Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Were thy whoredoms a small matter, that thou hast slain my children, and delivered them up, in causing them to pass through [the fire] unto them?" — Ezekiel 16:20-21 (ASV)
Borne unto me - me is emphatic. The children of Yahweh have been devoted to Moloch. The rites of Moloch were twofold:
Probably the first is alluded to in Ezekiel 16:20; the two rites together in Ezekiel 16:21.