Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
fornication with . . . Egyptians—alliances with Egypt, cemented by sharing their idolatries.
great of flesh—of powerful virile parts; figuratively for the gross and lustful religion of Egypt (for example, Isis, etc.), which alone could satisfy the abominable lust of Israel (Ezekiel 20:7-8; Ezekiel 23:19-21).
to provoke me—wantonly and purposely.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ezekiel 16:26:
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