Ezekiel 23:9

Ezekiel 23:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.
• New International Version (NIV)“Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians, for whom she lusted.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the Assyrians, after whom she lusted.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore I have delivered her Into the hand of her lovers, Into the hand of the Assyrians, For whom she lusted.

Context of Ezekiel 23:9

7She prostituted herself with them, all of the choice men of Assyria. She defiled herself with all the idols of everyone she lusted after. 8She did not give up her harlotry in Egypt; for in her youth they had lain with her. They fondled her virgin breasts and poured out their lust on her. Therefore I gave her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, whom she lusted after. 10They stripped her naked, they took her sons and her daughters and slaughtered her with the sword. She became notorious among women. Judgments were executed upon her. 11“Now her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more depraved in her lust than her sister and her promiscuous acts worse.

Ezekiel 23:9 word by word

לָכֵ֥ן נְתַתִּ֖יהָ בְּיַד־מְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָ בְּיַד֙ בְּנֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּר אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָגְבָ֖ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Wherefore I have deliveredנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• her into the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of her loversאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• of the Assyriansאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• of the Assyriansבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• upon whom she dotedעָגַב‛âgab · to lustH5689

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:9

• 2 Kings 15:29In the days of Pekah king of Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria invaded and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee—all the region of Naphtali, and he deported them to Assyria.
• 2 Kings 17:3King Shalmaneser of Assyria marched against him, so Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.
• 2 Kings 18:9Now it came to pass in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of King Elah of Israel, that King Shalmaneser of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it,
• 1 Chronicles 5:26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of King Pul of Assyria—the spirit of Tillegath-pilneser king of Assyria—and he carried away the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara and to the river of Gozan, to this day.
• Hosea 11:5He will not return to the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian will be his king— because they refused to return.
• Revelation 17:12The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received royal power, but receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9For the cause which at last brought destruction on Israel, see marginal reference.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10The Assyrian army conquered the northern kingdom in 722 BC, scattering its people across the Assyrian Empire.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. God, in righteous retribution, turned their objects of trust into the instruments of their punishment: Pul, Tiglath-pileser, Esar-haddon, and Shalmaneser (2Ki 15:19, 29; 17:3, 6, 24; Ezr 4:2, 10). "It was their sin to have sought after such lovers, and it was to be their punishment that these lovers should become their destroyers" [Fairbairn].Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 23:9

• Idolatry

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