Ezekiel 16:36 - Exposition

Thy filthiness ; literally, thy brass ; probably as alluding to the tribute referred to in the previous verses, "brass" being taken as used scornfully for money generally. Possibly, however, as in Jeremiah 6:28 , the word stands for the symbol of shame and vileness (compare our brazen faced), and so justifies the rendering of the Authorized Version and Revised Version. Thy nakedness discovered ; i.e. interpreting the parable, the intercourse of Judah with foreign nations had simply exposed the points that were moot open to attack ( Genesis 42:9 ). By the blood of thy children. The words may refer specially to the Moloch sacrifices of Jeremiah 6:21 , but may also include the lavish waste of life as well as treasure which had been the consequence of the foreign alliances. The harlot city is indicated as being also a murderess.