Bible Commentary

I will do these [things] unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring after the heathen, [and] because thou art polluted with their idols. This verse gives the same reason which hath been often given, why the Lord proceeds in this severity, because, as an obstinate, lewd, untractable adulteress abuseth the best husband, till none … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 23:30”

And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labor, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. 29. deal hatefully ] in hatred. “Labour” is wealth, the fruit of labour. “Discovered” is exposed. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 23:29”

For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will deliver thee into the hand [of them] whom thou hatest, into the hand [of them] from whom thy mind is alienated: Deliver thee, give thee up, into the hand, to the power and will, of them whom thou hatest: those shall be the masters, and domineer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 23:28”

Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom [brought] from the land of Egypt: so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more. 27. brought from Egypt ] i.e. continued since the time they were in the land of Egypt, cf. Eze 16:41; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 23:27”

They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels. 26. Cf. Eze 16:39. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 26. They shall also strip thee] See on Eze 16:39. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible Strip thee out of thy clothes; both … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 23:26”

And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire. 25. “Jealousy” differs little from fury, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 23:25”

And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, [which] shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments. 24. with chariots ] The term is entirely unknown; LXX. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 23:24”

The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, [and] all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses. 23. On these peoples cf. Del. Parad., pp. 182, 236, 240. According to this writer the names appear in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 23:23”

Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every side; 22 35. Chastisement of the adulteress 22. thy lovers ] the nations once in alliance with her, Eze 23:9; ch. Eze 16:37; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 23:22”

Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, in bruising thy teats by the Egyptians for the paps of thy youth. 21. calledst to remembrance ] didst recall, i.e. renew, cf. Eze 38:8. for the paps ] By a slight change of reading ( k for n), when thy teats were bruised by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 23:21”