Ezekiel 23:7

Ezekiel 23:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.
• New International Version (NIV)She gave herself as a prostitute to all the elite of the Assyrians and defiled herself with all the idols of everyone she lusted after.
• English Standard Version (ESV)She bestowed her whoring upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them, and she defiled herself with all the idols of everyone after whom she lusted.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus she committed her harlotry with them, All of them choice men of Assyria; And with all for whom she lusted, With all their idols, she defiled herself.

Context of Ezekiel 23:7

5“Oholah played the prostitute while she was Mine; and she adored and lusted after her lovers (allies), the Assyrians, her neighbors, 6who were clothed in purple, governors and officials, all of them attractive young men, horsemen riding on horses. She bestowed [freely] her immoralities on them, the choicest men of Assyria, all of them; and with all whom she adored and lusted after, she defiled herself with their idols. 8She did not give up the acts of prostitution that originated during her time in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her, and they handled her virgin bosom and poured out their depravity on her. 9Therefore, I placed her in the hand of her lovers (allies), into the hand of the Assyrians whom she adored.

Ezekiel 23:7 word by word

וַתִּתֵּ֤ן תַּזְנוּתֶ֙יהָ֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם מִבְחַ֥ר בְּנֵֽי־אַשּׁ֖וּר כֻּלָּ֑ם וּבְכֹ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־עָֽגְבָ֛ה בְּכָל־גִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם נִטְמָֽאָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus she committedנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• her whoredomsתַּזְנוּתtaznûth taznûth · fornicationH8457
• the chosenמִבְחָרmibchâr · bestH4005
• menבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• and with all on whom she dotedעָגַב‛âgab · to lustH5689
• with all their idolsגִּלּוּלgillûl gillûl · idolH1544
• she defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:7

• Ezekiel 16:15“But you trusted in and relied on your beauty and prostituted yourself [in idolatry and its debauched rituals] because of your fame, and you poured out your immoralities on every [willing] passer-by and your beauty was his [as you worshiped the idols of the Gentile nations].
• Genesis 10:22The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram;
• Ezekiel 23:30These things will be done to you because you have prostituted yourself with the [Gentile] nations, because you have defiled yourself with their idols.
• Ezekiel 20:7Then I said to them, ‘Let every man throw away the detestable things on which he feasts his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.’
• Ezekiel 22:3You shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “A city that sheds blood in her midst, so that her time [of doom] will come, and makes idols to defile her, contrary to her interest!
• Psalms 106:39In this way they became unclean in their practices; They played the prostitute in their own deeds [by giving their worship, which belongs to God alone, to other “gods”].
• Hosea 5:3I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me; For now, O Ephraim, you have played the prostitute and have worshiped idols; Israel has defiled itself.
• Hosea 6:10I have seen a horrible thing [sins of every kind] in the house of Israel! Ephraim’s prostitution (idolatry) is there; Israel has defiled itself.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:7

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8Oholah: The northern kingdom did not embrace God's covenant of grace. Instead, it was drawn to Assyria's power and prestige. Israel formed alliances with Assyria as part of its political strategy starting in the 800s BC. However, these alliances did not protect Israel in the end.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. all their idols--There was nothing that she refused to her lovers.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 23:7

• Idolatry

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Adulterer
• Adultery
• Desirable
• Dispatch
• Dote
• Hatefully
• Lewd
• Crime; Crimes

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings