Ezekiel 16:27 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 16:27

25 You built your high places ^aat the head of every road, and made your beauty to be abhorred. You offered yourself to everyone who passed by, and multiplied your acts of harlotry.

26 You also committed harlotry with ^athe Egyptians, your very fleshly neighbors, and increased your acts of harlotry to ^bprovoke Me to anger.

27 “Behold, therefore, I stretched out My hand against you, diminished your¹ allotment, and gave you up to the will of those who hate you, ^athe daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd behavior.

28 You also played the harlot with the ^aAssyrians, because you were insatiable; indeed you played the harlot with them and still were not satisfied.

29 Moreover you multiplied your acts of harlotry as far as the land of the trader, ^aChaldea; and even then you were not satisfied.

30 “How degenerate is your heart!” says the Lord God, “seeing you do all these things, the deeds of a brazen harlot.

Jerusalem’s Adultery

31 ^a“You erected your shrine at the head of every road, and built your¹ high place in every street. Yet you were not like a harlot, because you scorned ^bpayment.

32 You are an adulterous wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 16:27

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American Standard Version
Behold therefore, I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary `food', and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, that are ashamed of thy lewd way.

Amplified® Bible
Behold therefore, I have stretched out My hand against you, diminished your ordinary allowance of food, and delivered you over to the will of those who hate {and} despise you, the daughters of the Philistines, who turned away in shame from your despicable policy {and} lewd behavior [for they are faithful to their gods]!

Contemporary English Version
So I punished you by letting those greedy Philistine enemies take over some of your territory. But even they were offended by your disgusting behavior.

Darby English Version
And behold, I stretched out my hand over thee, and diminished thine appointed portion; and I gave thee over unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, who were confounded at thy lewd way.

Good News Bible
"Now I have raised my hand to punish you and to take away your share of my blessing. I have handed you over to the Philistines, who hate you and are disgusted with your immoral actions.

King James Version
Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way.

New American Standard Bible
"Behold now, I have stretched out My hand against you and diminished your rations. And I delivered you up to the desire of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who are ashamed of your lewd conduct.

New International Version
So I stretched out my hand against you and reduced your territory; I gave you over to the greed of your enemies, the daughters of the Philistines, who were shocked by your lewd conduct.

New King James Version
“Behold, therefore, I stretched out My hand against you, diminished your allotment, and gave you up to the will of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd behavior.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Behold now, I have stretched out My hand against you and diminished your rations. And I delivered you up to the desire of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who have become ashamed of your lewd conduct.

Revised Standard Version
Behold, therefore, I stretched out my hand against you, and diminished your allotted portion, and delivered you to the greed of your enemies, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd behavior.

Young's Literal Translation
And lo, I have stretched out My hand against thee, And I diminish thy portion, And give thee to the desire of those hating thee, The daughters of the Philistines, Who are ashamed of thy wicked way.

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