e.gev denotes desires voiced by the lips while the heart pursues unjust gain.

The attested use concerns desires expressed in speech and contrasted with a heart that goes after unjust gain; the following verse portrays the hearers as enjoying words without doing them.

1. Voiced desires opposed to obedient hearing · dominant

   In Ezekiel 33:31, the masculine plural absolute form occurs in the clause about lips speaking while the heart goes after unjust gain; the APB renders the verse, "their lips speak of lusts and their heart goes after unjust gain." Ezekiel 33:32 continues the same setting, where hearers hear the words but do not do them.

   Ezekiel 33:31Ezekiel 33:32

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly presents the term in Ezekiel 33:31 as "lusts." In Ezekiel 33:32 it does not isolate a corresponding English expression, instead describing hearers who enjoy the words but do not do them.