Ezekiel 23:9

Ezekiel 23:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.
• New International Version (NIV)“Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians, for whom she lusted.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the Assyrians, after whom she lusted.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore I have delivered her Into the hand of her lovers, Into the hand of the Assyrians, For whom she lusted.

Context of Ezekiel 23:9

7She bestowed her sexual favors on them; all of them were the choicest young men of Assyria. She defiled herself with all whom she desired – with all their idols. 8She did not abandon the prostitution she had practiced in Egypt; for in her youth men had sex with her, fondled her virgin breasts, and ravished her. Therefore I handed her over to her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted. 10They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and killed her with the sword. She became notorious among women, and they executed judgments against her. 11“Her sister Oholibah watched this, but she became more corrupt in her lust than her sister had been, and her acts of prostitution were more numerous than those of her sister.

Ezekiel 23:9 word by word

לָכֵ֥ן נְתַתִּ֖יהָ בְּיַד־מְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָ בְּיַד֙ בְּנֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּר אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָגְבָ֖ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Wherefore I have deliveredנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• her into the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of her loversאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• of the Assyriansאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• of the Assyriansבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• upon whom she dotedעָגַב‛âgab · to lustH5689

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:9

• 2 Kings 15:29During Pekah’s reign over Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the territory of Naphtali. He deported the people to Assyria.
• 2 Kings 17:3King Shalmaneser of Assyria threatened him; Hoshea became his subject and paid him tribute.
• 2 Kings 18:9In the fourth year of King Hezekiah’s reign (it was the seventh year of the reign of Israel’s King Hoshea, son of Elah), King Shalmaneser of Assyria marched up against Samaria and besieged it.
• 1 Chronicles 5:26So the God of Israel stirred up King Pul of Assyria (that is, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria), and he carried away the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh and took them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this very day.
• Hosea 11:5They will return to Egypt! Assyria will rule over them because they refuse to repent!
• Revelation 17:12The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive ruling authority as kings with the beast for one hour.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9For the cause which at last brought destruction on Israel, see marginal reference.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10The Assyrian army conquered the northern kingdom in 722 BC, scattering its people across the Assyrian Empire.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. God, in righteous retribution, turned their objects of trust into the instruments of their punishment: Pul, Tiglath-pileser, Esar-haddon, and Shalmaneser (2Ki 15:19, 29; 17:3, 6, 24; Ezr 4:2, 10). "It was their sin to have sought after such lovers, and it was to be their punishment that these lovers should become their destroyers" [Fairbairn].Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 23:9

• Idolatry

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Desirable
• Dispatch
• Dote
• Hatefully
• Lewd
• Crime; Crimes
• Ezekiel
• Grace
• Song of Songs

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23

• 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