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Ezekiel 16:35

Ezekiel 16:35
Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Thus saith the Lord God, because thy filthiness was poured out,.... Or, "thy brass" (p). The word is used by the Rabbins (q) for the bottom of a thing; and is here accordingly, by Kimchi and Ben…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Ezekiel 16:35-43

Judah is now represented as undergoing the punishment adjudged to an adulteress and murderess. Only in her utter destruction shall the wrath of the Lord, the jealous God, cease. Eze 16:36 Filthiness -…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezekiel 16:35-43

Adultery was by the law of Moses made a capital crime. This notorious adulteress, the criminal at the bar, being in the foregoing verses found guilty, here has sentence passed upon her. It is ushered…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Ezekiel 16:35-43

Punishment of the adulterous wife, and child-murderer

This punishment is described in somewhat mixed figures: first, Eze 16:36-39, in a figure which tends to pass into a literal account of the…