Ezekiel 16:2

“Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations;

World English Bible British with Deuterocanon

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Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,

In Context

1Again the LORD’s word came to me, saying,

3and say, ‘The Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: “Your origin and your birth is of the land of the Canaanite. An Amorite was your father, and your mother was a Hittite.

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Cross References

Isaiah 58:1“Cry aloud! Don’t spare! Lift up your voice like a trumpet! Declare to my people their disobedience, and to the house of Jacob their sins.

Ezekiel 20:4“Will you judge them, son of man? Will you judge them? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers.

Ezekiel 23:36The LORD said moreover to me: “Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.

Hosea 8:1“Put the trumpet to your lips! Something like an eagle is over the LORD’s house, because they have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law.

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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