Ezekiel 23:38

Ezekiel 23:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.
• New International Version (NIV)They have also done this to me: At that same time they defiled my sanctuary and desecrated my Sabbaths.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, this they have done to me: they have defiled my sanctuary on the same day and profaned my Sabbaths.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover they have done this to Me: They have defiled My sanctuary on the same day and profaned My Sabbaths.

Context of Ezekiel 23:38

36Moreover, the Lord said to me, “Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations. 37For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. Thus they have committed adultery with their idols and even caused their sons, whom they bore to Me, to pass through the fire to them as food. Again, they have done this to Me: they have defiled My sanctuary on the same day and have profaned My sabbaths. 39For when they had slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary on the same day to profane it; and lo, thus they did within My house. 40“Furthermore, they have even sent for men who come from afar, to whom a messenger was sent; and lo, they came--for whom you bathed, painted your eyes and decorated yourselves with ornaments;

Ezekiel 23:38 word by word

ע֥וֹד זֹ֖את עָ֣שׂוּ לִ֑י טִמְּא֤וּ אֶת־מִקְדָּשִׁי֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י חִלֵּֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Againעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• they have doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• My sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• on the sameהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• profanedחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490
• My sabbathsשַׁבָּתshabbâth · SabbathH7676

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:38

• Ezekiel 7:20They transformed the beauty of His ornaments into pride, and they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things with it; therefore I will make it an abhorrent thing to them.
• Ezekiel 8:5Then He said to me, “Son of man, raise your eyes now toward the north.” So I raised my eyes toward the north, and behold, to the north of the altar gate was this idol of jealousy at the entrance.
• 2 Kings 21:4He built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name.”
• 2 Kings 23:11He did away with the horses which the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the official, which was in the precincts; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
• Ezekiel 20:13But the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not walk in My statutes and they rejected My ordinances, by which, if a man observes them, he will live; and My sabbaths they greatly profaned. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath on them in the wilderness, to annihilate them.
• Ezekiel 22:8You have despised My holy things and profaned My sabbaths.
• Nehemiah 13:17Then I reprimanded the nobles of Judah and said to them, “What is this evil thing you are doing, by profaning the sabbath day?
• Jeremiah 17:27But if you do not listen to Me to keep the sabbath day holy by not carrying a load and coming in through the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem and not be quenched.”’”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38They have defiled my sanctuary - By placing idols there.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38The same day - The day when they made their offerings. See Ezekiel 23:39.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 23:38

• Idolatry
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Sabbath
• Tabernacle

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