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Ezekiel 23:43
43Then I said about the one worn out by adultery, ‘Now let them use her as a prostitute, for that is all she is.’
Ezekiel 23:43 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she with them?
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Then I said of her who was worn out by adultery, 'Now they will continue to use her for a whore, even her!'
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then I said concerning her who had grown old in adulteries, ‘Will they commit harlotry with her now, and she with them?’
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then I said, ‘If they really want to have sex with old worn-out prostitutes like these, let them!’
Context of Ezekiel 23:43
41You sat on an elegant couch, with a table spread before it on which you had placed the incense and olive oil that belonged to me. 42“The noise of a carefree crowd was around her; drunkards were brought from the desert along with men from the rabble, and they put bracelets on the wrists of the woman and her sister and beautiful crowns on their heads. Then I said about the one worn out by adultery, ‘Now let them use her as a prostitute, for that is all she is.’ 44And they slept with her. As men sleep with a prostitute, so they slept with those lewd women, Oholah and Oholibah. 45But righteous judges will sentence them to the punishment of women who commit adultery and shed blood, because they are adulterous and blood is on their hands.
Read all of Ezekiel 23Ezekiel 23:43 word by word
וָאֹמַ֕ר לַבָּלָ֖ה נִֽאוּפִ֑ים עַתָּ֛ה יִזְנ֥וּ תַזְנוּתֶ֖הָ וָהִֽיא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:43
- Ezra 9:7From the days of our ancestors until now, our guilt has been great. Because of our sins, we and our kings and our priests have been subjected to the sword and captivity, to pillage and humiliation at the hand of foreign kings, as it is today.
- Psalms 106:6We have sinned, even as our ancestors did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.
- Jeremiah 13:23Can an Ethiopian change his skin or a leopard its spots? Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil.
- Daniel 9:16Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn to all those around us.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:43
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43Will they now commit - Rather, Now shall there be committed her whoredom, even this; i. e., when Israel and Judah had courted these alliances God said in wrath, “This sin too shall be committed, and so (not “yet) they went in;” the alliances were made according to their desires, and then followed the consequent punishment.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36-43The prophet again took the role of a prosecuting attorney. A prosecuting attorney is a person who brings charges against someone in court. His task was to confront Jerusalem with her sins (detailed in Ezekiel 22). Jerusalem and Samaria were supposed to be holy cities, set apart for God. Instead, they had become like worn-out prostitutes. This picture shows that they had been unfaithful to God. Their only attraction was their availability, meaning they…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 36-4436-44. A summing up of the sins of the two sisters, especially those of Judah. wilt thou judge--Wilt thou (not) judge (see on Eze 20:4)?Read the comment
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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
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