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Ezekiel 16:37

Judgment

35 Therefore, O prostitute, hear the word of the LORD!

36 This is what the Lord GOD says: Because you poured out your wealth and exposed your nakedness in your promiscuity with your lovers and with all your detestable idols, and because of the blood of your children which you gave to them,

therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.

38 And I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and those who shed blood; so I will bring upon you the wrath of your bloodshed and jealousy.

39 Then I will deliver you into the hands of your lovers, and they will level your mounds and tear down your lofty shrines. They will strip off your clothes, take your fine jewelry, and leave you naked and bare.

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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
therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.
KJV
Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.
WEB
therefore see, I will gather all your lovers, with whom you have taken pleasure, and all those whom you have loved, with all those whom you have hated. I will even gather them against you on every side, and will uncover your nakedness to them, that they may see all your nakedness.
ASV
therefore behold, I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them against thee on every side, and will uncover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.
DARBY
therefore, behold, I will gather all thy lovers with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all that thou hast loved, with all that thou hast hated, I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.
BLB
therefore, behold, I will gather all your lovers, with whom you took pleasure, and all those whom you loved, along with all those you hated, and I will gather them against you from all around. And I will uncover your nakedness to them, that they may see all your nakedness.
ÅB
se, derfor samler jeg alle dine elskere, som likte deg så godt, og alle dem du elsket, og likeså alle dem du hatet - jeg vil samle dem mot deg fra alle kanter og avdekke din blusel for dem, så de får se hele din blusel.
OTB
derfor vil jeg samle alle dine elskere, med hvem du fant glede, de du elsket så vel som de du hatet. Jeg vil samle dem mot deg fra alle retninger og vil eksponere din nakenhet for dem, så de kan se all din nakenhet.
B1930
se, derfor samler jeg alle dine elskere, som likte dig så godt, og alle dem du elsket, og likeså alle dem du hatet - jeg vil samle dem mot dig fra alle kanter og avdekke din blusel for dem, så de får se hele din blusel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 13:22

    And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been stripped off and your body has been exposed.

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  • Hosea 2:3

    Otherwise, I will strip her naked and expose her like the day of her birth. I will make her like a desert and turn her into a parched land, and I will let her die of thirst.

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  • Hosea 2:10

    And then I will expose her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and no one will deliver her out of My hands.

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  • Nahum 3:5–6

    “Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations and your shame to the kingdoms.

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  • Jeremiah 13:26

    So I will pull your skirts up over your face, that your shame may be seen.

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  • Revelation 17:16

    And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.

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  • Ezekiel 23:9–10

    Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted.

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  • Hosea 8:10

    Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes.

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