Ezekiel 16:57

Ezekiel 16:57 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about.
• New International Version (NIV)before your wickedness was uncovered. Even so, you are now scorned by the daughters of Edom and all her neighbors and the daughters of the Philistines—all those around you who despise you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)before your wickedness was uncovered? Now you have become an object of reproach for the daughters of Syria and all those around her, and for the daughters of the Philistines, those all around who despise you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)before your wickedness was uncovered. It was like the time of the reproach of the daughters of Syria and all those around her, and of the daughters of the Philistines, who despise you everywhere.

Context of Ezekiel 16:57

55Sodom and her daughters will become as happy as they were before. Samaria and her daughters will become as happy as they were before. And you and your daughters will also become as happy as you were before. 56In the days when you were proud of yourselves, you did not respect your sister Sodom. But now everyone can see how wicked you are. So the other nations around you laugh at you. The people of Syria and Philistia and the nations near to them all insult you. 58You must accept your punishment because of the disgusting things that you have done. You have not been faithful to me. That is what the Almighty Lord says. 59This is what the Almighty Lord says: You have not done the things that you promised to do when I made a covenant with you. So I will punish you as you deserve.

Ezekiel 16:57 word by word

בְּטֶרֶם֮ תִּגָּלֶ֣ה רָעָתֵךְ֒ כְּמ֗וֹ עֵ֚ת חֶרְפַּ֣ת בְּנוֹת־אֲרָ֔ם וְכָל־סְבִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָ בְּנ֣וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים הַשָּׁאט֥וֹת אוֹתָ֖ךְ מִסָּבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Before thy wickednessרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• was discoveredגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: revealH1540
• as at the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781
• of the daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Syriaאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• which despiseשׁוּטshâ'ţ · to despiseH7590

Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:57

• Ezekiel 16:36This is what the Almighty Lord says: You wanted to have sex with many men. You offered your bare body to them, like a prostitute. You have worshipped disgusting idols. You have killed your own children as sacrifices to those idols.
• Ezekiel 21:24So this is what the Almighty Lord says: You have shown everyone that you are guilty of many sins. Everything that you do shows your sins very clearly. Because you are guilty, your enemies will take you as their prisoners.
• Ezekiel 23:18She was not ashamed to have sex with many other men. Everyone knew that she lived as a prostitute. So I was very upset. I turned away from her, as I had turned away from her sister.
• Psalms 50:21You did all these things, and I said nothing. So you thought that I was as bad as you are. But now I am warning you! I will tell you clearly what you have done wrong.
• Lamentations 4:22God has finished punishing Zion's people. He will let them return to their homes soon. But you, Edom's people, God will certainly punish you. He will discover everything that you have done wrong.
• Hosea 2:10I will remove her clothes for all her lovers to see her as she really is. Nobody will be able to rescue her from my power.
• Hosea 7:1‘Yes, I want to make the people of Israel healthy again, but I see how great their sins are. Samaria's people do many evil things. They deceive one another, they take things from other people's homes, and they attack people in the streets to rob them.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5So you should not decide about things before the time is right. Wait until the Lord comes again. He will show everything clearly. He will show the bad things that people have done secretly. He will show the secret purpose of people's thoughts. Then God will praise each person in a way that is right for them.
• 2 Kings 16:5At that time, King Rezin of Syria and Remaliah's son, King Pekah of Israel, attacked Jerusalem. Their armies made a camp all around the city while Ahaz was there. But they could not win the battle against him.
• 2 Chronicles 28:5Because of this, the Lord his God put Ahaz under the power of the king of Syria. Syria's army won a battle against Ahaz's men. The king of Syria took many of Ahaz's people to Damascus as his prisoners. The Lord also allowed the king of Israel to attack Ahaz. Israel's soldiers completely won the battle against Ahaz.
• Isaiah 7:1Ahaz became the king of Judah. He was the son of Jotham. Jotham was the son of Uzziah. While Ahaz was Judah's king, King Rezin of Syria and Remaliah's son, King Pekah of Israel, attacked Jerusalem. But they could not get into the city.
• Isaiah 14:28In the year that King Ahaz died, God showed this message to Isaiah:
• Genesis 10:22These are the sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
• Numbers 23:7Then Balaam started to speak his message from God. He said, ‘Balak, the king of Moab, has brought me from Syria. He brought me from the mountains in the east. He said “Come and curse Jacob's descendants for me. Say bad things against the Israelites!”
• Ezekiel 16:27So I decided to punish you. I took from you things that belonged to you. I gave your enemies, the Philistines, power over you. Even they were ashamed because of the disgusting things that you were doing.
• Jeremiah 33:24‘Some people are saying, “The Lord chose the two nations of Israel and Judah to be his special people. But now he has turned away from them.” You have heard people say those things. They do not think that my people will ever be a nation again.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:57

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 57Thy reproach - Rather, the “reproach.” In his march toward Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar attacked and overthrew Damascus and other Syrian towns. The Jews exulted, not foreseeing that this was but a precursor of that ruin which should discover their own wickedness.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. 5757. Before thy wickedness was discovered--manifested to all, namely, by the punishment inflicted on thee. thy reproach of ... Syria and ... Philistines--the indignity and injuries done thee by Syria and the Philistines (2Ki 16:5; 2Ch 28:18; Is 9:11, 12).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 16:57

• Lasciviousness

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• Philistines
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• Equal
• Fornication
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• Justify
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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