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

13And I saw that she had defiled herself; they both took the same way. 14So she increased her obscene practices. And she saw men carved on the wall, images of the Chaldeans drawn in bright red, wearing belts around their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, like the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth. 16And when she saw them she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea. 17And the Babylonians came to her to the bed of love and defiled her with their obscene practice. And when she had been defiled by them, she turned away from them in disgust.

Ezekiel 23:15 word by word

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

• wearingחָגוֹרchăgôr · beltedH2289
• beltsאֵזוֹר'êzôr · girdleH232
• their waistsמׇתְנַ֫יִםmôthen · 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 military gear, including his sword, his bow, and his belt.
• Isaiah 22:21And I will clothe him with your tunic And tie your sash securely around him. I will hand your authority over to him, 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, “Where were the men whom you killed at Tabor?” But they said, “You and they were alike, each one resembling the son of a king.”
• 2 Samuel 14:25Now in all Israel there was no one as handsome as Absalom, so highly praised; from the sole of his foot to the top of his head there was no impairment 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