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

28You has sex with the Assyrians, too. You wanted more and more sex! You sold yourself to them, but you still wanted more 29You also had sex with the traders from Babylon. Like a prostitute, you sold yourself to more and more people. But they could still not make you happy. The Almighty Lord says this: Your mind no longer knows what is right. You do disgusting things, like a prostitute who is not ashamed. 31You built places to worship your idols on every street. You offered yourself to people, like a prostitute. But you did not want them to pay you anything, as a prostitute would do. 32You are like a wife who is not faithful. You want to have sex with strangers more than with your own 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 9:13The woman who is called ‘Fool’ speaks in a loud voice. She is silly and she does not know anything.
• Isaiah 1:3An ox knows its master. A donkey knows the place where its master feeds it. But Israel's people do not know me. My people do not understand me.’
• Jeremiah 2:12The Lord says, ‘The whole universe should see how terrible this is. Yes, everything should shake with fear!
• Jeremiah 4:22The Lord says, ‘My people are fools. They do not know me. They are like children who do not know anything. They understand nothing. They are very clever at doing evil things. But they do not know how to do what is good.’
• Judges 16:15Then Delilah said to him, ‘I realize that you do not really love me, because you will not tell me your secret. You have deceived me three times, as if I was a fool. You have refused to tell me what makes you so strong.’
• Proverbs 7:11This was a woman who did not respect anyone. She was not ashamed of the bad things that she did. She never stayed at her home.
• Isaiah 3:9Their proud faces show that they are guilty. Their sins are as bad as the sins of Sodom's people. And they do not try to hide it! It will be very bad for them! They have caused great trouble for themselves.
• Jeremiah 3:3That is why I have not sent any rain on your land. Even the spring rains have not come. But you still live like a proud prostitute. You refuse to be ashamed of what you have done.
• Revelation 17:1One of the seven angels that had the seven bowls came to me. ‘Come with me,’ he said. ‘I will show you how God will punish the great prostitute. She sits at a place where there are many rivers.

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