Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them;
Because thy filthiness was poured out - "filthiness," literally, brass; metaphor for the lowest part of the person (Calvin). The English version is better; thy filthy lewdness is poured out without restraint (cf. Jeremiah 13:27). As silver is an emblem of purity, brass typifies "filthiness," because it easily contracts rust. Henderson explains it, 'Because thy money was lavished on thy lovers' (Ezekiel 16:31; Ezekiel 16:33-34).
Blood of thy children - (Ezekiel 16:20; Jeremiah 2:34, "In thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents").