Ezekiel 23:17 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 23:17

And the Babylonians came to her in the bed of love ,.... Entered into alliance with the Jews, and worshipped together in the same idols' temple. Jarchi thinks this refers to the messengers of the king of Babylon to Hezekiah; who were gladly received by him, and to whom he showed all the treasures of his house: and they defiled her with their whoredom ; or with their idols, as the Targum; they drew them into their idolatrous practices; which were defiling them, and by which they were... 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 23:17

The words paint the intimate alliance, the political prostitution, as it were, involved in the alliance with Babylon. Her mind was alienated from them. Interpreted by the history, the words point to the fact that Judah soon found out how hollow was the help gained by the alliance with Babylon, and turned, after Josiah's death, to Egypt as a counterpoise. As in the history of Amnon ( 2 Samuel 13:15 ), lust, when it had wrought its will, passed into loathing and disgust. Jehoiakim and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 23:17

After Josiah’s death and the usurpation of dominion by the Egyptians, the Babylonians were no doubt welcomed as friends 2 Kings 24:1. But the Jews were soon tired of their alliance and disgusted with their friends, and this led to the rebellion of Jehoiakim and the first captivity. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 23:17-20

Ezekiel 23:17-20. And the Babylonians came to her, &c. The metaphor of representing idolatry by the inordinate lust of adultery is still carried on. And her mind was alienated from them She quickly grew weary of these also, as lewd women are of their former gallants, and look out for new ones. She broke her league and covenant with them, as St. Jerome very well expresses the sense; meaning that covenant which Jehoiakim made with Nebuchadnezzar to be his tributary, and which was... 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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 23:17

mind = Hebrew. nephesh. App-18 , read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 23:17

17. alienated from them—namely, from the Chaldeans: turning again to the Egyptians ( :-), trying by their help to throw off her solemn engagements to Babylon (compare Jeremiah 37:5; Jeremiah 37:7; 2 Kings 24:7). read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 23:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 23:1-49

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 23:1-49

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 23:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 23:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 23:17-20

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 23:1-35

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 23:17

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 23:17

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