Ezekiel 18:6 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 18:6

He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.

BSB

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ASV

and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbor’s wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her impurity,

KJV

And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour’s wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

1. Hath not eaten upon the mountains - Idolatrous worship was generally performed on mountains and hills; and those who offered sacrifices feasted on the sacrifice, and thus held communion with the idol. 2. Neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols - Has paid them no religious adoration; has trusted in them for nothing, and has not made prayer nor supplication before them. 3. Neither hath defiled his neighbor’s wife - Has had no adulterous connection with any woman; to which idolatrous feasts and worship particularly led.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He has taken off his hand from the poor; where he found his father had put hardships upon poor servants, tenants, neighbours, he eased their burden. He did not say, "What my father has done I will abide by, and if it was a fault it was his and not mine;" as Rehoboam, who contemned the taxes his father had imposed.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

A double sin: sacrificing elsewhere than at the temple, where only God sanctioned sacrifice (De 12:13, 14); and this to idols instead of to Jehovah. "Eaten" refers to the feasts which were connected with the sacrifices (see Ex 32:6; 10:7). lifted . . . eyes to--namely, in adoration (Ps 121:1).

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
הֶֽהָרִים֙	he.ha.Rim	the mountains	H2022 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
אָכָ֔ל	'a.Khal	he has eaten	H398 →
וְעֵינָיו֙	ve.'ei.Nav	and eyes his	H5869 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
נָשָׂ֔א	na.Sa'	he has lifted up	H5375 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
גִּלּוּלֵ֖י	gi.lu.Lei	[the] idols of	H1544 →
בֵּ֣ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
אֵ֤שֶׁת	'E.shet	[the] wife of	H802 →
רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙	re.'E.hu	neighbor his	H7453 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
טִמֵּ֔א	ti.Me'	he has defiled	H2930 →
וְאֶל־	ve.'el-	and to	H413 →
אִשָּׁ֥ה	'i.Shah	a woman	H802 →
נִדָּ֖ה	ni.Dah	menstruation	H5079 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יִקְרָֽב׃	yik.Rav	he drew near	H7126 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Deuteronomy 4:19
When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to…
leads to
- Romans 1:25
  They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.
- Deuteronomy 17:3
  and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden—
- 2 Kings 21:3
  For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped…
- 2 Kings 17:16
  They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served…
- Genesis 2:1
  Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
Through
Ezekiel 6:13
Then you will know that I am the LORD, when their slain lie among their idols around their altars, on every high hill, on all the mountaintops, and under every green tree and leafy…
leads to
- Ezekiel 20:28
  When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up…
- Hosea 4:13
  They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.
- 1 Kings 14:23
  They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

About Ezekiel

The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Ezekiel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Ezekiel