Ezekiel 16:2

“Son of man, inform Jerusalem about her abominations,

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Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,

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1Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

3and declare, 'The Lord Yahweh says this to Jerusalem: Your beginning and your birth took place in the land of Canaan; your father was an Amorite, and your mother was a Hittite.

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Cross References

Isaiah 58:1“Cry loudly; do not hold back. Lift up your voice like a trumpet. 1 Confront my people with their rebellion, and the house of Jacob with their sins. 1

Ezekiel 20:4Will you judge them? Will you judge, son of man? Let them know about their fathers' abominations.

Ezekiel 23:36Yahweh said to me, “Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? So present to them their disgusting actions,

Hosea 8:1“Place a trumpet at your lips! 1 An eagle is coming over the house of Yahweh 1 because the people have broken my covenant 1 and rebelled against my law. 1

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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