Ezekiel 16:3

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

2 “Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her abominations

and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.

4 On the day of your birth your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing. You were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths.

5 No one cared enough for you to do even one of these things out of compassion for you. Instead, you were thrown out into the open field, because you were despised on the day of your birth.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.
KJV
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.
WEB
and say, ‘The Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: “Your origin and your birth is of the land of the Canaanite. An Amorite was your father, and your mother was a Hittite.
ASV
and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto Jerusalem: Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of the Canaanite; the Amorite was thy father, and thy mother was a Hittite.
DARBY
and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto Jerusalem: Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of the Canaanite: thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother a Hittite.
BLB
and say, thus says the Lord YHWH to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth [are] from the land of the Canaanite; your father [was] an Amorite, and your mother a Hittite.
ÅB
og si: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud, til Jerusalem: Ditt opphav og din avstamning er fra kana'anittenes land; en amoritt var din far, og en hetittkvinne din mor.
OTB
og si: ‘Dette sier den suverene Herren til Jerusalem: Din opprinnelse og fødsel var i Kanaans land; din far var en amoritt og din mor en hetitt.
B1930
og si: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud, til Jerusalem: Ditt ophav og din avstamning er fra kana'anittenes land; en amoritt var din far, og en hetittkvinne din mor.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 16:45

    You are the daughter of your mother, who despised her husband and children. You are the sister of your sisters, who despised their husbands and children. Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite.

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  • Isaiah 51:1–2

    “Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.

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  • Deuteronomy 20:17

    For you must devote them to complete destruction —the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you,

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  • John 8:44

    You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

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  • Nehemiah 9:7

    You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.

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  • Genesis 15:16

    In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

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  • Luke 3:7

    Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

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  • 1 Kings 21:26

    He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)

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