Eze 23 | TSK | STEP | The whoredoms of Aholah and Aholibah. Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers. The prophet reproves the adulteries of them both; and shews their judgments.

Ezekiel 23

1 The whoredoms of Aholah and Aholibah.

23 Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers.

36 The prophet reproves the adulteries of them both;

45 and shews their judgments.

two.

16:44,46; Jer 3:7-10

in Egypt.

20:8; Le 17:7; De 29:16; Jos 24:14

in their.

8,19,21; 16:22; Ho 2:15

the names.The kingdom of Israel, of which Samaria was the capital, containing ten tribes, and occupying a larger extent of country than that of Judah, is therefore called "her elder sister;" and Aholah, the name given to her, implies that the whole religious establishment in Israel was a human invention, a temple and service of their own, and not of God's appointment. Aholibah, the name given to Judah, implies that the worship established there was from God, and that His temple was truly at Jerusalem.

the elder.

16:40; 1Ki 12:20

they were.

16:8,20; Ex 19:5,6; Ps 45:11-16; Jer 2:2,3; Ro 7:4

Aholah. that is, His tent, or tabernacle.

1Ki 12:26-33; Joh 4:22

Aholibah. that is, My tabernacle in her.

1Ki 8:29; Ps 76:2; 132:13,14

Aholah.The Israelites, in addition to their former gross idolatries, received the impure idolatrous worship of the Assyrians, who became their neighbours by the conquest of Syria.

1Ki 14:9,16; 15:26,30; 16:31,32; 21:26; 2Ki 17:7-18

doted.

7,9,12,16,20; 16:37; Jer 50:38

on the.

16:28; 2Ki 15:19; 16:7; 17:3; Ho 5:13; 8:9,10; 10:6; 12:1

all of.

12-15

committed her whoredoms with them. Heb. bestowed herwhoredoms upon them.

16:15

the chosen men of Assyria. Heb. the choice of the childrenof Asshur.

Ge 10:22

with all their.

30; 20:7; 22:3,4; Ps 106:39; Ho 5:3; 6:10

whoredoms.

3,19,21; Ex 32:4; 1Ki 12:28; 2Ki 10:29; 17:16

2Ki 15:29; 17:3-6,23; 18:9-12; 1Ch 5:26; Ho 11:5; Re 17:12,13,16

discovered.

29; 16:37-41; Ho 2:3,10

they took.

famous. Heb. a name.

48; Jer 22:8,9

her sister.

4; Jer 3:8

was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she. Heb. shecorrupted her inordinate love more than she. her sister in her whoredoms. Heb. the whoredoms of her sister.

16:47-51; Jer 3:8-11

upon.

5; 16:28; 2Ki 16:7-15; 2Ch 28:16-23

captains.

6,23

that they.

31; 2Ki 17:18,19; Ho 12:1,2

pourtrayed.

8:10; Isa 46:1; Jer 50:2

vermilion.

Jer 22:14

with girdles.

1Sa 18:4; Isa 22:21

all of.

Jud 8:18; 2Sa 14:25

look to.That is, "princes in appearance;" which seem to have been the deified men worshipped by the Chaldeans. The inhabitants of Judah, like the Israelites, connected themselves with the Assyrians, and were enamoured with their idols; and then with the Chaldeans, and followed their idols; still retaining their attachment to the Egyptians and their idolatrous rites.

as soon as she saw them with her eyes. Heb. at the sight ofher eyes.

16:29; Ge 3:6; 6:2; 39:7; 2Sa 11:2; 2Ki 24:1; Job 31:1; Ps 119:37

Pr 6:25; 23:33; Mt 5:28

and sent.

40,41; 16:17,29; 2Pe 2:14

Babylonians. Heb. children of Babel.

Ge 10:10; 11:9

and her.

22,28; 16:37; 2Sa 13:15

alienated. Heb. loosed, or disjointed.

discovered.

16:36; 21:24; Isa 3:9; Jer 8:12; Ho 7:1

then.

De 32:19; Ps 78:59; 106:40; Jer 6:8; 12:8; 15:1; La 2:7; Ho 2:2

Am 6:8; Zec 11:8

multiplied.

14; 16:25,29,51; Am 4:4

in calling.

3,8,21; 16:22; 20:7

16:20,26

17:15; Jer 5:8

I will raise.

9,28; 16:37; Isa 10:5,6; 39:3,4; Hab 1:6-10; Re 17:16

from.

and I.

Jer 6:22,23; 12:9-12

Babylonians.

21:19-27; 2Ki 20:14-17; 25:1-3

the Chaldeans.

2Ki 24:2; Job 1:17; Isa 23:13; Ac 7:4

Pekod.

Jer 50:21

the Assyrians.

Ge 2:14; 25:18; Ezr 6:22

desirable.

6,12

with chariots.

26:10; Jer 47:3; Na 2:3,4; 3:2,3

I will set.

45; 16:38; 21:23; 2Sa 24:14; Jer 39:5,6

I will set.

5:13; 8:1-18; 16:38-42; Ex 34:14; De 29:20; 32:21,22; Pr 6:34

So 8:6; Zep 1:18

they shall take away.This refers to the severe vengeance which enraged husbands took on their faithless wives: and implies that God would employ the Chaldeans to destroy the princes and priests of Judah, for violating their covenants and treaties. Such punishments were anciently common; and such is the present practice in one of the South Sea Islands.

they shall take thy.

