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 Living Translation (NLT)“And so I handed her over to her Assyrian lovers, whom she desired so much.

Context of Ezekiel 23:9

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. 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. “Therefore I have delivered her Into the hand of her lovers, Into the hand of the Assyrians, For whom she lusted. 10They uncovered her nakedness, Took away her sons and daughters, And slew her with the sword; She became a byword among women, For they had executed judgment on her. 11“Now although her sister Oholibah saw this, she became more corrupt in her lust than she, and in her harlotry more corrupt than her sister’s harlotry.

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 15:29In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maachah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.
• 2 Kings 17:3Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him; and Hoshea became his vassal, and paid him tribute money.
• 2 Kings 18:9Now it came to pass in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it.
• 1 Chronicles 5:26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria. He carried the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan to this day.
• Hosea 11:5“He shall not return to the land of Egypt; But the Assyrian shall be his king, Because they refused to repent.
• Revelation 17:12“The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast.

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