Ezekiel 16:36
Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast poured forth thy money, therefore thy shame shall be discovered in thy harlotry with thy lovers, and with regard to all the imaginations of thine iniquities, and for the blood of thy children which thou hast given to them.
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35Therefore, harlot, hear the word of the Lord:
Cross References
Genesis 3:10And he said to him, I heard thy voice as thou walkedst in the garden, and I feared because I was naked and I hid myself.
Jeremiah 2:34and in thy hands has been found the blood of innocent souls; I have not found them in holes, but on every oak.
Jeremiah 19:5and built high places for Baal, to burn their children in the fire, which things I commanded not, neither did I design them in my heart:
Ezekiel 16:15Thou didst trust in thy beauty, and didst go a-whoring because of thy renown, and didst pour out thy fornication on every passerby.
Ezekiel 22:15And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee in the countries, and thy uncleanness shall be removed out of thee.
Ezekiel 23:10They uncovered her shame: they took her sons and daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became a byword among women; and they wrought vengeance in her for the sake of the daughters.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 16:36-44
Grievous Punishment of Israel; Punishment Threatened. ( b. c. 593.) 35 Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the Lord : 36 Thus saith the Lord God ; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them; 37 Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast… Read the whole commentary →