Ezekiel 23:13

Ezekiel 23:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way,
• New International Version (NIV)I saw that she too defiled herself; both of them went the same way.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I saw that she was defiled; they both took the same way.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then I saw that she was defiled; Both took the same way.

Context of Ezekiel 23:13

11And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms. 12She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men. Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way, 14And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion, 15Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:

Ezekiel 23:13 word by word

וָאֵ֖רֶא כִּ֣י נִטְמָ֑אָה דֶּ֥רֶךְ אֶחָ֖ד לִשְׁתֵּיהֶֽן׃Read the interlinear

• Then I sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• that she was defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• bothשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:13

• Ezekiel 23:31Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand.
• 2 Kings 17:18Therefore Yhwh was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
• Hosea 12:1Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:13

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-18Samaria’s reputation and punishment were known to everyone in Ezekiel’s time. Her sister, Oholibah (Jerusalem), followed the same pattern of life and was even worse than her sister. The kings of Judah thought it was wise to form alliances with Babylon and Assyria. However, the prophet saw this as a pattern of ongoing spiritual unfaithfulness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. one way--both alike forsaking God for heathen confidences.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 23:13

• Idolatry

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Desirable
• Dispatch
• Dote
• Hatefully
• Lewd
• Attire; Dyed Attire
• 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