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Ezekiel 23:7
7She 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)And so she prostituted herself with the most desirable men of Assyria, worshiping their idols and defiling herself.
Context of Ezekiel 23:7
5"Oholah played the whore while she was mine, and she lusted after her lovers the Assyrians, warriors 6clothed in purple, governors and commanders, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses. 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. 8She did not give up her whoring that she had begun in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her and handled her virgin bosom and poured out their whoring lust upon her. 9Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the Assyrians, after whom she lusted.
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 played the whore because of your renown and lavished your whorings on any passerby; your beauty became his.
- Genesis 10:22The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
- Ezekiel 23:30have brought this upon you, because you played the whore with the nations and defiled yourself with their idols.
- Ezekiel 20:7And I said to them, 'Cast away the detestable things your eyes feast on, every one of you, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.'
- Ezekiel 22:3You shall say, Thus says the Lord God: A city that sheds blood in her midst, so that her time may come, and that makes idols to defile herself!
- Psalms 106:39Thus they became unclean by their acts, and played the whore in their deeds.
- Hosea 5:3I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; for now, O Ephraim, you have played the whore; Israel is defiled.
- Hosea 6:10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; Ephraim's whoredom 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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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
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