Ezekiel 23:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.

They committed whoredoms in Egypt. Even so early in their history as their Egyptian sojourn they committed idolatries (notes, Ezekiel 20:6-8; Joshua 24:14).

In their youth - an aggravation of their sin. It was at the very time of their receiving extraordinary favours from God (Ezekiel 16:6; Ezekiel 16:22).

They bruised the teats of their virginity - namely, the Egyptians, in a spiritual sense, bruised the teats of Israel's and Judah's virginity.

Ezekiel 23:3

3 And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.