Ezekiel 16:27

Ezekiel 16:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way.
• New International Version (NIV)So I stretched out my hand against you and reduced your territory; I gave you over to the greed of your enemies, the daughters of the Philistines, who were shocked by your lewd conduct.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, therefore, I stretched out my hand against you and diminished your allotted portion and delivered you to the greed of your enemies, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd behavior.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Behold, therefore, I stretched out My hand against you, diminished your allotment, and gave you up to the will of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd behavior.

Context of Ezekiel 16:27

25You built your lofty place at the head of every street. You made your beauty an abomination. You spread your legs for everyone passing by and multiplied your harlotry. 26You committed immorality with the Egyptians, your lustful neighbors. You multiplied your prostitution, to provoke Me. “So behold, I stretched out My hand over you. I diminished your ration. I gave you over to those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your indecent conduct. 28Then you also played the harlot with the Assyrians, never being satisfied; you played the harlot with them, and still you were not satisfied. 29So you multiplied your harlotry toward the land of merchants—Chaldea—yet even with this, you were not satisfied.

Ezekiel 16:27 word by word

וְהִנֵּ֨ה נָטִ֤יתִי יָדִי֙ עָלַ֔יִךְ וָאֶגְרַ֖ע חֻקֵּ֑ךְ וָאֶתְּנֵ֞ךְ בְּנֶ֤פֶשׁ שֹׂנְאוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ בְּנ֣וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים הַנִּכְלָמ֖וֹת מִדַּרְכֵּ֥ךְ זִמָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, therefore I have stretched outנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• my handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• over thee, and have diminishedגָּרַעgâra‛ · diminishH1639
• thine ordinaryחֹקchôq · statute: portionH2706
• and deliveredנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• thee unto the willנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: appetiteH5315
• of them that hateשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• thee, the daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• which are ashamedכָּלַםkâlam · be humiliatedH3637
• of thy lewdזִמָּהzimmâh zammâh · wickednessH2154
• wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870

Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:27

• Ezekiel 14:9“When the prophet is deceived and speaks a word, I, Adonai, have deceived that prophet. I will stretch out My hand against him. I will destroy him from among My people Israel.
• Isaiah 5:25Therefore Adonai’s anger is kindled against His people. When He has stretched out His hand against them and struck them, the hills trembled, and their carcasses were like refuse in the streets. For all this His anger is not turned away, yet His hand is still outstretched.
• Isaiah 9:12Yet the people will not turn back to the One who strikes them, nor will they seek Adonai-Tzva’ot.
• Deuteronomy 28:48you will serve your enemies, whom Adonai will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and lacking everything; and He will put an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.
• Isaiah 3:1For behold! The Lord, Adonai-Tzva’ot, takes from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support, every supply of bread and every supply of water,
• Hosea 2:9Then she will chase after her lovers, but she will not overtake them. She will seek them, but not find. Then she will say: ‘Let me go and return to my first husband, for was it better for me then, than now.’
• Ezekiel 16:24“Then you built a mound for yourself. You made a high place for yourself in every square.
• Ezekiel 16:37therefore behold, I will gather all your lovers—those you have pleased and all those you have loved, with all them that you have hated. I will gather them against you from every side. I will expose your nakedness to them, so they may all see your nakedness.
• Ezekiel 23:22“Therefore Oholibah, thus says Adonai Elohim, behold, I will stir up your lovers against you, from whom you turned in disgust. I will bring them against you on every side:
• Psalms 106:41He handed them to the nations— those who hated them ruled over them.
• Jeremiah 34:21King Zedekiah of Judah and his princes I will give into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of them who seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, who were withdrawing from you.
• Revelation 17:16The ten horns that you saw, and the beast—these will hate the prostitute. They will make her desolate and naked, and devour her flesh and burn her up with fire.
• 2 Kings 24:2Then Adonai sent against him marauding bands of the Chaldeans, Arameans, Moabites and Ammonites—He sent them against Judah to destroy it, as was the word of Adonai that He had spoken by the hand of His servants the prophets.
• 2 Chronicles 28:18while the Philistines had raided the towns in the foothills and in the South of Judah. They captured and occupied Beth-shemesh, Aijalon and Gederot, as well as Soho, Timnah and Gimzo with their villages.
• Ezekiel 16:47You have not only walked in their ways and gone after their abominations, but in a very short time, you have acted more corruptly than them in all your ways.”
• Ezekiel 5:6She has rebelled against My ordinances by doing wickedness worse than the nations, and against My decrees worse than the surrounding countries. For they have rejected My ordinances and as for My decrees, they have not walked in them.”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Have diminished thine ordinary - חקך chukkech means here the household provision made for a wife - food, clothing, and money.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Have diminished thine ordinary food - As a husband lessens the things which minister to the luxury of an unfaithful wife, so did the Lord cut Israel short in consequence of her unfaithfulness. Daughters - The small cities. The Philistines have left a permanent record of their supremacy in the name of the holy land - Palestine. It was a special shame to be subjected to so small a power as that of Philistia (see Isaiah 14:29); but the very Philistines were…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-29Jerusalem eagerly sought close relationships with Egypt, Assyria, and Babylonia. These political alliances cost a great deal of money. They also failed to bring the help and protection that the leaders expected. Even if these agreements had brought clear political benefits, they would still have been wrong. They showed that Jerusalem did not trust the Lord. Instead of depending on him, the city looked to other nations for safety. These alliances also led…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. The consequent judgments, which, however, proved of no avail in reforming the people (Is 9:13; Jr 5:3). delivered thee unto ... Philistines--(2Ki 16:6; 2Ch 28:18, 19). ashamed of thy lewd way--The Philistines were less wanton in idolatry, in that they did not, like Israel, adopt the idols of every foreign country but were content with their own (Eze 16:57; Jr 2:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 16:27

• High Places
• Lasciviousness

In the dictionaries

• Philistines
• Confound
• Eminent
• Equal
• Fornication
• Gird
• Justify
• Rest
• Solomon, Song of
• Ashamed

Commentaries on Ezekiel 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings