Ezekiel 23:15

Ezekiel 23:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:
• New International Version (NIV)with belts around their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like Babylonian chariot officers, natives of Chaldea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)wearing belts on their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them having the appearance of officers, a likeness of Babylonians whose native land was Chaldea.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Girded with belts around their waists, Flowing turbans on their heads, All of them looking like captains, In the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, The land of their nativity.

Context of Ezekiel 23:15

13I saw that she had defiled herself; they both took the same way. 14So she increased her harlotries. And she saw men portrayed on the wall, images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion, girded with belts on their loins, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, like the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth. 16When she saw them she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea. 17The Babylonians came to her to the bed of love and defiled her with their harlotry. And when she had been defiled by them, she became disgusted with them.

Ezekiel 23:15 word by word

חֲגוֹרֵ֨י אֵז֜וֹר בְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֗ם סְרוּחֵ֤י טְבוּלִים֙ בְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔ם מַרְאֵ֥ה שָׁלִשִׁ֖ים כֻּלָּ֑ם דְּמ֤וּת בְּנֵֽי־בָבֶל֙ כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים אֶ֖רֶץ מוֹלַדְתָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

• girdedחָגוֹרchăgôr · beltedH2289
• with beltsאֵזוֹר'êzôr · girdleH232
• on their loinsמׇתְנַ֫יִםmôthen · loinH4975
• with flowingסָרַחsârach · to overrunH5628
• turbansטְבוּלţâbûl · turbanH2871
• on their headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• of them lookingמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758
• like officersשָׁלִישׁshâlîysh shâlôsh shâlôsh · officerH7991
• likeדְּמוּתdemûth · likenessH1823
• Babyloniansבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• Babyloniansבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• Chaldeaכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of their birthמוֹלֶ֫דֶתmôledeth · relativesH4138

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:15

• 1 Samuel 18:4Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, including his sword and his bow and his belt.
• Isaiah 22:21And I will clothe him with your tunic And tie your sash securely about him. I will entrust him with your authority, And he will become a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
• Judges 8:18Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” And they said, “They were like you, each one resembling the son of a king.”
• 2 Samuel 14:25Now in all Israel was no one as handsome as Absalom, so highly praised; from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no defect in him.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:15

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-18Samaria’s reputation and punishment were known to everyone in Ezekiel’s time. Her sister, Oholibah (Jerusalem), followed the same pattern of life and was even worse than her sister. The kings of Judah thought it was wise to form alliances with Babylon and Assyria. However, the prophet saw this as a pattern of ongoing spiritual unfaithfulness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. exceeding in dyed attire--rather, "in ample dyed turbans"; literally, "redundant with dyed turbans." The Assyrians delighted in ample, flowing, and richly colored tunics, scarfs, girdles, and head-dresses or turbans, varying in ornaments according to the rank. Chaldea, ... land of their nativity--between the Black and Caspian Seas (see on Is 23:13). princes--literally, a first-rate military class that fought by threes in the chariots, one guiding the…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 23:15

• Dyeing
• Idolatry

In the dictionaries

• Chaldea
• Adulterer
• Desirable
• Dispatch
• Dote
• Girdle
• Hatefully
• Lewd
• Attire; Dyed Attire
• Babylonians

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