New American Standard Bible 2020
Ezekiel 16:16-29
16You tookH3947 someH4480 of your clothesH899, madeH6213 for yourself 1highH1116 placesH1116 of variousH2921 colorsH2921, and committedH2181 prostitutionH2181 on them, which should not comeH935 aboutH935 norH3808 happenH1961. 17You also tookH3947 your beautifulH8597 23jewelsH3627 made of My goldH2091 and of My silverH3701, whichH834 I had givenH5414 you, and madeH6213 for yourself maleH2145 imagesH6754 so that you might commitH2181 prostitutionH2181 with them. 18Then you tookH3947 your colorfullyH7553 wovenH7553 clothH899 and coveredH3680 them, and offeredH5414 My oilH8081 and My incenseH7004 beforeH6440 them. 19Also 4My breadH3899 whichH834 I gaveH5414 you, fineH5560 flourH5560, oilH8081, and honeyH1706 with which I fedH398 you, 5you would offerH5414 beforeH6440 them for a soothingH5207 aromaH7381; so it happenedH1961,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068. 20“Furthermore, you tookH3947 your sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323 whomH834 you had borneH3205 to 6Me and 7sacrificedH2076 them to 8idols to be devouredH398. Were your obsceneH8457 practicesH8457 a trivialH4592 matter? 21You slaughteredH7819 9My childrenH1121 and offeredH5414 them to 10idols by 11making them passH5674 throughH5674 the fire. 22And besidesH854 allH3605 your abominationsH8441 and obsceneH8457 practicesH8457, you did not rememberH2142 the daysH3117 of 12your youthH5271, when you were nakedH5903 and bareH6181 and squirmingH947 in your bloodH1818.
23“Then it cameH1961 aboutH1961 afterH310 allH3605 your wickednessH7463 (‘WoeH188, woeH188 to you!’ declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068), 24that you builtH1129 yourself a 13shrineH1354 and madeH6213 yourself a 14highH7413 placeH7413 in everyH3605 publicH7339 squareH7339. 25You builtH1129 yourself a highH7413 placeH7413 at the beginningH7218 of 15everyH3605 streetH1870 and madeH8581 your beautyH3308 abominableH8581, and you spreadH6589 your legsH7272 to everyH3605 passer-byH5674 and multipliedH7235 your obsceneH8457 practiceH8457. 26You also committedH2181 prostitutionH2181 with the EgyptiansH1121H4714, your 16lustfulH1320H1432 neighborsH7934, and multipliedH7235 your obsceneH8457 practiceH8457 to 17provokeH3707 Me toH3707 angerH3707. 27So beholdH2009, I have stretchedH5186 outH5186 My handH3027 againstH5921 you and cutH1639 backH1639 your rationsH2706. And I turnedH5414 you overH5414 to the desireH5315 of those who hateH8130 you, the 18daughtersH1323 of the PhilistinesH6430, who are ashamedH3637 of your outrageousH2154 conductH1870. 28Moreover, you committedH2181 prostitutionH2181 with the 19AssyriansH1121H804 becauseH4480 you were not satisfiedH7654; you committedH2181 prostitutionH2181 with them and stillH1571 wereH7646 not satisfiedH7646. 29You also multipliedH7235 your obsceneH8457 practiceH8457 with the landH776 of merchantsH3667, ChaldeaH3778; yet evenH1571 with thisH2088 you wereH7646 not satisfiedH7646.”’”
Notes
- 1. Ezekiel 16:16 I.e., pagan altars ↩
- 2. Ezekiel 16:17 Lit articles of beauty ↩
- 3. Ezekiel 16:17 Ezek 16:11, 12 ↩
- 4. Ezekiel 16:19 Hos 2:8 ↩
- 5. Ezekiel 16:19 Lit and you...offer it ↩
- 6. Ezekiel 16:20 Ex 13:2, 12; Deut 29:11, 12 ↩
- 7. Ezekiel 16:20 Ps 106:37, 38; Jer 7:31; Ezek 20:31; 23:37 ↩
- 8. Ezekiel 16:20 Lit them ↩
- 9. Ezekiel 16:21 Ex 13:2 ↩
- 10. Ezekiel 16:21 Lit them ↩
- 11. Ezekiel 16:21 2 Kin 17:17; Jer 19:5 ↩
- 12. Ezekiel 16:22 Jer 2:2 ↩
- 13. Ezekiel 16:24 Jer 11:13; Ezek 16:31, 39; 20:28, 29 ↩
- 14. Ezekiel 16:24 Ps 78:58; Is 57:7 ↩
- 15. Ezekiel 16:25 Prov 9:14 ↩
- 16. Ezekiel 16:26 Lit great of flesh ↩
- 17. Ezekiel 16:26 Jer 7:18, 19; Ezek 8:17 ↩
- 18. Ezekiel 16:27 Is 9:12; Ezek 16:57 ↩
- 19. Ezekiel 16:28 2 Kin 16:7, 10-18; 2 Chr 28:16, 20-23; Jer 2:18, 36; Ezek 23:12; Hos 10:6 ↩
Commentaries on Ezekiel 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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