Ezekiel 16:34

And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
contrary	הֵ֤פֶךְ He.fekh	H2016	a turn · noun, common masculine singular absolute
women	הַנָּשִׁים֙ ha.na.Shim	H802	a woman · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
whoredoms	בְּתַזְנוּתַ֔יִךְ be.taz.nu.Ta.yikh	H8457	harlotry · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
followeth	וְאַחֲרַ֖יִךְ ve.'a.cha.Ra.yikh	H310	properly · conjunction + cardinal number, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
whoredoms	זוּנָּ֑ה zu.Nah	H2181	to commit adultery (usually of the female · verb, pual perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
givest	וּבְתִתֵּ֣ךְ u.ve.ti.Tekh	H5414	to give · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
reward	אֶתְנָ֗ן 'et.Nan	H868	a gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
reward	וְאֶתְנַ֛ן ve.'et.Nan	H868	a gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
given	נִתַּן ni.tan-	H5414	to give · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
art	וַיְהִי vay.hi-	H1961	to exist · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
contrary	לְהֶֽפֶךְ le.He.fekh	H2016	a turn · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 16:15-34

In these verses we have an account of the great wickedness of the people of Israel, especially in worshipping idols, notwithstanding the great favours that God had conferred upon them, by which, one would think, they should have been for ever engaged to him. This wickedness of theirs is here represented by the lewd and scandalous conversation of that beautiful maid which was rescued from ruin, brought up and well provided for by a kind friend and benefactor, that had been in all respects as a father and a husband to her. Their idolatry was the great provoking sin that they were guilty of; it began in the latter end of Solomon's time (for from Samuel's till then I do not remember that we read…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 16:33

Israel hired her paramours, instead of being, like other harlots, hired by them; she also followed them without their following her.

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 16:27

Have diminished thine ordinary - חקך chukkech means here the household provision made for a wife - food, clothing, and money.

John Gill on Ezekiel 16:34

And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms,.... Of which an instance is given before, and another is added, with the repetition of the former: whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms; the Jews followed the examples, customs, and practices of the Gentiles, in worshipping of their idols; but the Gentiles did not follow the Jews, they kept to their own gods, and did not worship the God of Israel; which with respect to their own gods would have been fornication; and whereas it is usual for men to follow after whorish women, and solicit them by gifts and presents, or promises, and not for them to follow the men, court and solicit them; on the other hand, the Jews, who…

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Dictionary and topics

Fornication — In every form of it was sternly condemned by the Mosaic law (Lev. 21:9; 19:29; Deut. 22:20, 21, 23-29; 23:18; Ex. 22:16). (See ADULTERY.) But this word is more frequently used in a symbolical than in…
Solomon, Song of — Called also, after the Vulgate, the “Canticles.” It is the “song of songs” (1:1), as being the finest and most precious of its kind; the noblest song, “das Hohelied,” as Luther calls it. The…
High Places · Licentious practices at — Licentious practices at
Lasciviousness · FIGURATIVE — FIGURATIVE

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 16:34

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 16:15-34

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 16:33

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 16:27

John Gill on Ezekiel 16:34

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Ezekiel 16:34

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 16:15-34

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 16:33

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 16:27

John Gill on Ezekiel 16:34

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Ezekiel 16:34

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 16:23-34

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 16:26-29

Rashi on Ezekiel 16:34