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Ezekiel 23:43
43Then I said of her who had grown old in adulteries: ‘Now let them use her as a prostitute, for that is all she is!’
Ezekiel 23:43 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she with them?
- New International Version (NIV)Then I said about the one worn out by adultery, ‘Now let them use her as a prostitute, for that is all she is.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Then I said of her who was worn out by adultery, 'Now they will continue to use her for a whore, even her!'
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then I said concerning her who had grown old in adulteries, ‘Will they commit harlotry with her now, and she with them?’
Context of Ezekiel 23:43
41You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil, 42accompanied by the sound of a carefree crowd. Drunkards were brought in from the desert along with men from the rabble, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your head. Then I said of her who had grown old in adulteries: ‘Now let them use her as a prostitute, for that is all she is!’ 44And they slept with her as with a prostitute; they slept with Oholah and Oholibah, those lewd women. 45But righteous men will sentence them to the punishment of those who commit adultery and bloodshed, because they are adulteresses with blood on their hands.
Read all of Ezekiel 23Ezekiel 23:43 word by word
וָאֹמַ֕ר לַבָּלָ֖ה נִֽאוּפִ֑ים עַתָּ֛ה יִזְנ֥וּ תַזְנוּתֶ֖הָ וָהִֽיא׃Read the interlinear
- Then I saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- of her who had grown oldבָּלֶהbâleh · oldH1087
- in adulteriesנִאֻףni'ûph · adulteryH5004
- Nowעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
- let them use her as a prostituteזָנָהzânâh · to fornicateH2181
- let them use her as a prostituteתַּזְנוּתtaznûth taznûth · fornicationH8457
- for that is all she isהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:43
- Ezra 9:7From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and subjected to the sword and to captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day.
- Psalms 106:6We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.
- Jeremiah 13:23Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good— you who are accustomed to doing evil.
- Daniel 9:16O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:43
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43Will they now commit - Rather, Now shall there be committed her whoredom, even this; i. e., when Israel and Judah had courted these alliances God said in wrath, “This sin too shall be committed, and so (not “yet) they went in;” the alliances were made according to their desires, and then followed the consequent punishment.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36-43The prophet again took the role of a prosecuting attorney. A prosecuting attorney is a person who brings charges against someone in court. His task was to confront Jerusalem with her sins (detailed in Ezekiel 22). Jerusalem and Samaria were supposed to be holy cities, set apart for God. Instead, they had become like worn-out prostitutes. This picture shows that they had been unfaithful to God. Their only attraction was their availability, meaning they…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 36-4436-44. A summing up of the sins of the two sisters, especially those of Judah. wilt thou judge--Wilt thou (not) judge (see on Eze 20:4)?Read the comment
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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
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