Ezekiel 23:6

Ezekiel 23:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.
• New International Version (NIV)clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all of them handsome young men, and mounted horsemen.
• English Standard Version (ESV)clothed in purple, governors and commanders, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Who were clothed in purple, Captains and rulers, All of them desirable young men, Horsemen riding on horses.

Context of Ezekiel 23:6

4The older sister was called Oholah. The younger one was called Oholibah. In this story, Oholah is Samaria. Oholibah is Jerusalem. They became my wives, and later they gave birth to sons and daughters for me. 5Oholah was my wife but she continued to live as a prostitute. She wanted men from Assyria to be her lovers. Her lovers were soldiers who wore blue clothes. Some of them were army officers and leaders. They were all strong young men. Some of them rode on horses. 7Oholah gave herself to them as a prostitute. She had sex with all the important young men of Assyria. She did these disgusting things with anyone that she wanted. She worshipped their idols and she made herself unclean. 8She had lived as a prostitute in Egypt when she was young. Men had sex with her. They touched her breasts and they enjoyed her body for themselves. She continued to do that with the Assyrian men.

Ezekiel 23:6 word by word

לְבֻשֵׁ֤י תְכֵ֙לֶת֙ פַּח֣וֹת וּסְגָנִ֔ים בַּח֥וּרֵי חֶ֖מֶד כֻּלָּ֑ם פָּרָשִׁ֕ים רֹכְבֵ֖י סוּסִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• clothedלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• with blueתְּכֵ֫לֶתtekêleth · blueH8504
• captainsפֶּחָהpechâh · governorH6346
• and rulersסָגָןsâgân · rulerH5461
• all of them desirableחֶ֫מֶדchemed · delightH2531
• young menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
• horsemenפָּרָשׁpârâsh · horsemanH6571
• ridingרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
• upon horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:6

• Ezekiel 23:12She, too, wanted Assyrian men to be her lovers. They were army officers and leaders. They were brave soldiers in beautiful clothes. Some of them rode on horses. They were all strong young men.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Clothed with blue - The purple dye was highly valued among the ancients, and at first was only used by kings, at last it was used among the military, particularly by officers of high rank in the country.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The army of the Assyrians is described. War-horses formed an important part in the armies of Assyria and Egypt; Israel was deficient in this respect Isaiah 36:8.Read the comment
• 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. 66. blue--rather, "purple" [Fairbairn]. As a lustful woman's passions are fired by showy dress and youthful appearance in men, so Israel was seduced by the pomp and power of Assyria (compare Is 10:8). horsemen--cavaliers.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 23:6

• Armies
• Colors
• Idolatry

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Desirable
• Dispatch
• Dote
• Governor
• Hatefully
• Lewd
• Color; Colors
• Crime; Crimes
• Ezekiel

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