New American Standard Bible 2020
Ezekiel 16:8-32
8“Then I passedH5674 by you and sawH7200 you, and beholdH2009, 1you were at the timeH6256 for loveH1730; so I 2spreadH6566 My 3garmentH3671 overH5921 you and coveredH3680 your nakednessH6172. I also 4sworeH7650 anH7650 oathH7650 to you and 5enteredH935 into a covenantH1285 with you so that you 6becameH1961 Mine,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068. 9“Then I bathedH7364 you with waterH4325, washedH7857 offH7857 your bloodH1818 from you, and 7anointedH5480 you with oilH8081. 10I also clothedH3847 you with 8colorfullyH7553 wovenH7553 clothH7553 and putH5274 sandalsH5274 of 9fineH8476 leatherH8476 on your feet; and I wrappedH2280 you with fineH8336 linenH8336 and coveredH3680 you with silkH4897. 11I adornedH5710 you with jewelryH5716, putH5414 10braceletsH6781 on your wristsH3027, and a 11necklaceH7242 aroundH5921 your neckH1627. 12I also putH5414 a 12ringH5141 in your noseH639, earringsH5694 in your earsH241, and a 13beautifulH8597 crownH5850 on your headH7218. 13So you were adornedH5710 with 14goldH2091 and silverH3701, and your dressH4403 was of fineH8336 linenH8336, silkH4897, and colorfullyH7553 wovenH7553 clothH7553. You ateH398 fineH5560 flourH5560, honeyH1706, and oilH8081; so you wereH3302 exceedinglyH3966 beautifulH3302 and advancedH6743 to 15royaltyH4410. 14Then your 16fameH8034 spreadH3318 among the nationsH1471 on account of your beautyH3308, for it was 17perfectH3632 because of My splendorH1926 whichH834 I bestowedH7760 on you,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.
15“But you 18trustedH982 in your beautyH3308 and 19becameH2181 unfaithfulH2181 becauseH5921 of your fameH8034, and you pouredH8210 outH8210 your 20obsceneH8457 practicesH8457 on everyH3605 passer-byH5674 to whom it might be tempting. 16You tookH3947 someH4480 of your clothesH899, madeH6213 for yourself 21highH1116 placesH1116 of variousH2921 colorsH2921, and committedH2181 prostitutionH2181 on them, which should not comeH935 aboutH935 norH3808 happenH1961. 17You also tookH3947 your beautifulH8597 2223jewelsH3627 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 24My breadH3899 whichH834 I gaveH5414 you, fineH5560 flourH5560, oilH8081, and honeyH1706 with which I fedH398 you, 25you 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 26Me and 27sacrificedH2076 them to 28idols to be devouredH398. Were your obsceneH8457 practicesH8457 a trivialH4592 matter? 21You slaughteredH7819 29My childrenH1121 and offeredH5414 them to 30idols by 31making them passH5674 throughH5674 the fire. 22And besidesH854 allH3605 your abominationsH8441 and obsceneH8457 practicesH8457, you did not rememberH2142 the daysH3117 of 32your 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 33shrineH1354 and madeH6213 yourself a 34highH7413 placeH7413 in everyH3605 publicH7339 squareH7339. 25You builtH1129 yourself a highH7413 placeH7413 at the beginningH7218 of 35everyH3605 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 36lustfulH1320H1432 neighborsH7934, and multipliedH7235 your obsceneH8457 practiceH8457 to 37provokeH3707 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 38daughtersH1323 of the PhilistinesH6430, who are ashamedH3637 of your outrageousH2154 conductH1870. 28Moreover, you committedH2181 prostitutionH2181 with the 39AssyriansH1121H804 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.”’”
