Ezekiel 23:39

Ezekiel 23:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.
• New International Version (NIV)On the very day they sacrificed their children to their idols, they entered my sanctuary and desecrated it. That is what they did in my house.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For when they had slaughtered their children in sacrifice to their idols, on the same day they came into my sanctuary to profane it. And behold, this is what they did in my house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For after they had slain their children for their idols, on the same day they came into My sanctuary to profane it; and indeed thus they have done in the midst of My house.

Context of Ezekiel 23:39

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. 38Again, they have done this to Me: they have defiled My sanctuary on the same day and have profaned My sabbaths. For 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; 41and you sat on a splendid couch with a table arranged before it on which you had set My incense and My oil.

Ezekiel 23:39 word by word

וּֽבְשַׁחֲטָ֤ם אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם֙ לְגִלּ֣וּלֵיהֶ֔ם וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ אֶל־מִקְדָּשִׁ֛י בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא לְחַלְּל֑וֹ וְהִנֵּה־כֹ֥ה עָשׂ֖וּ בְּת֥וֹךְ בֵּיתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• For when they had slaughteredשָׁחַטshâchaţ · to slaughterH7819
• their childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• for their idolsגִּלּוּלgillûl gillûl · idolH1544
• they enteredבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• on the sameהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• to profaneחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490
• it; and loהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• thusכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• they didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• withinתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• My houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:39

• Isaiah 3:9The expression of their faces bears witness against them, And they display their sin like Sodom; They do not even conceal it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.
• Jeremiah 7:8“Behold, you are trusting in deceptive words to no avail.
• Jeremiah 11:15What right has My beloved in My house When she has done many vile deeds? Can the sacrificial flesh take away from you your disaster, So that you can rejoice?”
• Micah 3:11Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe, Her priests instruct for a price And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the Lord saying, “Is not the Lord in our midst? Calamity will not come upon us.”
• John 18:28Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter into the Praetorium so that they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.
• Ezekiel 23:38Again, they have done this to Me: they have defiled My sanctuary on the same day and have profaned My sabbaths.
• Ezekiel 44:7when you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to profane it, even My house, when you offered My food, the fat and the blood; for they made My covenant void--this in addition to all your abominations.
• 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 Chronicles 33:4He built altars in the house of the Lord of which the Lord had said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.”
• Jeremiah 23:11“For both prophet and priest are polluted; Even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the Lord.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:39

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39Yahweh was placed as it were in the list of deities, not acknowledged as the One God. Idols and idol-temples were erected close to the House of God, and yet the temple-service went on Jeremiah 32:34.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 23:39

• Church
• Idolatry
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Molech
• Offerings

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Desirable
• Dispatch
• Dote
• Hatefully
• Lewd
• Crime; Crimes
• Ezekiel
• Grace
• Molech; Moloch

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