Bible Commentary

Thou [art] thy mother’s daughter, that loatheth her husband and her children; and thou [art] the sister of thy sisters, which loathed their husbands and their children: your mother [was] a Hittite, and your father an Amorite. 45. that lotheth her husband ] In the sense of the allegory “lothing her husband” should mean changing … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:45”

Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use [this] proverb against thee, saying, As [is] the mother, [so is] her daughter. 44. A taunting proverb in regard to Jerusalem, the adulteress and child-murderer: she is the true daughter of her mother the Canaanite. The proverb or saying is probably to be restricted to the words: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:44”

Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these [things]; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon [thine] head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations. 43. The verse concludes the whole passage Eze 16:35-43, summing up … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:43”

So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry. 42. make my fury to rest ] i.e. satisfy and appease it. Cf. ch. Eze 5:13. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 42. I … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:42”

And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more. 41. thine houses with fire ] A summary method of punishment often adopted, as by the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:41”

They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords. 40. a company against thee ] A congregation or public assembly of the people, at which the adulteress shall be tried and then executed; Lev 20:2; Deu 22:21 (cf. 1Ki 21:9-15), Pro … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:40”

And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare. 39. On “eminent place” and “high places,” see Eze 16:24. strip … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:39”

And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy. 38. shed blood ] Reference to child murder, Eze 16:20 ; Eze 16:36. Cf. ch. Eze 23:45; Lev 20:10; Deu 22:22. give thee blood in fury ] Lit. make thee … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:38”

Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all [them] that thou hast loved, with all [them] that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness. 37. all thy lovers … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:37”

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them; 36. thy filthiness ] The parallelism “nakedness” requires some such sense; and so … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 16:36”