Ezekiel 23:12 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 23:11-21

The prophet Hosea, in his time, observed that the two tribes retained their integrity, in a great measure, when the ten tribes had apostatized (Hos. 11:12; Ephraim indeed compasses me about with lies, but Judah yet rules with God and is faithful with the saints; and this was justly expected from them: Hos. 4:15; Though thou Israel play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend); but this lasted not long. By some unhappy matches made between the house of David and the house of Ahab the worship of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 23:12

She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours ,.... As in the times of Ahaz, who sent to Tiglathpileser, king of Assyria, for help; and from whence he took the pattern of an altar, and had one built like it at Jerusalem, and offered upon it, 2 Kings 16:7 , captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously ; or "perfectly" F17 מכלול "omni genera pulchrarum vestinto", Pagninus; "absoluto vestira", Montanus; "perfectione, sive universitate, sub. vestium", Vatablus; "perfectissime",... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 23:1-49

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 23:1-49

Inexcusable infidelity. What it must have cost the patriotic prophet to write this chapter passes our power to imagine. The Jew was naturally and pardonably proud of his country and of its history. No thoughtful Jew could, indeed, be insensible to imperfections and flaws in the national character, to stains upon the nation's annals. But in this passage of his prophecies the dark shading is relieved by no gleam of light. Israel is depicted as bad from the days of Egyptian bondage down to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 23:11-12

The issue of the Assyrian alliance in the fall of Samaria might have served as a warning to the kings of Judah. But it did not. They also 'courted the alliance of the kings of Assyria, as in the case of Ahaz ( 2 Kings 16:7-10 ) and Tiglath-Pileser. Hezekiah followed in the same line, though he too trusted in Egypt, and afterwards rebelled. Manasseh too paid tribute, and made Jerusalem the scene of a confluent idolatry, which included that of Assyria. Even Josiah went forth against... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 23:12

Doting on the Assyrians. This foolish, fatal infatuation of Israel for the Assyrians may be taken as a striking instance of the fascination of worldliness. Israel had known the true God, and had been called to a peculiar destiny as a holy and. separate nation; yet she turned aside from her high vocation, lured by the fatal charms of military splendor and sensuous luxury in a great heathen empire. I. GOD 'S PEOPLE ARE REQUIRED TO SEPARATE THEMSELVES FROM THE WORLD ,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 23:11-12

Ezekiel 23:11-12. When her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt Jerusalem was so far from taking warning by the judgments inflicted on Samaria, that she advanced to greater degrees of idolatry. She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours Ahaz, king of Judah, entered into a confederacy with the king of Assyria, hoping for relief from his power and the bravery of his army, and worshipped the idols which the Assyrians worshipped, in order to ingratiate himself with them. See the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 23:1-35

Two prostitute sisters (23:1-35)God’s chosen nation was saved from Egypt and settled in Canaan, but it soon divided into two, the northern kingdom Israel (capital: Samaria) and the southern kingdom Judah (capital: Jerusalem). The prophet likens these two kingdoms to two sisters who became prostitutes (23:1-4).The prostitution of Israel and Judah was their unfaithfulness to God in forming military alliances with foreign nations instead of trusting in him. Israel, the northern kingdom, was... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 23:12

12. (Ezekiel 23:6; Ezekiel 23:23). most gorgeously—literally, "to perfection." GROTIUS translates, "wearing a crown," or "chaplet," such as lovers wore in visiting their mistresses. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 23:11-13

Oholibah observed her sister’s behavior and fate, but she did not learn from them. As many historians have observed, the one thing we learn from history is that most people do not learn from history. Oholibah became even more unfaithful than her sister. She too lusted after the Assyrians whom she viewed as attractive political allies (2 Kings 16:8; cf. Isaiah 7:7-9), and she added the Babylonians to her list of lovers. Both sisters followed the same pattern of behavior. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 23:11-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 23:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 23:1-49

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 23:1-49

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 23:11-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 23:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 23:11-12

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 23:1-35

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 23:12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 23:11-13

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