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Ezekiel 16:25 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Ezekiel 16:25 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 16 verse 25 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms.”
Ezekiel 16:25 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 16:25
At every head of the way...and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by—The imagery intensifies: rosh kol-derekh (רֹאשׁ כָּל־דֶּרֶךְ, head of every road) describes Jerusalem positioning herself like a prostitute at major intersections. Opened thy feet is a euphemism for sexual availability (see Ruth 3:4, Isaiah 7:20). The Hebrew taznuth (תַּזְנוּת, whoredoms) appears again, emphasizing serial, indiscriminate spiritual adultery.Hast made thy beauty to be abhorred (ta'av, תְּתָעֵב)—Jerusalem perverted God-given beauty (v. 14) into something detestable. Beauty without holiness becomes obs...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 16:25
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“and see; where have you not been lain with? By the ways have you sat for them”
“and make your lofty place in every street”
“they were not at all ashamed”
“I am not defiled”
“saying”
“and the beast”
“The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom”
“and covered herself with her veil”
“which is deep and large; you will be ridiculed and held in derision; it contains much.”
“but they receive authority as kings”