Ezekiel 16:31, Ezekiel 16:35 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 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 would think, they should have been for ever engaged to him. This wickedness of theirs is here represented by the lewd and scandalous conversation of that beautiful maid which was rescued from ruin, brought up and well provided for by a kind friend and benefactor, that had been in all respects as a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 16:31

In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way ,.... Or brothel house, as before; See Gill on Ezekiel 16:24 ; which showed her to be a whore, and an imperious one: and makest thine high place in every street ; See Gill on Ezekiel 16:24 ; and hast not been as an harlot : a common one, or as a harlot usually is: in that thou scornest hire ; which they do not; for it is for hire they prostitute themselves; and have their names, both in our language, and in... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:31

Verse 31 Here the Prophet again reproves the superstitions to which the Jews had devoted themselves: but yet he speaks figuratively, because by high places he does not simply mean altars, but tents by which the Jews had attempted to entice their neighbors: just as if an immodest female should choose a high place, and build her couch there conspicuously to attract her followers. Although therefore he inveighs against superstitions, the language is not simple, but retains the same simile as had... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 16:1-63

The thought that underlies Ezekiel's parable, that Israel was the bride of Jehovah, and that her sin was that of the adulterous wife, was sufficiently familiar. Isaiah ( Isaiah 1:21 ) had spoken of the "faithful city that had become a harlot." Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 2:2 ) had represented Jehovah as remembering "the kindness of her youth, the love of her espousals." What is characteristic of Ezekiel's treatment of that image is that he does not recognize any period in which Israel had been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 16:15-34

A picture of flagrant apostasy from God. "But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown," etc. The prophet row passes from what God had done for his people Israel to set forth how they had requited him. He had shown how, under his fostering care, the outcast child had grown into a beautiful maiden, whom he had espoused and arrayed in robes and ornaments of beauty, until she had become renowned amongst the nations. Now he exhibits the apostasy of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 16:15-59

Inexcusable infidelity. Universal consent accounts that woman vile who, married to a kind and honourable husband, in order to gratify her own unchastened desires, commits adultery with her neighbours and acquaintances, and expends her husband's substance in rewarding her numerous and profligate admirers. The guilt of Jerusalem must indeed have been great if it could only be adequately set forth under the similitude of guilt so flagrant and abominable as that described in this most... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 16:20-34

Idolatry is spiritual adultery. Imagery borrowed from nature and human society, to set forth Israel's sin, is at the best feeble and imperfect. If it is possible for God to make some impression on man's guilty conscience, he will do it. What is more abominable among men than adultery? Yet connivance with idolatry is a sin blacker yet. It is adultery, ingratitude, robbery, treason, rolled into one crime! I. MARK THE ROOTS OF THIS SIN . 1 . The first root mentioned is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 16:31

In that , etc. It is better to take the words as beginning a fresh sentence: "when thou didst build," etc. The historical survey of the harlot's progress is brought to a close, and the prophet points with bitter scorn to what aggravated its degradation. Other nations, like Tyre and Zidon, had risen to prosperity and eminence through their intercourse with foreigners. To Judah it had brought only subjection and the payment of tribute. She had given gifts to all her lovers, instead of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 16:31

Rather, didst build - didst make - wast not - scornest. In the marginal rendering, “thy daughters” must mean “thy smaller cities or villages.” read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 16:30-34

Ezekiel 16:30-34. How weak is thy heart Not only unstable as to good resolutions, but even restless and unsettled in evil practices, still hankering after some new kind of idolatry, and resolved to indulge a wandering appetite, Ezekiel 16:28-29. The work of an imperious, whorish woman A woman that acknowledges no superior, and will neither be guided nor governed. In that thou buildest thine eminent place See Ezekiel 16:16; Ezekiel 16:22. And hast not been as a harlot, in that thou... read more

Ezekiel 16:31, Ezekiel 16:35 Niv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 16:15-34

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 16:31

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:31

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 16:1-63

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 16:15-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 16:15-59

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 16:20-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 16:31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 16:31

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 16:30-34

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