Ezekiel 23:38

Ezekiel 23:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.
• New International Version (NIV)They have also done this to me: At that same time they defiled my sanctuary and desecrated my Sabbaths.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, this they have done to me: they have defiled my sanctuary on the same day and profaned my Sabbaths.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover they have done this to Me: They have defiled My sanctuary on the same day and profaned My Sabbaths.

Context of Ezekiel 23:38

36Then Adonai said to me, “Son of man, will you pass judgment on Oholah and Oholibah? Confront them with their disgusting practices. 37For they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols and even offered their children, whom they bore for Me, to be devoured. Again, this they have done to Me—they defiled My Sanctuary on the same day and profaned My Shabbatot. 39On the same day that they slaughtered their children to their idols, they came into My Sanctuary to profane it. See, that is what they have done within My House! 40“Furthermore, they sent for men who come from far away. A messenger was sent to them, and look, they came! For them you bathed, painted your eyes and decked yourself with jewelry.

Ezekiel 23:38 word by word

ע֥וֹד זֹ֖את עָ֣שׂוּ לִ֑י טִמְּא֤וּ אֶת־מִקְדָּשִׁי֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י חִלֵּֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moreover this they have doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• unto me: they have defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• in the same dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• and have profanedחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490
• my sabbathsשַׁבָּתshabbâth · SabbathH7676

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:38

• Ezekiel 7:20They took pride in their beautiful jewelry and made images of their abominations and their detestable idols. Therefore I made it niddah to them.
• Ezekiel 8:5He said to me: “Son of man, lift your eyes toward the north.” So I lifted up my eyes toward the north. Behold, north of the gate of the altar, was this image provoking jealousy in the entrance.
• 2 Kings 21:4He even built altars in Adonai’s House, where Adonai had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.”
• 2 Kings 23:11Then he did away with the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun, at the entrance of the House of Adonai, in the colonnades by the chamber of the officer Nethan-melech, and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
• Ezekiel 20:13“But the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not walk in My statutes. They rejected My judgments, which if a man does, he will live by them. They greatly profaned My Shabbatot. Then I resolved to pour out My fury on them in the wilderness to consume them.
• Ezekiel 22:8You have despised My holy things and profaned My Shabbatot.
• Nehemiah 13:17So I complained to the nobles of Judah and asked them, “What is this evil thing that you are doing? You are profaning Yom Shabbat!
• Jeremiah 17:27“But if you do not listen to Me to keep Yom Shabbat holy, by not bearing a burden or entering through the gates of Jerusalem on Yom Shabbat, then I will set its gates on fire, and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem, and not be quenched.’”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38They have defiled my sanctuary - By placing idols there.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38The same day - The day when they made their offerings. See Ezekiel 23:39.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36-43The prophet again took the role of a prosecuting attorney. A prosecuting attorney is a person who brings charges against someone in court. His task was to confront Jerusalem with her sins (detailed in Ezekiel 22). Jerusalem and Samaria were supposed to be holy cities, set apart for God. Instead, they had become like worn-out prostitutes. This picture shows that they had been unfaithful to God. Their only attraction was their availability, meaning they…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 36-4436-44. A summing up of the sins of the two sisters, especially those of Judah. wilt thou judge--Wilt thou (not) judge (see on Eze 20:4)?Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 23:38

• Idolatry
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Sabbath
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Desirable
• Dispatch
• Dote
• Hatefully
• Lewd
• Crime; Crimes
• Ezekiel
• Grace
• Song of Songs

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