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Ezekiel 16:33 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Ezekiel 16:33 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 16 verse 33 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom. hirest: Heb. bribest”
Ezekiel 16:33 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 16:33
They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom. This devastating indictment reveals Jerusalem's unprecedented depravity. Normal prostitutes (zonah, זוֹנָה) receive payment; Jerusalem reversed the transaction, bribing nations to accept her advances. The Hebrew shachad (שָׁחַד, "hirest") means to bribe or offer inducements—Jerusalem paid tribute to Assyria, Egypt, and Babylon for political alliances that amounted to spiritual adultery."On every side" (מִסָּבִיב) indicates comprehensive unfai...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 16:33
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“and did increase your perfumes”
“like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.”
“about which she has said”
“and all her temple gifts will be burned with fire”
“your son”
“of the lioness and the lion”
“neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel.”
“and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women; and I will cause you to cease from playing the prostitute”
“and said”
“and have given a boy for a prostitute”