Ezekiel 16:33

Ezekiel 16:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom.
• New International Version (NIV)All prostitutes receive gifts, but you give gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Men give gifts to all prostitutes, but you gave your gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from every side with your whorings.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Men make payment to all harlots, but you made your payments to all your lovers, and hired them to come to you from all around for your harlotry.

Context of Ezekiel 16:33

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! Men give gifts to all prostitutes, but you gave gifts to all your lovers. You bribed them to come to you from all around for your sexual favors. 34So you were the opposite of other women in your acts of prostitution; no one solicited you. When you paid a fee instead of one being paid to you, you were the opposite. 35“‘Therefore, you prostitute, hear the word of the Lord!

Ezekiel 16:33 word by word

לְכָל־זֹנ֖וֹת יִתְּנוּ־נֵ֑דֶה וְאַ֨תְּ נָתַ֤תְּ אֶת־נְדָנַ֙יִךְ֙ לְכָל־מְאַֽהֲבַ֔יִךְ וַתִּשְׁחֳדִ֣י אוֹתָ֗ם לָב֥וֹא אֵלַ֛יִךְ מִסָּבִ֖יב בְּתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• giftsנֶ֑דֶהnêdeh · giftH5078
• to all whoresזָנָהzânâh · to fornicateH2181
• thy giftsנָדָןnâdân · giftH5083
• to all thy loversאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• and hirestשָׁחַדshâchad · to bribeH7809
• them, that they may comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto thee on every sideסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · around: sideH5439
• for thy whoredomתַּזְנוּתtaznûth taznûth · fornicationH8457

Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:33

• Genesis 38:16He went over to her and said, “Come, let me sleep with you,” for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, “What will you give me for sleeping with me?”
• Deuteronomy 23:17“No Israelite woman is to be a cult prostitute, and no Israelite man is to be a cult prostitute.
• Hosea 2:12I will devastate her vines and fig trees. She thinks that these are her wages that her lovers have given her. I will turn them into a thicket, and the wild animals will eat them.
• Joel 3:3They cast lots for my people; they bartered a boy for a prostitute and sold a girl for wine to drink.
• Micah 1:7All her carved images will be smashed to pieces; all her wages will be burned in the fire, and I will destroy all her idols. Since she collected the wages of a prostitute, they will be used again for a prostitute.
• Luke 15:30But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.’
• Isaiah 30:3But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and refuge in Egypt’s shadow your humiliation.
• Isaiah 57:9You went to the king with oil and multiplied your perfumes; you sent your envoys far away and sent them down even to Sheol.
• Hosea 8:9For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey going off on its own. Ephraim has paid for love.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:33

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33The picture is heightened by the contrast between one who as a prostitute receives hire for her shame, and one who as a wife is so utterly abandoned as to bestow her husband‘s goods to purchase her own dishonor. Compare 2 Kings 16:8.Read the comment
• 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. 33-3433-34. Israel hired her paramours, instead of being, like other harlots, hired by them; she also followed them without their following her.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 16:33

• High Places
• Lasciviousness

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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