Ezekiel 16:30

Ezekiel 16:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord God, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;
• English Standard Version (ESV)"How sick is your heart, declares the Lord God, because you did all these things, the deeds of a brazen prostitute,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“How degenerate is your heart!” says the Lord God, “seeing you do all these things, the deeds of a brazen harlot.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“What a sick heart you have, says the Sovereign Lord, to do such things as these, acting like a shameless prostitute.

Context of Ezekiel 16:30

28You engaged in prostitution with the Assyrians too, because you were insatiable; and even after that, you still were not satisfied. 29Then you increased your promiscuity to include Babylonia, a land of merchants, but even with this you were not satisfied. “ ‘I am filled with fury against you, declares the Sovereign Lord, when you do all these things, acting like a brazen prostitute! 31When you built your mounds at every street corner and made your lofty shrines in every public square, you were unlike a prostitute, because you scorned payment. 32“ ‘You adulterous wife! You prefer strangers to your own husband!

Ezekiel 16:30 word by word

מָ֤ה אֲמֻלָה֙ לִבָּתֵ֔ךְ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה בַּעֲשׂוֹתֵךְ֙ אֶת־כָּל־אֵ֔לֶּה מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה אִשָּֽׁה־זוֹנָ֖ה שַׁלָּֽטֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• How weakאָמַל'âmal · be weakH535
• is thine heartלִבָּהlibbâh · heartH3826
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• seeing thou doestעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• the workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deedH4639
• of an imperiousשַׁלֶּטֶתshalleţeth · imperiousH7986
• whorishזָנָהzânâh · to fornicateH2181
• womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802

Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:30

• Proverbs 9:13Folly is an unruly woman; she is simple and knows nothing.
• Isaiah 1:3The ox knows its master, the donkey its owner’s manger, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.”
• Jeremiah 2:12Be appalled at this, you heavens, and shudder with great horror,” declares the Lord.
• Jeremiah 4:22“My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good.”
• Judges 16:15Then she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when you won’t confide in me? This is the third time you have made a fool of me and haven’t told me the secret of your great strength.”
• Proverbs 7:11(She is unruly and defiant, her feet never stay at home;
• Isaiah 3:9The look on their faces testifies against them; they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves.
• Jeremiah 3:3Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to blush with shame.
• Revelation 17:1One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits by many waters.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:30

• 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. 3030. weak ... heart--Sin weakens the intellect ("heart") as, on the contrary, "the way of the Lord is strength to the upright" (Pr 10:29).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 16:30

• High Places
• Lasciviousness
• Lukewarmness

In the dictionaries

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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