47; Ho 2:4,5

thy residue.

15:6,7; 20:47,48; 22:18-22; Re 18:8

strip.

29; 16:16,37,39; Jer 13:22; Ho 2:3,9,10; Re 17:16; 18:14-17

fair jewels. Heb. instruments of thy decking.

Isa 3:17-24; 1Pe 3:3,4

will I.

16:41; 22:15; Isa 27:9; Mic 5:10-14; Zec 13:2

and thy.

3,19

so that.These severe judgments shall effectually deter you from idolatry, and make you abhor the least approaches to it. This often repeated prediction has received a most wonderful accomplishment. For neither the authority, frowns, examples, or favour of their conquerors or powerful neighbours, nor their own fears, hopes, interests, or predilection for the sensual worship of idols, could prevail with them to run into gross idolatry, either during the captivity, or ever afterwards, to the present day, a period of 2,414 years.

whom thou.

17,22; 16:37; Jer 21:7-10; 24:8; 34:20

deal.

25,26,45-47; 16:39; De 28:47-51; 2Sa 13:15

the nakedness.

18; 16:36,37

thou hast.

12-21; 6:9; Ps 106:35-38; Jer 2:18-20; 16:11,12; 22:8,9

because thou art.

7,17

walked.

13; 16:47-51; Jer 3:8-11

her.

2Ki 21:13; Jer 7:14,15; Da 9:12

drink.

Ps 60:3; Isa 51:17; Jer 25:15-28; 48:26; Mt 20:22,23; Re 16:19

Re 18:6

thou shalt be.

22:4,5; 25:6; 26:2; 35:15; 36:3; De 28:37; 1Ki 9:7; Ps 79:3

Jer 25:9; La 2:15,16; Mic 7:8

filled.

Jer 25:27; Hab 2:16

with the cup of astonishment.

Isa 51:17,22

drink.

Ps 75:8; Isa 51:17

and pluck.

3,8; Re 18:7

Because.

22:12; Isa 17:10; Jer 2:32; 3:21; 13:25; 23:27; 32:33; Ho 8:14; 13:6

Ro 1:28

and cast.

1Ki 14:9; Ne 9:26

therefore.

45-49; 7:4; 44:10; Le 24:15; Nu 14:34; 18:22

wilt.

20:4; 22:2; Jer 1:10; 1Co 6:2,3

judge. or, plead for.

Jer 11:14; 14:11

Aholah.

declare.

16:2; Isa 58:1; Ho 2:2; Mic 3:8-11; Mt 23:13-35; Lu 11:39-52

Ac 7:51-53

they have.

5; 16:32; Ho 1:2; 3:1

and blood.

39,45; 16:36,38; 22:2-4; 24:6-9; 2Ki 24:4; Ps 106:37,38

Isa 1:15; Jer 7:6,9; Ho 4:2; Mic 3:10; Lu 13:34

have also.

4; 16:20,21,36,45; 20:26,31; Le 18:21; 20:2-5; De 12:31

2Ki 17:17; 21:6; Jer 7:31; 32:35

they have.

7:20; 8:5-16; 2Ki 21:4,7; 23:11,12

and have.

20:13,24; 22:8; Ne 13:17,18; Jer 17:27

they came.

Isa 3:9; Jer 7:8-11; 11:15; Mic 3:11; Joh 18:28

thus.

38; 44:7; 2Ki 21:4; 2Ch 33:4-7; Jer 23:11

ye have.

13; Isa 57:9

to come. Heb. coming.

2Ki 20:13-15

thou didst.

Ru 3:3; Es 2:12

paintedst.{Kachalt aineych,} rendered by the LXX. [estibizou tous ophthalmous sou;] "thou didst paint thine eyes with stibium," and Vulgate {circumlinisti stibio oculos tuos,} "thou didst paint round thine eyes with stibium," or lead ore; whence it is called in Arabic {kochl,} and in Syriac {kecholo,} and {koochlo.}

2Ki 9:30; Jer 4:30

and deckedst.

16:13-16; Pr 7:10; Isa 3:18-23

stately. Heb. honourable.

Es 1:6; Pr 7:16,17; Isa 57:7; Am 2:8; 6:4

a table.

44:16; Isa 65:11; Mal 1:7

whereupon.

16:18,19; Pr 7:17; Jer 44:17; Ho 2:8,9

a voice.This seems to be an account of an idolatrous festival, perhaps that of Bacchus; in which a riotous and drunken multitude assembled, adorned with bracelets and chaplets, accompanied with music, songs, and dances.

Ex 32:6,18,19; Ho 13:6; Am 6:1-6

common sort. Heb. multitude of men. were brought.

Job 1:15; Joe 3:8

Sabeans. or, drunkards. bracelets.

16:11,12; Re 12:3

old.

Ezr 9:7; Ps 106:6; Jer 13:23; Da 9:16

whoredoms with her. Heb. her whoredoms.

so went.

3,9-13

the righteous.The Chaldeans, so called, because appointed by God to execute his judgment on these criminals.

36; Jer 5:14; Ho 6:5; Zec 1:6; Joh 8:3-7