Ezekiel 23:43
in Ezekiel 23Then I said of her who had grown old in adulteries: ‘Now let them use her as a prostitute, for that is all she is!’
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then said I of her that was old in adulteries, Now will they play the harlot with her, and she with them.
KJV
Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she with them?
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This verse in Ezekiel 23
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Will they now commit ... - Rather, Now shall there be committed her whoredom, even this; i. e., when Israel and Judah had courted these alliances God said in wrath, “This sin too shall be committed, and so (not “yet) they went in;” the alliances were made according to their desires, and then followed the consequent punishment.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 36, 37 onwards) And the Lord said to me, saying: Son of man, do you judge Oholah and Oholibah and announce to them their crimes (or iniquities): for they are adulteresses (or have committed adultery), and there is blood on their hands, and they have committed adultery with their idols (or inventions): moreover, they have offered to devour (or have led) their sons whom they have borne to me through fire. But they have also done this to me, they have defiled my sanctuary on that day: and they have profaned my Sabbaths.
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
Smite the scorner and the simple will beware. The judgments of God upon some are designed to teach others, and happy are those who receive instruction from them not to tread in the steps of sinners, lest they be taken in their snares; those who would be taught this must know God is the Lord (
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6 ), and afterwards of making alliances with their kingdoms, and, though often disappointed therein, would never be dissuaded from it (this was the adultery she was old in), I said, Will they now commit whoredoms with her and she with them?
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Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries,....
Thus God will assert the honour of his broken law and injured government, and let the world know what a just and jealous God he is. (2.) Thus they shall be broken off from their sins: I will cause lewdness to cease out of the land,
The words behind it
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וָאֹמַ֕ר | vaomar | and I said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לַבָּלָ֖ה | labalah | of the [woman] worn out | H1087 → | |
| נִֽאוּפִ֑ים | niufim | adulteries | H5004 → | |
| עַתָּ֛ה | ata | now | H6258 → | 433 times |
| יִזְנ֥וּ | yiznuh | they will act as a prostitutes | H2181 → | 94 times |
| תַזְנוּתֶ֖הָ | taznuteha | prostitution<s> her | H8457 → | 20 times |
| וָהִֽיא׃ | vahi' | and she | H1931 → | 1879 times |
וָאֹמַ֕רand I said
vaomarH559 →5305 times
לַבָּלָ֖הof the [woman] worn out
labalahH1087 →
נִֽאוּפִ֑יםadulteries
niufimH5004 →
עַתָּ֛הnow
ataH6258 →433 times
יִזְנ֥וּthey will act as a prostitutes
yiznuhH2181 →94 times
תַזְנוּתֶ֖הָprostitution<s> her
taznutehaH8457 →20 times
וָהִֽיא׃and she
vahi'H1931 →1879 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 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
Jeremiah 13:23Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good—you who are accustomed to doing evil.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 2:22
Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.
- Jeremiah 9:5
Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.
- Matthew 19:24–28
Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
- Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
- Jeremiah 5:3
O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than…
- Jeremiah 2:22
Through
Psalms 106:6We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.
it leads to
- Nehemiah 9:16
But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments.
- Nehemiah 9:16
Through
Daniel 9:16O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities…
it leads to
- Zechariah 8:3
This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be…
- Zechariah 8:3
Through
Ezra 9:7From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 29:6
For our fathers were unfaithful and did evil in the sight of the LORD our God. They abandoned Him, turned their faces away from the dwelling place of the LORD, and turned their backs…
- 2 Chronicles 29:6
Where this verse is studied
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.