Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 16:38

"And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will bring upon thee the blood of wrath and jealousy." — Ezekiel 16:38 (ASV)

Women who break wedlock and shed blood. —Under the Mosaic law, the penalty for adultery was death (Leviticus 20:10). The same penalty also applied to dedicating “seed to Moloch” (Leviticus 20:1–5) and to murder (Exodus 21:12).

The Jewish method of capital punishment for individuals was stoning (see Leviticus 20:2, and compare to John 8:5). For punishing an apostate city, the method was the sword (Deuteronomy 13:15).

Hence, both methods are mentioned together in Ezekiel 16:40, though this is somewhat at the expense of the allegory's consistency.

The last clause would be more exactly translated: “I will make thee blood of fury and jealousy.” The fury refers to the avenging of murder, and the jealousy to the punishment of adultery, each requiring the life, or blood, of the offender.