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Ezekiel 16:23

Ezekiel 16:23
And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD;)

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place,.... Or a "brothel" (k); and so the Septuagint version, "a whoring house"; not content to commit idolatry privately, they built a public place for…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

After all ... - Besides these things, there was the introduction of other idolatrous rites from the nations with whom Israel had contact.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezekiel 16:15-34

In these verses we have an account of the great wickedness of the people of Israel, especially in worshipping idols, notwithstanding the great favours that God had conferred upon them, by which, one…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Ezekiel 16:23-34

Her infidelities with strangers from abroad, i.e. her alliances with idolatrous nations and adoption of their religious rites: Egypt (Eze 16:23-27), Assyria (Eze 16:16), and Chaldea (Eze 16:16 seq.).…