Ezekiel 16:38

Verse 38

38. I will judge thee The scorn of the nations whose favor she has courted will be the least of her punishment.

I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy Rather, I will make thee to be the blood of fury and jealousy. The meaning is that hers shall be the bloody death which, according to the law, the furious husband could inflict upon the wife who has been untrue to the marriage vow and has shed the blood of her child. (See Ezekiel 16:20; Ezekiel 16:36; Ezekiel 23:25; Leviticus 20:10; Deuteronomy 22:22.) Toy translates, “I will inflict on thee the bloody requital of furious indignation.”

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

Verse 38

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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