Ezekiel 16:35 kjv
Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:
Ezekiel 16:35 nkjv
'Now then, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD!
Ezekiel 16:35 niv
"?'Therefore, you prostitute, hear the word of the LORD!
Ezekiel 16:35 esv
"Therefore, O prostitute, hear the word of the LORD:
Ezekiel 16:35 nlt
"Therefore, you prostitute, listen to this message from the LORD!
Ezekiel 16 35 Cross References
| Verse | Text | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel 16:36 | And thou shalt be punished, as women that are adulteresses are punished, and ye shall be punished with the blood of them that were slain by them. | Judgment and retribution |
| Jeremiah 13:22 | For if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy forces are violated. | Shame from sin |
| Hosea 2:3 | Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her in a dry land, and slay her with thirst. | Exposure and desolation |
| Micah 1:7 | And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot. | Consequences of idolatry |
| Lamentations 1:8 | Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they see her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward. | Public shame of sin |
| Revelation 17:16 | And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. | Destruction of Babylon |
| Ezekiel 23:47 | And the congregation shall stone them with stones, and cut them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire. | Judgment on unfaithful |
| Romans 6:23 | For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. | The price of sin |
| James 1:15 | Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. | Sin's progression and end |
| Ezekiel 16:1-14 | Description of Jerusalem's early beauty and relationship with God. | Covenant faithfulness |
| Isaiah 3:18-24 | The Lord’s judgment on the daughters of Zion for their pride and immodesty. | Divine judgment on vanity |
| Psalm 107:34 | For he turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground; | God's power to desolate |
| Jeremiah 4:30 | And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; they will despise thee, they will seek thy life. | Futility of outward adornment |
| Hosea 1:2 | When the LORD began to speak by Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD. | Israel as an unfaithful wife |
| Isaiah 1:21 | How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of justice; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. | Jerusalem's fall from grace |
| Nahum 3:5 | Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and show the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame. | God's judgment on Nineveh |
| 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 | Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. | Consequences of unrighteousness |
| Leviticus 20:10 | And the man that committeth adultery with the wife of his neighbour, let that man and the adulteress be put to death. | Penalty for adultery |
| Deuteronomy 22:22 | If a man be found lying with a woman married to a husband, then both he that lay with the woman, and the woman, shall die: so thou shalt put away the evil from Israel. | Law against adultery |
| 1 Samuel 15:23 | For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. | Rejection and rebellion |
| Psalm 51:17 | The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not despise. | Repentance and humility |
Ezekiel 16 verses
Ezekiel 16 35 Meaning
This verse describes a consequence of spiritual adultery. The unfaithful woman, representing Jerusalem, will face severe judgment, becoming an object of public scorn and receiving a punitive, retaliatory punishment.
Ezekiel 16 35 Context
This verse is part of Ezekiel's extended prophecy concerning Jerusalem (personified as a woman in chapter 16). The entire chapter allegorically recounts Jerusalem's history from its abandonment and rescue to its later spiritual adultery through idolatry and alliances with foreign powers. In this particular verse, Ezekiel details the severe punishment that will befall Jerusalem as a direct consequence of its covenant unfaithfulness and its association with the "lovers" or foreign nations it pursued. The judgment will be public, humiliating, and retributive, reflecting the societal understanding of the penalties for adultery at the time.
Ezekiel 16 35 Word Analysis
- וְאֶת (və'et): And them (conjunction and preposition) - Connects this verse to the preceding pronouncements of judgment.
- תִּשָּׁפְטִי (tishâfəti): You shall be judged (Qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular) - This signifies a future action, a legal process of accountability and condemnation that will be carried out against Jerusalem.
- מִשְׁפַּט (mishpat): Judgment (noun) - Refers to the legal sentence or ruling that will be pronounced.
- נֹאֲפוֹת (nō'afōt): Adulteresses (Qal participle, feminine plural) - Directly links Jerusalem's spiritual unfaithfulness to the Mosaic Law's condemnation of adultery. The punishment will mirror that of women found guilty of this crime.
- וּבִדְמֵי (ūvidmē): And with the blood (conjunction and preposition + plural noun) - Introduces the nature of the punitive shedding of blood, indicating retribution.
- הַהֲרוּגוֹת (hăhărūgōt): Those slain (Hofal participle, feminine plural) - Refers to the people who were killed during the violent judgment or, metaphorically, the consequences of her sinful actions that led to bloodshed.
- בָּהֶן (bāhēn): By them (preposition and 3rd person feminine plural suffix) - The agents or victims of the bloodshed associated with Jerusalem's unfaithfulness.
Ezekiel 16 35 Word-by-Word Analysis
- And you shall be judged: Emphasizes the inescapable nature of divine justice. The judgment is not arbitrary but a righteous consequence.
- with the judgment of adulteresses: Highlights the specific nature of the punishment, directly correlating to the spiritual whoredom described throughout the chapter. The penalty reflects the sin.
- and with the blood of those slain by them: Denotes a severe, violent retribution. The shedding of blood signifies extreme penalty, and the "them" can refer to the people killed due to Jerusalem's actions or, more intensely, a mirroring of the judicial punishments where those guilty of severe crimes were put to death. This suggests the punishment will be one of violence and bloodshed, perhaps involving warfare or execution.
Ezekiel 16 35 Bonus Section
The allegorical use of adultery to describe unfaithfulness to God is a prominent theme throughout the Old Testament, particularly in prophetic books like Hosea and Jeremiah, and even in Ezekiel. This imagery conveys the depth of betrayal and the sacredness of the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The specific mention of "judgment of adulteresses" reflects the detailed laws and severe punishments associated with adultery in ancient Israelite society. Furthermore, the punishment being described as "blood of them that were slain by them" resonates with the concept of inherited guilt or the devastating consequences of sin that can spill over onto a whole community, causing widespread death and destruction.
Ezekiel 16 35 Commentary
The verse acts as a direct consequence for Jerusalem's pervasive spiritual infidelity. The city, likened to a woman who has repeatedly engaged in sexual immorality, will now face judgment. This judgment is not merely condemnation but a severe, legal, and retributive penalty, specifically mirroring the severe consequences prescribed in the Mosaic Law for adultery, which included death. The mention of "blood of them that were slain by them" points to a violent reckoning. It implies that Jerusalem will suffer from bloodshed, perhaps through war or internal strife, and these violent consequences will be seen as a direct repayment for its sins, just as the blood of victims shed through its wicked deeds or sinful alliances is counted against it. This highlights the principle that sin carries with it the consequence of destruction and bloodshed, aligning with God's just retribution for covenant breaking and idolatry.