Ezekiel 16:6

6. Polluted R.V., “weltering.” When thou wast in thy blood Rather, though thou art in thy blood. That is, it was in spite of her uncleanness and loathsomeness, and even after the parents cast her off, that Jehovah defended her.

I said unto thee… Live Here begins the proof that the love of God for his people surpasses the love of father or mother. It was Jehovah who gave life to the Hebrew nation. This was historically true. The fountain of life for Israel was in Jehovah, the merciful and gracious One, long-suffering and abundant in goodness and truth (Exodus 3:14; Exodus 6:2; Exodus 33:14; Exodus 33:19; Exodus 34:6-7; Deuteronomy 5:33). The entire religious, political, and social life of Israel, so far as it differed from surrounding nations, can be traced back to the national thought of and connection with Jehovah. (See especially Piepenbring.)