Ezekiel 16:30

Ezekiel 16:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord God, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘I am filled with fury against you, declares the Sovereign Lord, when you do all these things, acting like a brazen prostitute!
• English Standard Version (ESV)"How sick is your heart, declares the Lord God, because you did all these things, the deeds of a brazen prostitute,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“How degenerate is your heart!” says the Lord God, “seeing you do all these things, the deeds of a brazen harlot.

Context of Ezekiel 16:30

28Then you engaged in prostitution with the Assyrian men because you were not satisfied. Even though you did this with them, you were still not satisfied. 29So you extended your prostitution to Chaldea, the land of merchants, but you were not even satisfied with this! “‘How your heart was inflamed with lust — the declaration of the Lord God — when you did all these things, the acts of a brazen prostitute, 31building your mound at the head of every street and making your elevated place in every square. But you were unlike a prostitute because you scorned payment. 32You adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband!

Ezekiel 16:30 word by word

מָ֤ה אֲמֻלָה֙ לִבָּתֵ֔ךְ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה בַּעֲשׂוֹתֵךְ֙ אֶת־כָּל־אֵ֔לֶּה מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה אִשָּֽׁה־זוֹנָ֖ה שַׁלָּֽטֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• How weakאָמַל'âmal · be weakH535
• is thine heartלִבָּהlibbâh · heartH3826
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• seeing thou doestעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• the workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deedH4639
• of an imperiousשַׁלֶּטֶתshalleţeth · imperiousH7986
• whorishזָנָהzânâh · to fornicateH2181
• womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802

Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:30

• Proverbs 9:13Folly is a rowdy woman; she is gullible and knows nothing.
• Isaiah 1:3The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s feeding trough, but Israel does not know; my people do not understand.”
• Jeremiah 2:12Be appalled at this, heavens; be shocked and utterly desolated! This is the Lord’s declaration.
• Jeremiah 4:22“For my people are fools; they do not know me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing what is evil, but they do not know how to do what is good.”
• Judges 16:15“How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she told him, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and not told me what makes your strength so great!”
• Proverbs 7:11She is loud and defiant; her feet do not stay at home.
• Isaiah 3:9The look on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom, they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster on themselves.
• Jeremiah 3:3This is why the showers haven’t come — why there has been no spring rain. You have the brazen look of a prostitute and refuse to be ashamed.
• Revelation 17:1Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me: “Come, I will show you the judgment of the notorious prostitute who is seated on many waters.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:30

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-63In Ezekiel 16, Jerusalem is described as an unfaithful wife and a prostitute. This language is very strong. Even in English, the chapter can be difficult to read. In its ancient setting, it would have sounded even more shocking. Ezekiel used graphic language to show how serious Judah’s sin was. He did not try to make his message softer or more polite. He spoke in a direct and forceful way. This strong language is the main point of the chapter. Ezekiel…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. weak ... heart--Sin weakens the intellect ("heart") as, on the contrary, "the way of the Lord is strength to the upright" (Pr 10:29).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 16:30

• High Places
• Lasciviousness
• Lukewarmness

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Confound
• Eminent
• Equal
• Fornication
• Gird
• Justify
• Rest
• Solomon, Song of

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