Eze 16:22, 43 | JFB | STEP | 22. not remembered . . . youth —Forgetfulness of God's love is the source of all sins. Israel forgot her deliverance by God in the infancy of her national life. See , to which forms a lovely contrast ( ).

Ezekiel 16:22

22. not remembered . . . youth—Forgetfulness of God's love is the source of all sins. Israel forgot her deliverance by God in the infancy of her national life. See Eze 16:43, to which Eze 16:60 forms a lovely contrast (Jer 2:2; Ho 11:1).

Ezekiel 16:43

43. (Eze 16:22; Ps 78:42). In gratitude for God's favors to her in her early history.

fretted me— (Isa 63:10; Eph 4:30).

thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations—that is, this the wickedness (compare Zec 5:8), peculiarly hateful to God, namely, spiritual unchastity or idolatry, over and "above" (that is, besides) all thine other abominations. I will put it out of thy power to commit it by cutting thee off. FAIRBAIRN translates, "I will not do what is scandalous (namely, encouraging thee in thy sin by letting it pass with impunity) upon all thine abominations"; referring to Le 19:29, the conduct of a father who encouraged his daughter in harlotry. English Version is much better.