Ezekiel 16:38 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy. ”

Ezekiel 16:38 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judah is now represented as undergoing the punishment adjudged to an adulteress and murderess. Only in her utter destruction shall the wrath of the Lord, the jealous God, cease. Ezekiel 16:36...
Ezekiel 16:38 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And I will judge thee, as women that (s) break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy. (s) I will judge you to death as the adulterers and murderers.
Ezekiel 16:38 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

as . with the judgments meted out to: i.e. by death ( Leviticus 20:20 ; 2 John 1:8 ; 2 John 1:8 ; 2 John 1:8 :5). Compare Genesis 38:24 .
Ezekiel 16:38 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

This verse is only added for the sake of explanation. Already God had explained shortly and clearly every event which should happen to the Jews, yet they should perish in the greatest disgrace...
Ezekiel 16:38 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy.
Ezekiel 16:38 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I will judge thee, as women, &c.— As adultresses and shedders of blood are judged; and I will take the same punishment of thee which is taken by a furious and jealous husband. Houbigant. The...
Ezekiel 16:38 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy. I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock - ( Leviticus 20:1...
Ezekiel 16:38 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Foundling Child who became an Unfaithful Wife From Hosea onwards the prophets spoke of idolatry under the figure of unchastity. God was the husband of Israel, but she proved unfaithful to Him....
Ezekiel 16:38 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Women that break wedlock and shed blood. — Under the Mosaic law the penalty for adultery was death ( Leviticus 20:10 ), and the same penalty also was attached to the devotion of “seed to Moloch” (...
Ezekiel 16:38 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

JERUSALEM-AN IDEAL HISTORY Ezekiel 16:1-63 IN order to understand the place which the sixteenth chapter occupies in this section of the book, we must remember that a chief source of the antagon...
Ezekiel 16:38 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The second figure was that of the adulteress, and this the prophet wrought out at great length. Jerusalem was arraigned on account of her abominations, which were described under the figure of that s...
Ezekiel 16:38 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What is here said comes in as the suitable conclusion of such daring rebellion as Israel had, in the preceding paragraph, been accused of. If Israel hath thus played the harlot, what shall arise, or...
Ezekiel 16:38 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And I will judge thee as women that break wedlock ,.... The marriage covenant, defile the marriage bed, and were adulteresses, who by the law of Moses were to be punished with death, Leviticus 20:1...
Ezekiel 16:38 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy. Ver. 38. And I will judge thee as women that break wedlock. ] See Le...
Ezekiel 16:38 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Behold, I will gather all thy lovers Those allies, whose friendship thou hast courted, by complying with their idolatries; with all them that thou hast hated As Edom, Moab, and Ammon: who were al...
Ezekiel 16:38 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Grievous Punishment of Israel; Punishment Threatened. B. C. 593. 35 Wherefore, O harlo...
Ezekiel 16:38 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

And I, who am thy Lord and Husband, whose authority and kindness thou hast so contemned and abused, will judge thee; both condemn thee to suffer what thou deservest, and execute what thou art con...
Ezekiel 16:38 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“And I will judge you as women who break wedlock and shed blood are judged. And I will bring on you the blood of fury and jealousy.” Because of her licentious behaviour and sacrifice of her children...
Ezekiel 16:38 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

ISRAEL’S PUNISHMENT WILL CORRESPOND WITH HER SINS. ( Ezekiel 16:35-42 ) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 16:35-36 . “Because thy filthiness was poured out.” Heb. “Because thy brass has been lavished.”...
Ezekiel 16:38 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

In this very remarkable chapter, God describes his ancient people Israel under the figure of an infant which had been cast away, but which he had cared for and tended, and upon which he had lavished...
Ezekiel 16:38 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 16:3 . Thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother a Hittite, a Chittith, a family of immodesty. The Israelites gloried in their descent from the holy patriarchs, heirs of the promises; but...
Ezekiel 16:38 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The section on which we now enter, with its companion picture in Ezekiel 23:1-26 ; forms the most terrible, one might almost say the most repellent, part of Ezekiel's prophetic utter...
Ezekiel 16:38 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Punishment of the Lord Announced
Ezekiel 16:38 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 16:10-20 ; Ezekiel 16:24 ; Ezekiel 16:25 ; Ezekiel 16:31 ; Ezekiel 23:26 ; Ezekiel 23:29 ; Ezekiel 7:22-24 ; Hosea 2:3 ; Hosea 2:9-13 ; Isaiah 27:9 ; Isaiah 3:16-24
Ezekiel 16:38 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Blood — Thou gavest the blood of thy children to idols in sacrifice; I will give thee thine own blood to drink.

Ezekiel 16:38 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 16:38 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ezekiel 16:38 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ezekiel 16:38 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 16:38 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 16:38 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ezekiel 16:38 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 16:38 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 16:38 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ezekiel 16:38 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ezekiel 16:38 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 16:38 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ezekiel 16:38 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ezekiel 16:38 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ezekiel 16:38 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 16:38 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ezekiel 16:38 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ezekiel 16:38 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 16:38 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ezekiel 16:38 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ezekiel 16:38 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 16:38 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ezekiel 16:38 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ezekiel 16:38 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 16:38 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes