Ezekiel 16:2

“You human, cause the people of Jerusalem to think about their detestable behavior.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,

In Context

1Yahweh gave me another message. He said,

3Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says to you people of Jerusalem: It is as though you are a woman who [MET] was born in the country where the Canaan people-group lived. It is as though [MET] your father belonged to the Amor people-group and your mother belonged to the Heth people-group.

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Cross References

Isaiah 58:1Yahweh said to me, “Shout loudly! Shout like [SIM] a loud trumpet! Shout to warn my Israeli people about their sins [DOU]!

Ezekiel 20:4If you are [RHQ] willing to warn them, remind them of the detestable things that their ancestors did.

Ezekiel 23:36Yahweh said to me, “You human, you must [RHQ] judge the people of those two cities represented by Oholah and Oholibah. You must remind them of their detestable behavior:

Hosea 8:1Yahweh said to me, “Blow [MTY] your trumpet to warn the people! My people have rejected the agreement that I made with them, and they have rebelled against obeying my laws. Therefore, their enemies are swooping down on my people’s country like [SIM] an eagle.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 16:2-6

The Meanness of Judah's Origin. ( b. c. 593.) 1 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, 3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother a Hittite. 4 And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. 5 None eye pitied thee, to do any… Read the whole commentary →

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