LA-yim LO tit-ha-RI a-kha-RE ma-TAI OD

   your adulteries and your neighings the lewdness of your whoring on the hills of the field I have seen your abominations woe to you Jerusalem not will you be cleansed after when still or yet

Exegesis

The verse opens with a series of accusatory nouns in construct chains, starting with your adulteries (ni’ufayikh {נִֽאֻפַ֤יִךְ | nîʾûp̄āyîḵ}) and your neighings (u-mitzhalotayikh {וּמִצְהֲלוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ | û-mîṣhallōṯāyîḵ}), followed by the lewdness-of (zimmăt {זִמַּ֣ת | zimmăt}) your harlotry (zenutayikh {זְנוּתֵ֔ךְ | zənūṯēyîḵ}) on the hills and in the field (al-gev’ot {עַל־גְּבָעוֹת֙ | ʿal gəḇāʿōṯ} and ba-sadeh {בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה | ba-sāḏeh}). These noun phrases emphasize the public exposure of Jerusalem’s indecencies.