30“HowH4100 40feverishH535 is your heartH3826,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068, “while you doH6213 allH3605 theseH428 thingsH4639, the actionH4639 of a 4142boldH7989 prostituteH802H2181! 31When you builtH1129 your shrineH1354 at the beginningH7218 of everyH3605 streetH1870 and madeH6213 your highH7413 placeH7413 in everyH3605 publicH7339 squareH7339, in 43spurningH7046 a prostitute’sH868 feeH868, you were not like a prostituteH2181. 32You adulteressH5003 wifeH802, who takesH3947 strangersH2114 insteadH8478 ofH8478 her husbandH376!
Notes
- 1. Ezekiel 16:8 Lit your time was ↩
- 2. Ezekiel 16:8 Ruth 3:9; Jer 2:2 ↩
- 3. Ezekiel 16:8 Lit hem (of a garment) ↩
- 4. Ezekiel 16:8 Gen 22:16-18 ↩
- 5. Ezekiel 16:8 Ex 24:7, 8 ↩
- 6. Ezekiel 16:8 Ex 19:5; Ezek 20:5; Hos 2:19, 20 ↩
- 7. Ezekiel 16:9 Ruth 3:3 ↩
- 8. Ezekiel 16:10 Ex 26:36; Ezek 16:13, 18; 26:16; 27:7, 16 ↩
- 9. Ezekiel 16:10 Meaning of the Heb uncertain ↩
- 10. Ezekiel 16:11 Gen 24:22, 47; Is 3:19; Ezek 23:42 ↩
- 11. Ezekiel 16:11 Gen 41:42; Prov 1:9 ↩
- 12. Ezekiel 16:12 Gen 24:47; Is 3:21 ↩
- 13. Ezekiel 16:12 Is 28:5; Jer 13:18; Ezek 16:14 ↩
- 14. Ezekiel 16:13 Ps 45:13, 14; Ezek 16:17 ↩
- 15. Ezekiel 16:13 1 Sam 10:1; 1 Kin 4:21 ↩
- 16. Ezekiel 16:14 1 Kin 10:1, 24 ↩
- 17. Ezekiel 16:14 Ps 50:2; Lam 2:15 ↩
- 18. Ezekiel 16:15 Ezek 16:25; 27:3 ↩
- 19. Ezekiel 16:15 Is 57:8; Jer 2:20 ↩
- 20. Ezekiel 16:15 I.e., idolatrous practices with nations ↩
- 21. Ezekiel 16:16 I.e., pagan altars ↩
- 22. Ezekiel 16:17 Lit articles of beauty ↩
- 23. Ezekiel 16:17 Ezek 16:11, 12 ↩
- 24. Ezekiel 16:19 Hos 2:8 ↩
- 25. Ezekiel 16:19 Lit and you...offer it ↩
- 26. Ezekiel 16:20 Ex 13:2, 12; Deut 29:11, 12 ↩
- 27. Ezekiel 16:20 Ps 106:37, 38; Jer 7:31; Ezek 20:31; 23:37 ↩
- 28. Ezekiel 16:20 Lit them ↩
- 29. Ezekiel 16:21 Ex 13:2 ↩
- 30. Ezekiel 16:21 Lit them ↩
- 31. Ezekiel 16:21 2 Kin 17:17; Jer 19:5 ↩
- 32. Ezekiel 16:22 Jer 2:2 ↩
- 33. Ezekiel 16:24 Jer 11:13; Ezek 16:31, 39; 20:28, 29 ↩
- 34. Ezekiel 16:24 Ps 78:58; Is 57:7 ↩
- 35. Ezekiel 16:25 Prov 9:14 ↩
- 36. Ezekiel 16:26 Lit great of flesh ↩
- 37. Ezekiel 16:26 Jer 7:18, 19; Ezek 8:17 ↩
- 38. Ezekiel 16:27 Is 9:12; Ezek 16:57 ↩
- 39. 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 ↩
- 40. Ezekiel 16:30 Prov 9:13; Is 1:3; Jer 4:22 ↩
- 41. Ezekiel 16:30 Lit mighty ↩
- 42. Ezekiel 16:30 Is 3:9; Jer 3:3 ↩
- 43. Ezekiel 16:31 Is 52:3 ↩
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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