Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 16:23
23“‘Then after all your evil — Woe, woe to you! — the declaration of the Lord God —
Ezekiel 16:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord God;)
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Woe! Woe to you, declares the Sovereign Lord. In addition to all your other wickedness,
- English Standard Version (ESV)"And after all your wickedness (woe, woe to you! declares the Lord God),
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Then it was so, after all your wickedness—‘Woe, woe to you!’ says the Lord God—
Context of Ezekiel 16:23
21You slaughtered my children and gave them up when you passed them through the fire to the images. 22In all your detestable practices and acts of prostitution, you did not remember the days of your youth when you were stark naked and thrashing around in your blood. “‘Then after all your evil — Woe, woe to you! — the declaration of the Lord God — 24you built yourself a mound and made yourself an elevated place in every square. 25You built your elevated place at the head of every street and turned your beauty into a detestable thing. You spread your legs to everyone who passed by and increased your prostitution.
Read all of Ezekiel 16Ezekiel 16:23 word by word
וַיְהִ֕י אַחֲרֵ֖י כָּל־רָעָתֵ֑ךְ א֣וֹי א֣וֹי לָ֔ךְ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:23
- Ezekiel 2:10When he unrolled it before me, it was written on the front and back; words of lamentation, mourning, and woe were written on it.
- Ezekiel 13:3This is what the Lord God says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing.
- Ezekiel 24:6“‘Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Woe to the city of bloodshed, the pot that has corrosion inside it, and its corrosion has not come out of it! Empty it piece by piece; lots should not be cast for its contents.
- Jeremiah 13:27Your adulteries and your lustful neighing, your depraved prostitution on the hills, in the fields — I have seen your abhorrent acts. Woe to you, Jerusalem! You are unclean — for how long yet?
- Zephaniah 3:1Woe to the city that is rebellious and defiled, the oppressive city!
- Matthew 11:21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes long ago.
- Matthew 23:13“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you don’t go in, and you don’t allow those entering to go in.
- Revelation 8:13I looked and heard an eagle flying high overhead, crying out in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who live on the earth, because of the remaining trumpet blasts that the three angels are about to sound!”
- Revelation 12:12Therefore rejoice, you heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you with great fury, because he knows his time is short.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:23
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23After all - Besides these things, there was the introduction of other idolatrous rites from the nations with whom Israel had contact.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-25The prophets often described idolatry (worshiping false gods) as adultery (being unfaithful in marriage). For example, Hosea uses this picture to explain Israel’s sin (see Hosea 2). This comparison helped people understand that turning away from the Lord was like breaking a marriage promise. Ezekiel, however, gives much more detail than the other prophets. He does not describe Jerusalem as only confused or mistaken. He describes her as deeply corrupt. Her…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. woe, woe unto thee, &c.--This parenthetical exclamation has an awful effect coming like a lightning flash of judgment amidst the black clouds of Israel's guilt.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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