Ezekiel 23:43

Ezekiel 23:43 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she with them?
• New International Version (NIV)Then I said about the one worn out by adultery, ‘Now let them use her as a prostitute, for that is all she is.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Then I said of her who was worn out by adultery, 'Now they will continue to use her for a whore, even her!'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then I said concerning her who had grown old in adulteries, ‘Will they commit harlotry with her now, and she with them?’

Context of Ezekiel 23:43

41You sat on a beautiful bed with a table in front of it. On the table you put incense and olive oil that I had given to you. 42There was a crowd of happy men around them. They included men who came from the desert and who were drunk. They put rings on the sisters' hands and beautiful crowns on their heads. I said this about the woman who had become tired of having sex with so many men: “They will continue to have sex with her, as she is a prostitute.” 44So the men had sex with her, as men have sex with prostitutes. That is how they had sex with Oholah and Oholibah, those two prostitutes. 45But good men will say that those women are guilty. They will punish them as they deserve, because they have not been faithful to me. They have also murdered people.

Ezekiel 23:43 word by word

וָאֹמַ֕ר לַבָּלָ֖ה נִֽאוּפִ֑ים עַתָּ֛ה יִזְנ֥וּ תַזְנוּתֶ֖הָ וָהִֽיא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• oldבָּלֶהbâleh · oldH1087
• in adulteriesנִאֻףni'ûph · adulteryH5004
• Will they now commitזָנָהzânâh · to fornicateH2181
• whoredomsתַּזְנוּתtaznûth taznûth · fornicationH8457

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:43

• Ezra 9:7Since our ancestors were alive, we have continued to do wrong things. Because of our sins, you have given our enemies power over us, our kings and our priests. Foreign kings and their armies have killed some of our people. They have made some of us prisoners. They have robbed us and they have caused us to be ashamed. And we are still ashamed today.
• Psalms 106:6We have done bad things, as our ancestors also did. We have done things that are wicked and evil.
• Jeremiah 13:23You have done evil things for a long time. So you cannot now start to do good things. Can anyone change the colour of his skin? Can a leopard remove the marks on its body? No! And you cannot change yourselves either.’
• Daniel 9:16Our Lord, please stop being angry with us. Stop punishing your own city, Jerusalem, your holy mountain. Because of our sins and the evil things that our ancestors did, other people insult us. All the people who live near us laugh at Jerusalem and your people. So please do what is right, as you always do.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:43

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43Will they now commit … - Rather, Now shall there be committed her whoredom, even this; i. e., when Israel and Judah had courted these alliances God said in wrath, “This sin too shall be committed, and so (not “yet) they went in;” the alliances were made according to their desires, and then followed the consequent punishment.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36-43The prophet again took the role of a prosecuting attorney. A prosecuting attorney is a person who brings charges against someone in court. His task was to confront Jerusalem with her sins (detailed in Ezekiel 22). Jerusalem and Samaria were supposed to be holy cities, set apart for God. Instead, they had become like worn-out prostitutes. This picture shows that they had been unfaithful to God. Their only attraction was their availability, meaning they…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 36-4436-44. A summing up of the sins of the two sisters, especially those of Judah. wilt thou judge--Wilt thou (not) judge (see on Eze 20:4)?Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 23:43

• Idolatry
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Desirable
• Dispatch
• Dote
• Hatefully
• Lewd
• Crime; Crimes
• Ezekiel
• Grace
• Song of Songs

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23

• 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