Ezekiel 23:8

Ezekiel 23:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her.
• New International Version (NIV)She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when during her youth men slept with her, caressed her virgin bosom and poured out their lust on her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)She did not give up her whoring that she had begun in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her and handled her virgin bosom and poured out their whoring lust upon her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)She has never given up her harlotry brought from Egypt, For in her youth they had lain with her, Pressed her virgin bosom, And poured out their immorality upon her.

Context of Ezekiel 23:8

6who were clothed in purple, governors and officials, all of them attractive young men, horsemen riding on horses. 7She 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. She 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. 10They uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters and they killed her with the sword. So she became notorious among women, and they executed judgments on her.

Ezekiel 23:8 word by word

וְאֶת־תַּזְנוּתֶ֤יהָ מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ לֹ֣א עָזָ֔בָה כִּ֤י אוֹתָהּ֙ שָׁכְב֣וּ בִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ וְהֵ֥מָּה עִשּׂ֖וּ דַּדֵּ֣י בְתוּלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּ תַזְנוּתָ֖ם עָלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Neither leftעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• she her whoredomsתַּזְנוּתtaznûth taznûth · fornicationH8457
• from Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• for in her youthנְעוּרִיםnâ‛ûr nâ‛ûr ne‛ûrâh · youthH5271
• they layשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: have sexH7901
• with her, and they bruisedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to pressH6213
• the breastsדַּדdad · breastH1717
• of her virginityבְּתוּלִיםbethûlîym · virginityH1331
• and pouredשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:8

• Ezekiel 23:3and they prostituted themselves in Egypt. From their youth they were grossly immoral; in that place their breasts were embraced and their virgin bosom was grasped.
• Exodus 32:4And he took the gold from their hands, and fashioned it with an engraving tool and made it into a molten calf; and they said, “This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”
• 1 Kings 12:28So the king took counsel [and followed bad advice] and made two calves of gold. And he said to the people, “It is too much for you to go [all the way] up to Jerusalem; behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”
• 2 Kings 10:29However, Jehu did not turn from the [idolatrous] sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin, that is, [led them to worship] the golden calves which were at Bethel and Dan.
• 2 Kings 17:16They abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God and made for themselves cast images of two calves; and they made an Asherah [idol] and worshiped all the [starry] host of heaven and served Baal.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:8

• 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. 88. whoredoms brought from Egypt--the calves set up in Dan and Beth-el by Jeroboam, answering to the Egyptian bull-formed idol Apis. Her alliances with Egypt politically are also meant (Is 30:2, 3; 31:1). The ten tribes probably resumed the Egyptian rites, in order to enlist the Egyptians against Judah (2Ch 12:2-4).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 23:8

• Idolatry

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Adulterer
• Desirable
• Dispatch
• Dote
• Hatefully
• Lewd
• Breast
• 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