New King James Version
Ezekiel 23:7
7Thus she committed her harlotry with them, All of them choice men of Assyria; And with all for whom she lusted, With all their idols, she defiled herself.
Ezekiel 23:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.
- New International Version (NIV)She gave herself as a prostitute to all the elite of the Assyrians and defiled herself with all the idols of everyone she lusted after.
- English Standard Version (ESV)She bestowed her whoring upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them, and she defiled herself with all the idols of everyone after whom she lusted.
- New Living Translation (NLT)And so she prostituted herself with the most desirable men of Assyria, worshiping their idols and defiling herself.
Context of Ezekiel 23:7
5“Oholah played the harlot even though she was Mine; And she lusted for her lovers, the neighboring Assyrians, 6Who were clothed in purple, Captains and rulers, All of them desirable young men, Horsemen riding on horses. Thus she committed her harlotry with them, All of them choice men of Assyria; And with all for whom she lusted, With all their idols, she defiled herself. 8She has never given up her harlotry brought from Egypt, For in her youth they had lain with her, Pressed her virgin bosom, And poured out their immorality upon her. 9“Therefore I have delivered her Into the hand of her lovers, Into the hand of the Assyrians, For whom she lusted.
Read all of Ezekiel 23Ezekiel 23:7 word by word
וַתִּתֵּ֤ן תַּזְנוּתֶ֙יהָ֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם מִבְחַ֥ר בְּנֵֽי־אַשּׁ֖וּר כֻּלָּ֑ם וּבְכֹ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־עָֽגְבָ֛ה בְּכָל־גִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם נִטְמָֽאָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thus she committedנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- her whoredomsתַּזְנוּתtaznûth taznûth · fornicationH8457
- the chosenמִבְחָרmibchâr · bestH4005
- menבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
- and with all on whom she dotedעָגַב‛âgab · to lustH5689
- with all their idolsגִּלּוּלgillûl gillûl · idolH1544
- she defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:7
- Ezekiel 16:15“But you trusted in your own beauty, played the harlot because of your fame, and poured out your harlotry on everyone passing by who would have it.
- Genesis 10:22The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
- Ezekiel 23:30I will do these things to you because you have gone as a harlot after the Gentiles, because you have become defiled by their idols.
- Ezekiel 20:7Then I said to them, ‘Each of you, throw away the abominations which are before his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’
- Ezekiel 22:3Then say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “The city sheds blood in her own midst, that her time may come; and she makes idols within herself to defile herself.
- Psalms 106:39Thus they were defiled by their own works, And played the harlot by their own deeds.
- Hosea 5:3I know Ephraim, And Israel is not hidden from Me; For now, O Ephraim, you commit harlotry; Israel is defiled.
- Hosea 6:10I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel: There is the harlotry of Ephraim; Israel is defiled.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:7
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8Oholah: The northern kingdom did not embrace God's covenant of grace. Instead, it was drawn to Assyria's power and prestige. Israel formed alliances with Assyria as part of its political strategy starting in the 800s BC. However, these alliances did not protect Israel in the end.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. all their idols--There was nothing that she refused to her lovers.Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- 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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