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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 23:22-35

Jerusalem stands indicted by the name of Aholibah, for that she, as a false traitor to her sovereign Lord the God of heaven, not having his fear before her eyes, but moved by the instigation of the devil, had revolted from her allegiance to him, had compassed and imagined to shake off his government, had kept up a correspondence had joined in confederacy with his enemies, and the pretenders to a deity, in contempt of his crown and dignity. To this indictment she has pleaded, Not guilty: I am... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 23:32

Thus saith the Lord God, thou shall drink of thy sister's cup deep and large ,.... That is, partake of the same punishment, which was very great, signified by a deep and large cup, which holds much: thou shall be laughed to scorn, and had in derision ; by the nations round about, who, instead of pitying them under their troubles, will rejoice at them; just as drunken men are laughed at, when intoxicated and reeling about: it containeth much ; the cup of wrath and vengeance; as much... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 23:32

Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup - Thou shalt be ruined and desolated as Samaria was. read more

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 23:31-33

I will give her cup into thine hand . (For the image of the cup as the symbol of good or evil fortune, see Psalms 23:5 ; Isaiah 51:17 ; Jeremiah 25:15 ; Matthew 20:22 ; Matthew 26:39 .) The cup, in this case, was to be deep and large as that of Samaria. The adulteress was to be "drunk, but not with wine" ( Isaiah 29:9 ). And that "cup," over and above the laughter and derision, would contain much of unknown calamities, the astonishment and desolation of Ezekiel 23:33 . read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 23:31-35

Ezekiel 23:31-35. Therefore will I give her cup, &c. I will make thee drink the same bitter draught, or experience the same calamity that has fallen upon her. God’s judgments are often compared to a cup of intoxicating liquors, because they astonish men, and bereave them of common judgment and discretion, and likewise expose them to the scorn and contempt of their enemies. Thou shalt even drink it and suck it out There shall be no punishment which thou shalt not partake of. Thou shalt... 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

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ezekiel 23:32

There are extensive references to the "cup of the wrath of Jehovah" in the Bible. See Jeremiah 25:15-29; 49:12-13; 51:6-7; Isaiah 51:17-23; 56:12; Zechariah 12:2; Habakkuk 2:16; Psalms 11:6; 75:8; and Revelation 14:20. Also see our comments on most of these passages, except the ones in Psalms. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 23:22-35

Jerusalem’s judgment for prostitution 23:22-35Four messages announce God’s judgment on Jerusalem for her unfaithfulness (Ezekiel 23:22-35). read more

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