God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 23:8
8She continued the prostitution that she started in Egypt. When she was young, men went to bed with her, caressed her breasts, and treated her like a prostitute.
Ezekiel 23:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her.
- New International Version (NIV)She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when during her youth men slept with her, caressed her virgin bosom and poured out their lust on her.
- English Standard Version (ESV)She 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)She has never given up her harlotry brought from Egypt, For in her youth they had lain with her, Pressed her virgin bosom, And poured out their immorality upon her.
Context of Ezekiel 23:8
6They were governors and commanders clothed in purple. They were all handsome young men who rode on horses. 7She became a prostitute for all the important men in Assyria. She dishonored herself with the idols of all those with whom she fell in love. She continued the prostitution that she started in Egypt. When she was young, men went to bed with her, caressed her breasts, and treated her like a prostitute. 9“That is why I handed her over to her lovers, to the Assyrians whom she lusted after. 10They stripped her naked, took away her sons and daughters, and killed her with a sword. Women gossiped about how she was punished.
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וְאֶת־תַּזְנוּתֶ֤יהָ מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ לֹ֣א עָזָ֔בָה כִּ֤י אוֹתָהּ֙ שָׁכְב֣וּ בִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ וְהֵ֥מָּה עִשּׂ֖וּ דַּדֵּ֣י בְתוּלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּ תַזְנוּתָ֖ם עָלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Neither leftעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
- she her whoredomsתַּזְנוּתtaznûth taznûth · fornicationH8457
- from Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- for in her youthנְעוּרִיםnâ‛ûr nâ‛ûr ne‛ûrâh · youthH5271
- they layשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: have sexH7901
- with her, and they bruisedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to pressH6213
- the breastsדַּדdad · breastH1717
- of her virginityבְּתוּלִיםbethûlîym · virginityH1331
- and pouredשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:8
- Ezekiel 23:3They became prostitutes in Egypt when they were young. There men fondled and caressed their breasts.
- Exodus 32:4After he had worked on the gold with a tool, he made it into a statue of a calf. Then they said, “Israel, here are your gods who brought you out of Egypt.”
- 1 Kings 12:28After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said, “You’ve been worshiping in Jerusalem long enough. Israel, here are your gods who brought you out of Egypt.”
- 2 Kings 10:29But Jehu did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam (Nebat’s son) led Israel to commit—⌞the worship of⌟ the golden calves that were at Bethel and Dan.
- 2 Kings 17:16They abandoned all the commands of the Lord their God: They made two calves out of cast metal. They made a pole dedicated to the goddess Asherah. They prayed to the entire army of heaven. They worshiped Baal.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:8
- 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. 88. whoredoms brought from Egypt--the calves set up in Dan and Beth-el by Jeroboam, answering to the Egyptian bull-formed idol Apis. Her alliances with Egypt politically are also meant (Is 30:2, 3; 31:1). The ten tribes probably resumed the Egyptian rites, in order to enlist the Egyptians against Judah (2Ch 12:2-4).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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