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Then said I of her who was old in adulteries, Now will they play the prostitute with her, and she [with them].
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A Declaration, Not a Question
Multiple commentators clarify that this verse is not a question but a divine declaration. After all attempts to bring His people back had failed, God announces that this final act of spiritual adultery (alliances and idolatry) will now be committed. This signals that judgment is imminent and that God is, in a sense, giving them over to the consequences of their choices.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Will they now commit ... - More accurately, now her whoredom is to be committed—this very one; that is, when Israel and Judah had sought the…
19th Century
Anglican
Will they now commit? —This should not be made a question, nor should the opening of Ezekiel 23:44 be made adversative. The though…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries That had been an old adulterer or idolater; meaning either Aholah th…
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A history of the apostasy of God's people from Him, and its aggravation.
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