Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 23:7
7She offered her sexual favors to them; all of them were the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all those she lusted after and with all their idols.
Ezekiel 23:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.
- New International Version (NIV)She gave herself as a prostitute to all the elite of the Assyrians and defiled herself with all the idols of everyone she lusted after.
- English Standard Version (ESV)She bestowed her whoring upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them, and she defiled herself with all the idols of everyone after whom she lusted.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Thus she committed her harlotry with them, All of them choice men of Assyria; And with all for whom she lusted, With all their idols, she defiled herself.
Context of Ezekiel 23:7
5“Oholah acted like a prostitute even though she was mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians: warriors 6dressed in blue, governors and prefects, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on steeds. She offered her sexual favors to them; all of them were the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all those she lusted after and with all their idols. 8She didn’t give up her promiscuity that began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin nipples, and poured out their lust on her. 9Therefore, I handed her over to her lovers, the Assyrians she lusted for.
Read all of Ezekiel 23Ezekiel 23:7 word by word
וַתִּתֵּ֤ן תַּזְנוּתֶ֙יהָ֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם מִבְחַ֥ר בְּנֵֽי־אַשּׁ֖וּר כֻּלָּ֑ם וּבְכֹ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־עָֽגְבָ֛ה בְּכָל־גִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם נִטְמָֽאָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thus she committedנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- her whoredomsתַּזְנוּתtaznûth taznûth · fornicationH8457
- the chosenמִבְחָרmibchâr · bestH4005
- menבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
- and with all on whom she dotedעָגַב‛âgab · to lustH5689
- with all their idolsגִּלּוּלgillûl gillûl · idolH1544
- she defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:7
- Ezekiel 16:15“‘But you trusted in your beauty and acted like a prostitute because of your fame. You lavished your sexual favors on everyone who passed by. Your beauty became his.
- Genesis 10:22Shem’s sons were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
- Ezekiel 23:30These things will be done to you because you acted like a prostitute with the nations, defiling yourself with their idols.
- Ezekiel 20:7I also said to them, “Throw away, each of you, the abhorrent things that you prize, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.”
- Ezekiel 22:3You are to say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: A city that sheds blood within her walls so that her time of judgment has come and who makes idols for herself so that she is defiled!
- Psalms 106:39They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.
- Hosea 5:3I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me. For now, Ephraim, you have acted promiscuously; Israel is defiled.
- Hosea 6:10I have seen something horrible in the house of Israel: Ephraim’s promiscuity is there; Israel is defiled.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:7
- 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. 77. all their idols--There was nothing that she refused to her lovers.Read the comment
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- 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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