John Gill Commentary Ezekiel 16:32

John Gill Commentary

Ezekiel 16:32

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
John Gill
John Gill

John Gill Commentary

Ezekiel 16:32

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"A wife that committeth adultery! that taketh strangers instead of her husband!" — Ezekiel 16:32 (ASV)

[But as] a wife that committeth adultery Who has a husband, and is provided for with all the necessaries of life, with food and clothing; and so has no need to prostitute herself for a livelihood, as common strumpets do; but does it purely for the satiating of her lust: and such were the people of the Jews, they were married to the Lord, who took care of them, and provided everything for them, and acted the part of a husband to them; so that it was the weakness of their hearts, and the strength of their corruptions, which led them to depart from him, and commit idolatry; which in them was adultery, while the sin of the Gentiles was as simple fornication:

[which] taketh strangers instead of her husband ; that takes other men into her bed instead of her husband, not for the sake of gain, but lust; and this was the case of the Jews, who were a wicked people, an idolatrous generation; who took strange gods to worship instead of the true God, who had been a husband to them, (Jeremiah 31:32) .