Ezekiel 16:1
Other Translations of Ezekiel 16:1
King James Version
Jerusalem's Unfaithfulness
161 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
English Standard Version
Jerusalem's Unfaithfulness
161 Again the word of the Lord came to me:
The Message
Jerusalem's Unfaithfulness
161 God's Message came to me:
New King James Version
Jerusalem's Unfaithfulness
161 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
New Living Translation
Jerusalem's Unfaithfulness
161 Then another message came to me from the Lord :
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 16:1
Commentary on Ezekiel 16:1-58
(Read Ezekiel 16:1-58)
In this chapter God's dealings with the Jewish nation, and their conduct towards him, are described, and their punishment through the surrounding nations, even those they most trusted in. This is done under the parable of an exposed infant rescued from death, educated, espoused, and richly provided for, but afterwards guilty of the most abandoned conduct, and punished for it; yet at last received into favour, and ashamed of her base conduct. We are not to judge of these expressions by modern ideas, but by those of the times and places in which they were used, where many of them would not sound as they do to us. The design was to raise hatred to idolatry, and such a parable was well suited for that purpose.