New English Translation
Ezekiel 16:59
59“‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says: I will deal with you according to what you have done when you despised your oath by breaking your covenant.
Ezekiel 16:59 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For thus saith the Lord God; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will deal with you as you deserve, because you have despised my oath by breaking the covenant.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"For thus says the Lord God: I will deal with you as you have done, you who have despised the oath in breaking the covenant,
- New King James Version (NKJV)For thus says the Lord God: “I will deal with you as you have done, who despised the oath by breaking the covenant.
Context of Ezekiel 16:59
57before your evil was exposed? Now you have become an object of scorn to the daughters of Aram and all those around her and to the daughters of the Philistines – those all around you who despise you. 58You must bear your punishment for your obscene conduct and your abominable practices, declares the Lord. “‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says: I will deal with you according to what you have done when you despised your oath by breaking your covenant. 60Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish a lasting covenant with you. 61Then you will remember your conduct, and be ashamed when you receive your older and younger sisters. I will give them to you as daughters, but not on account of my covenant with you.
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כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְעָשִׂ֥יתִי אוֹתָ֖ךְ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑ית אֲשֶׁר־בָּזִ֥ית אָלָ֖ה לְהָפֵ֥ר בְּרִֽית׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
- I will even dealעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- which hast despisedבָּזָהbâzâh · to despiseH959
- the oathאָלָה'âlâh · oathH423
- in breakingפָּרַרpârar · to breakH6565
- the covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:59
- Ezekiel 7:4My eye will not pity you; I will not spare you. For I will hold you responsible for your behavior, and you will suffer the consequences of your abominable practices. Then you will know that I am the Lord!
- Ezekiel 14:4Therefore speak to them and say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: When any one from the house of Israel erects his idols in his heart and sets the obstacle leading to his iniquity before his face, and then consults a prophet, I the Lord am determined to answer him personally according to the enormity of his idolatry.
- Isaiah 3:11Too bad for the wicked sinners! For they will get exactly what they deserve.
- Jeremiah 2:19Your own wickedness will bring about your punishment. Your unfaithful acts will bring down discipline on you. Know, then, and realize how utterly harmful it was for you to reject me, the Lord your God, to show no respect for me,” says the Lord God who rules over all.
- Matthew 7:1“Do not judge so that you will not be judged.
- Romans 2:8but wrath and anger to those who live in selfish ambition and do not obey the truth but follow unrighteousness.
- Ezekiel 17:13He took one from the royal family, made a treaty with him, and put him under oath. He then took the leaders of the land
- Exodus 24:1But to Moses the Lord said, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from a distance.
- Deuteronomy 29:10You are standing today, all of you, before the Lord your God – the heads of your tribes, your elders, your officials, every Israelite man,
- 2 Chronicles 34:31The king stood by his pillar and renewed the covenant before the Lord, agreeing to follow the Lord and to obey his commandments, laws, and rules with all his heart and being, by carrying out the terms of this covenant recorded on this scroll.
- Isaiah 24:5The earth is defiled by its inhabitants, for they have violated laws, disregarded the regulation, and broken the permanent treaty.
- Jeremiah 22:9The answer will come back, “It is because they broke their covenant with the Lord their God and worshiped and served other gods.”
- Jeremiah 31:32It will not be like the old covenant that I made with their ancestors when I delivered them from Egypt. For they violated that covenant, even though I was like a faithful husband to them,” says the Lord.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:59
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 59-63Verses 59-63 After a full warning of judgments, mercy is remembered, mercy is reserved. These closing verses are a precious promise, in part fulfilled at the return of the penitent and reformed Jews out of Babylon, but to have fuller accomplishment in gospel times. The Divine mercy should be powerful to melt our hearts into godly sorrow for sin. Nor will God ever leave the sinner to perish, who is humbled for his sins, and comes to trust in His mercy and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 59-63Jerusalem's sins were serious and required judgment. But judgment was not God's final word on Jerusalem. She had broken God's covenant in many ways. Because of this, she deserved the penalty of death. But judgment was not God’s final word. The Lord would remember the covenant he made with her at the beginning. His plans for his people could not be stopped, even by their sin. His covenant commitment lasts forever (Psalm 136). In the end, God would forgive…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5959. the oath--the covenant between God and Israel (De 29:12, 14). As thou hast despised it, so will I despise thee. No covenant is one-sided; where Israel broke faith, God's promise of favor ceased.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
- 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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