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

11“Now her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more depraved in her lust than her sister and her promiscuous acts worse. 12She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and rulers, warriors splendidly clad, horsemen riding on horses, all of them handsome young men. I saw that she defiled herself; they both went the same way. 14But she kept increasing her harlotry. She saw men carved on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans carved in red, 15girded with sashes on their loins, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them had the appearance of officers, the likeness of Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their birth.

Ezekiel 23:13 word by word

וָאֵ֖רֶא כִּ֣י נִטְמָ֑אָה דֶּ֥רֶךְ אֶחָ֖ד לִשְׁתֵּיהֶֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• 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 23:31You have walked in the way of your sister, so I will give her cup into your hand.”
• 2 Kings 17:18So Adonai became very angry with Israel, and banished them from His presence. There was none left but the tribe of Judah alone.
• Hosea 12:1“Ephraim surrounded Me with lies and the house of Israel with deceit.” Though Judah roams restlessly with God, yet he is faithful with holy things.

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