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Ezekiel 16:41

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Then they will burn down your houses and execute judgment against you in the sight of many women. I will put an end to your prostitution, and you will never again pay your lovers.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 41

Still God is justifying himself in the desolations he is about to bring upon Jerusalem; and very largely, in this chapter, he shows the prophet, and orders him to show the people, that he did but punish them as their sins deserved. In the foregoing chapter he had compared Jerusalem to an unfruitful vine, that was fit for nothing but the fire; in this chapter he compares it to an adulteress, that, in justice, ought to be abandoned and exposed, and he must therefore show the people their abominations, that they might see how little reason they had to complain of the judgments they were under. In this long discourse are set forth, I. The despicable and deplorable beginnings of that church and nation (Eze 16:3-5). II. The many honours and favours God had bestowed upon them (Eze 16:6-14). III. Their treacherous and ungrateful departures from him to the services and worship of idols, here represented by the most impudent whoredom (v. 15-34). IV. A threatening of terrible destroying judgments, which God would bring upon them for this sin (Eze 16:35-43). V. An aggravation both of their sin and of their punishment, by comparison with Sodom and Samaria (v. 44-59). VI. A promise of mercy in the close, which God would show to a penitent remnant (Eze 16:60-63). And this is designed for admonition to us.

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Strong's Concordancev. 41

שָׂרַף (sâraph, H8313) — to be (causatively, set) on fire בַּיִת (bayith, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) אֵשׁ (ʼêsh, H784) — fire (literally or figuratively) עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application שֶׁפֶט (shepheṭ, H8201) — a sentence, i.e. infliction עַיִן (ʻayin, H5869) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) רַב (rab, H7227) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, H802) — a woman שָׁבַת (shâbath, H7673) — to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative,… זָנָה (zânâh, H2181) — to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely… נָתַן (nâthan, H5414) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) אֶתְנַן (ʼethnan, H868) — a gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry)

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Ezekiel 23:48rank 5

So I will put an end to indecency in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your behavior.

II Kings 25:9rank 4

He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

Jeremiah 39:8rank 4

The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 52:13rank 4

He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

Ezekiel 23:27rank 4

So I will put an end to your indecency and prostitution, which began in the land of Egypt, and you will not lift your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.’

Ezekiel 23:10rank 3

They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and put her to the sword. Thus she became a byword among women, and they executed judgment against her.

Deuteronomy 13:16rank 3

And you are to gather all its plunder in the middle of the public square, and completely burn the city and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. The city must remain a mound of ruins forever, never to be rebuilt.

Ezekiel 5:8rank 3

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself am against you, Jerusalem, and I will execute judgments among you in the sight of the nations.

Ezekiel 37:23rank 2

They will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images, or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.

Micah 3:12rank 2

Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.

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