Ezekiel 16:33

Ezekiel 16:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom.
• New International Version (NIV)All prostitutes receive gifts, but you give gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Men give gifts to all prostitutes, but you gave your gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from every side with your whorings.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Men make payment to all harlots, but you made your payments to all your lovers, and hired them to come to you from all around for your harlotry.

Context of Ezekiel 16:33

31When you built your chamber at the head of every street and put up your pavilion in every public square, you were not like a prostitute, because you scoffed at payment. 32“‘Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband! All prostitutes receive payment, but instead you give gifts to every one of your lovers. You bribe them to come to you from all around for your sexual favors! 34You were different from other prostitutes because no one solicited you. When you gave payment and no payment was given to you, you became the opposite! 35“‘Therefore O prostitute, hear the word of the Lord:

Ezekiel 16:33 word by word

לְכָל־זֹנ֖וֹת יִתְּנוּ־נֵ֑דֶה וְאַ֨תְּ נָתַ֤תְּ אֶת־נְדָנַ֙יִךְ֙ לְכָל־מְאַֽהֲבַ֔יִךְ וַתִּשְׁחֳדִ֣י אוֹתָ֗ם לָב֥וֹא אֵלַ֛יִךְ מִסָּבִ֖יב בְּתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• giftsנֶ֑דֶהnêdeh · giftH5078
• to all whoresזָנָהzânâh · to fornicateH2181
• thy giftsנָדָןnâdân · giftH5083
• to all thy loversאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• and hirestשָׁחַדshâchad · to bribeH7809
• them, that they may comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto thee on every sideסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · around: sideH5439
• for thy whoredomתַּזְנוּתtaznûth taznûth · fornicationH8457

Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:33

• Genesis 38:16He turned aside to her along the road and said, “Come on! I want to have sex with you.” (He did not realize it was his daughter-in-law.) She asked, “What will you give me in exchange for having sex with you?”
• Deuteronomy 23:17There must never be a sacred prostitute among the young women of Israel nor a sacred male prostitute among the young men of Israel.
• Hosea 2:12I will destroy her vines and fig trees, about which she said, “These are my wages for prostitution that my lovers gave to me!” I will turn her cultivated vines and fig trees into an uncultivated thicket, so that wild animals will devour them.
• Joel 3:3and they cast lots for my people. They traded a boy for a prostitute; they sold a little girl for wine so they could drink.
• Micah 1:7All her carved idols will be smashed to pieces; all her metal cult statues will be destroyed by fire. I will make a waste heap of all her images. Since she gathered the metal as a prostitute collects her wages, the idols will become a prostitute’s wages again.”
• Luke 15:30But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’
• Isaiah 30:3But Pharaoh’s protection will bring you nothing but shame, and the safety of Egypt’s protective shade nothing but humiliation.
• Isaiah 57:9You take olive oil as tribute to your king, along with many perfumes. You send your messengers to a distant place; you go all the way to Sheol.
• Hosea 8:9They have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey that wanders off. Ephraim has hired prostitutes as lovers.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:33

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33The picture is heightened by the contrast between one who as a prostitute receives hire for her shame, and one who as a wife is so utterly abandoned as to bestow her husband‘s goods to purchase her own dishonor. Compare 2 Kings 16:8.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-63In Ezekiel 16, Jerusalem is described as an unfaithful wife and a prostitute. This language is very strong. Even in English, the chapter can be difficult to read. In its ancient setting, it would have sounded even more shocking. Ezekiel used graphic language to show how serious Judah’s sin was. He did not try to make his message softer or more polite. He spoke in a direct and forceful way. This strong language is the main point of the chapter. Ezekiel…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33-3433-34. Israel hired her paramours, instead of being, like other harlots, hired by them; she also followed them without their following her.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 16:33

• High Places
• Lasciviousness

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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