Ezekiel 16:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 16:3

God’s Love for Jerusalem

1 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

2 “Son of man, ^acause Jerusalem to know her abominations,

3 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God to Jerusalem: “Your¹ birth ^aand your nativity are from the land of Canaan; ^byour father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.

4 As for your nativity, ^aon the day you were born your navel cord was not cut, nor were you washed in water to cleanse you; you were not rubbed with salt nor wrapped in swaddling cloths.

5 No eye pitied you, to do any of these things for you, to have compassion on you; but you were thrown out into the open field, when you yourself were¹ loathed on the day you were born.

6 “And when I passed by you and saw you struggling in your own blood, I said to you in your blood, ‘Live!’ Yes, I said to you in your blood, ‘Live!’

7 ^aI made you thrive like a plant in the field; and you grew, matured, and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed, your hair grew, but you were naked and bare.

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Definitions of words in Ezekiel 16:3:

Birth {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Birth {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Father {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Father {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Land {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Mother {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Canaan {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Canaan {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

God {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Jerusalem {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jerusalem {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Amorite {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Hittite {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

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