Ezekiel 23:7

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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Ezekiel 23:7

5“Then Oholah lusted after other lovers instead of me, and she gave her love to the Assyrian officers. 6They were all attractive young men, captains and commanders dressed in handsome blue, charioteers driving their horses. And so she prostituted herself with the most desirable men of Assyria, worshiping their idols and defiling herself. 8For when she left Egypt, she did not leave her spirit of prostitution behind. She was still as lewd as in her youth, when the Egyptians slept with her, fondled her breasts, and used her as a prostitute. 9“And so I handed her over to her Assyrian lovers, whom she desired so much.

Ezekiel 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 thought your fame and beauty were your own. So you gave yourself as a prostitute to every man who came along. Your beauty was theirs for the asking.
• Genesis 10:22The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
• Ezekiel 23:30You brought all this on yourself by prostituting yourself to other nations, defiling yourself with all their idols.
• Ezekiel 20:7Then I said to them, ‘Each of you, get rid of the vile images you are so obsessed with. Do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt, for I am the Lord your God.’
• Ezekiel 22:3and give her this message from the Sovereign Lord: O city of murderers, doomed and damned—city of idols, filthy and foul—
• Psalms 106:39They defiled themselves by their evil deeds, and their love of idols was adultery in the Lord’s sight.
• Hosea 5:3I know what you are like, O Ephraim. You cannot hide yourself from me, O Israel. You have left me as a prostitute leaves her husband; you are utterly defiled.
• Hosea 6:10Yes, I have seen something horrible in Ephraim and Israel: My people are defiled by prostituting themselves with other gods!

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

Topics related to Ezekiel 23:7

• Idolatry

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Adulterer
• Desirable
• Dispatch
• Dote
• Hatefully
• Lewd
• Crime; Crimes
• Ezekiel
• Grace

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