Then I will give you to these many nations who are your lovers, and they will destroy you. They will knock down your pagan shrines and the altars to your idols. They will strip you and take your beautiful jewels, leaving you stark naked.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Judah is now represented as undergoing the punishment adjudged to an adulteress and murderess. Only in her utter destruction will the wrath of the …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Eminent places. —See Note on Ezekiel 16:24. The destruction of her idolatries as well as the desolation of Israel herself is foret…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here Ezekiel elaborates on God’s judgment, when he teaches that the Jews would not only be exposed to every disgrace, as if brought onto a prominen…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And I also will give you into their hand: Into the hand of their lovers and enemies that should be gathered against them,…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

In this chapter, God's dealings with the Jewish nation and their conduct toward Him are described, along with their punishment through the surround…