New American Standard Bible 2020
Ezekiel 23:3
3and they prostituted themselves in Egypt. They 1prostituted themselves in their youth; there their breasts were squeezed and there their virgin breasts were handled.
Ezekiel 23:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.
- New International Version (NIV)They became prostitutes in Egypt, engaging in prostitution from their youth. In that land their breasts were fondled and their virgin bosoms caressed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They played the whore in Egypt; they played the whore in their youth; there their breasts were pressed and their virgin bosoms handled.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They committed harlotry in Egypt, They committed harlotry in their youth; Their breasts were there embraced, Their virgin bosom was there pressed.
Context of Ezekiel 23:3
1The word of the Lord came to me again, saying, 2“Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother; and they prostituted themselves in Egypt. They prostituted themselves in their youth; there their breasts were squeezed and there their virgin breasts were handled. 4Their names were Oholah the elder and Oholibah her sister. And they became Mine, and they gave birth to sons and daughters. And as for their names, Samaria is Oholah and Jerusalem is Oholibah. 5“Oholah prostituted herself while she was Mine; and she lusted after her lovers, after the Assyrians, her neighbors,
Read all of Ezekiel 23Ezekiel 23:3 word by word
וַתִּזְנֶ֣ינָה בְמִצְרַ֔יִם בִּנְעוּרֵיהֶ֖ן זָנ֑וּ שָׁ֚מָּה מֹעֲכ֣וּ שְׁדֵיהֶ֔ן וְשָׁ֣ם עִשּׂ֔וּ דַּדֵּ֖י בְּתוּלֵיהֶֽן׃Read the interlinear
- and they prostitutedזָנָהzânâh · to fornicateH2181
- themselves in Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- themselves in their youthנְעוּרִיםnâ‛ûr nâ‛ûr ne‛ûrâh · youthH5271
- thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
- their breastsשַׁדshad shôd · breastH7699
- were squeezedמָעַךְmâ‛ak · to bruiseH4600
- their virginבְּתוּלִיםbethûlîym · virginityH1331
- breastsדַּדdad · breastH1717
- were handledעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to pressH6213
Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:3
- Ezekiel 20:8But they rebelled against Me and were not willing to listen to Me; they did not throw away, each of them, the detestable things of their eyes, nor did they abandon the idols of Egypt. “Then I resolved to pour out My wrath on them, to use up My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
- Leviticus 17:7And they shall no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons with which they play the prostitute. This shall be a permanent statute to them throughout their generations.”’
- Deuteronomy 29:16(for you know how we lived in the land of Egypt, and how we passed through the midst of the nations through which you passed;
- Joshua 24:14“Now, therefore, fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and do away with the gods which your fathers served beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.
- Ezekiel 23:8She did not abandon her obscene practices from the time in Egypt; for in her youth men had slept with her, and they handled her virgin breasts and poured out their obscene practice on her.
- Ezekiel 16:22And besides all your abominations and obscene practices, you did not remember the days of your youth, when you were naked and bare and squirming in your blood.
- Hosea 2:15Then I will give her her vineyards from there, And the Valley of Achor as a door of hope. And she will respond there as in the days of her youth, As in the day when she went up from the land of Egypt.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:3
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3They became prostitutes by worshiping false gods.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Even so early in their history as their Egyptian sojourn, they committed idolatries (see on Eze 20:6-8; Joshua 24. 14). in their youth--an aggravation of their sin. It was at the very time of their receiving extraordinary favors from God (Eze 16:6, 22). they bruised--namely, the Egyptians.Read the comment
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- 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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