Ezekiel 23:16

Translations

Modern

At the sight of them, she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

Traditional

And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.

Literal

And she lusted for them at the seeing of her eyes, and she sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

Latin

…insanivit super eos concupiscentia oculorum suorum, et misit nuntios ad eos in Chaldæam.

Original

Hebrew

English

At the sight of them, she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

Notes

Ezekiel 23:11–18

Samaria’s reputation and punishment were known to everyone in Ezekiel’s time. Her sister, Oholibah (Jerusalem), followed the same pattern of life and was even worse than her sister. The kings of Judah thought it was wise to form alliances with Babylon and Assyria. However, the prophet saw this as a pattern of ongoing spiritual unfaithfulness.

Ezekiel 23:1–49

This chapter, like chapter 16, tells the history of the northern and southern kingdoms of Israel and Judah. It does this through an extended metaphor (a comparison that continues through many verses).

In this comparison, Samaria and Jerusalem, the capital cities, are described as two immoral women. The language is strong and direct.

This metaphor shows that their judgment was certain and deserved.

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

Related verses

Ezekiel 16:29
So you extended your promiscuity to Chaldea, the land of merchants—but even with this you were not satisfied!
Matthew 5:28
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Job 31:1
“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
Proverbs 23:33
Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
2 Samuel 11:2
One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
2 Kings 24:1
During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
2 Peter 2:14
Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
Proverbs 6:25
Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
Ezekiel 23:40–41
Furthermore, you sisters sent messengers for men who came from afar; and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry.
Genesis 39:7
…and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
Ezekiel 16:17
You also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you, and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself.

Places

Chaldea: Ancient Mesopotamian empire; known for astrology and wisdom

Glossary

Aholah Aholibah Ezekiel, Book of Oholah and Oholibah

Topics

Idolatry: Wicked Practices of Licentiousness of

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