Ezekiel 23:8

Ezekiel 23:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her.
• New International Version (NIV)She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when during her youth men slept with her, caressed her virgin bosom and poured out their lust on her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)She did not give up her whoring that she had begun in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her and handled her virgin bosom and poured out their whoring lust upon her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)She 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.

Context of Ezekiel 23:8

6They were all attractive young men, captains and commanders dressed in handsome blue, charioteers driving their horses. 7And so she prostituted herself with the most desirable men of Assyria, worshiping their idols and defiling herself. For 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. 10They stripped her, took away her children as their slaves, and then killed her. After she received her punishment, her reputation was known to every woman in the land.

Ezekiel 23:8 word by word

וְאֶת־תַּזְנוּתֶ֤יהָ מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ לֹ֣א עָזָ֔בָה כִּ֤י אוֹתָהּ֙ שָׁכְב֣וּ בִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ וְהֵ֥מָּה עִשּׂ֖וּ דַּדֵּ֣י בְתוּלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּ תַזְנוּתָ֖ם עָלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Neither leftעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• she her whoredomsתַּזְנוּתtaznûth taznûth · fornicationH8457
• from Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• for in her youthנְעוּרִיםnâ‛ûr nâ‛ûr ne‛ûrâh · youthH5271
• they layשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: have sexH7901
• with her, and they bruisedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to pressH6213
• the breastsדַּדdad · breastH1717
• of her virginityבְּתוּלִיםbethûlîym · virginityH1331
• and pouredשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:8

• Ezekiel 23:3They became prostitutes in Egypt. Even as young girls, they allowed men to fondle their breasts.
• Exodus 32:4Then Aaron took the gold, melted it down, and molded it into the shape of a calf. When the people saw it, they exclaimed, “O Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of the land of Egypt!”
• 1 Kings 12:28So on the advice of his counselors, the king made two gold calves. He said to the people, “It is too much trouble for you to worship in Jerusalem. Look, Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of Egypt!”
• 2 Kings 10:29He did not, however, destroy the gold calves at Bethel and Dan, with which Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to sin.
• 2 Kings 17:16They rejected all the commands of the Lord their God and made two calves from metal. They set up an Asherah pole and worshiped Baal and all the forces of heaven.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:8

• 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. 88. whoredoms brought from Egypt--the calves set up in Dan and Beth-el by Jeroboam, answering to the Egyptian bull-formed idol Apis. Her alliances with Egypt politically are also meant (Is 30:2, 3; 31:1). The ten tribes probably resumed the Egyptian rites, in order to enlist the Egyptians against Judah (2Ch 12:2-4).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 23:8

• Idolatry

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Adulterer
• Desirable
• Dispatch
• Dote
• Hatefully
• Lewd
• Breast
• Crime; Crimes
• Ezekiel

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