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Ezekiel 16

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 16 of 48

1 And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,

2 Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations; and say, So says the Lord Jehovah to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth is of the land of Canaan. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.

3 As for your birth, in the day you were born, your navel was not cut, and you were not washed with water to cleanse you. And you were not salted, and you were not at all swaddled.

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Chapter Summary

Under the similitude of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem. Jehovah's love towards her. Her sin calls for judgments.

Key Hebrew Words

תּוֹעֵבָה abomination H8441 · TWOT 2530a
זָנָה commit fornication H2181 · TWOT 563
בְּרִית covenant H1285 · TWOT 282a
עֶרְוָה nakedness H6172 · TWOT 1692b
יֳפִי beauty H3308 · TWOT 890c
אֶתְנַן harlot's hire H868 · TWOT 2529a

People & Context

Ezekiel

The prophet addressed as 'son of man,' told to confront Jerusalem with her abominations through the wife allegory.

Sodom

Personified as Jerusalem's younger sister, whose pride and neglect of the poor are judged less guilty than Jerusalem's.

Samaria

Personified as Jerusalem's older sister whose sins are reckoned only half of Jerusalem's far greater corruption.

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