Ezekiel 16:57
in Ezekiel 16before your wickedness was uncovered? Even so, you are now scorned by the daughters of Edom and all those around her, and by the daughters of the Philistines—all those around you who despise you.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
before thy wickedness was uncovered, as at the time of the reproach of the daughters of Syria, and of all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, that do despite unto thee round about.
KJV
Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about.
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This verse in Ezekiel 16
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Thy reproach - Rather, the “reproach.” In his march toward Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar attacked and overthrew Damascus and other Syrian towns. The Jews exulted, not foreseeing that this was but a precursor of that ruin which should discover their own wickedness.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 56 and following) However, your sister Sodom was not heard in your mouth on the day of your pride before your wickedness was revealed, like it is now with the disgrace of the daughters of Syria, and all the daughters of Philistia around you who surround you. You carried your own wickedness and disgrace, says the Lord God.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Before - The time of her pride was, when they were not yet afflicted, and despised by the Syrians. And all - The nations that were round about and combined in league against the house of David.
Before thy wickedness was discovered,.... By the punishment of it, by the judgments of God brought upon them; then they were humbled, who before were proud and haughty; and might speak and think of the vengeance of God on Sodom, which before they made no mention of.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Before thy wickedness was discovered--manifested to all, namely, by the punishment inflicted on thee. thy reproach of . . . Philistines--the indignity and injuries done thee by Syria and the Philistines (2Ki 16:5;
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The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּטֶרֶם֮ | beterem | <in> before | H2962 → | |
| תִּגָּלֶ֣ה | tigaleh | it was uncovered | H1540 → | 186 times |
| רָעָתֵךְ֒ | raatekh | wickedness your | H7451 → | 662 times |
| כְּמ֗וֹ | kemo | like | H3644 → | |
| עֵ֚ת | ʾet | [the] time of | H6256 → | 296 times |
| חֶרְפַּ֣ת | cherpat | [the] reproach of | H2781 → | 73 times |
| בְּנוֹת־ | benot- | [the] daughters of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| אֲרָ֔ם | ʾaram | Aram | H758 → | |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| סְבִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָ | sevivoteiha | around it | H5439 → | 336 times |
| בְּנ֣וֹת | benot | [the] daughters of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | pelishtim | [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
| הַשָּׁאט֥וֹת | hashatot | who despise | H7590 → | 3 times |
| אוֹתָ֖ךְ | ʾotakh | <obj.> you | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִסָּבִֽיב׃ | misaviv | from round about | H5439 → | 336 times |
בְּטֶרֶם֮<in> before
beteremH2962 →
תִּגָּלֶ֣הit was uncovered
tigalehH1540 →186 times
רָעָתֵךְ֒wickedness your
raatekhH7451 →662 times
כְּמ֗וֹlike
kemoH3644 →
עֵ֚ת[the] time of
ʾetH6256 →296 times
חֶרְפַּ֣ת[the] reproach of
cherpatH2781 →73 times
בְּנוֹת־[the] daughters of
benot-H1323 →588 times
אֲרָ֔םAram
ʾaramH758 →
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
סְבִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָaround it
sevivoteihaH5439 →336 times
בְּנ֣וֹת[the] daughters of
benotH1323 →588 times
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים[the] Philistines
pelishtimH6430 →287 times
הַשָּׁאט֥וֹתwho despise
hashatotH7590 →3 times
אוֹתָ֖ךְ<obj.> you
ʾotakhH853 →10935 times
מִסָּבִֽיב׃from round about
misavivH5439 →336 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 7:1Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 15:37
(In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.)
- 2 Kings 16:1
In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.
- Psalms 83:3–5
With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
- Isaiah 1:1
This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
- Isaiah 8:6
“Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced in Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
- 2 Kings 15:37
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.