Ezekiel 16 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

God’s Grace to Unfaithful Jerusalem

1 Then the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 came ^H1961 to me, saying ^H559,

2 “Son ^H1121 of man ^H120, make ^H3045 known ^H3045 to Jerusalem ^H3389 her abominations ^H8441, 3 and say ^H559, ‘This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the Lord ^H136 [fn]GOD ^H3068 says ^H559 to Jerusalem ^H3389: “Your origin ^H4351 and your birth ^H4138 are from the land ^H776 of the Canaanite ^H3669; your father ^H1 was an Amorite ^H567 and your mother ^H517 a Hittite ^H2850. 4 As for your birth ^H4138, on the day ^H3117 you were born ^H3205 your navel ^H8270 cord ^H8270 was not cut ^H3772, nor ^H3808 were you washed ^H7364 with water ^H4325 for cleansing ^H4935; you were not rubbed ^H4414 with ^H4414 salt ^H4414 or even wrapped ^H2853 in ^H2853 cloths ^H2853. 5 No ^H3808 eye ^H5869 looked ^H2347 with ^H2347 pity ^H2347 on you to do ^H6213 any ^H259 of these ^H428 things ^H428 for you, to have ^H2550 compassion ^H2550 on you. Rather you were thrown ^H7993 out ^H7993 into the [fn]open ^H6440 field ^H7704, [fn]for you were abhorred ^H1604 on the day ^H3117 you were born ^H3205.

6 “When I passed ^H5674 by you and saw ^H7200 you squirming ^H947 in your blood ^H1818, I said ^H559 to you while you were in your blood ^H1818, ‘Live ^H2421!’ Yes, I said ^H559 to you while you were in your blood ^H1818, ‘Live ^H2421!’ 7 I made ^H5414 you [fn]very ^H7233 numerous ^H7233, like plants ^H6780 of the field ^H7704. Then you grew ^H7235 up ^H7235, became ^H1431 tall ^H1431 and reached ^H935 the age for fine ^H5716 jewelry ^H5716; your breasts ^H7699 were formed ^H3559 and your hair ^H8181 had grown ^H6779. Yet you were naked ^H5903 and bare ^H6181.

8 “Then I passed ^H5674 by you and saw ^H7200 you, and behold ^H2009, [fn]you were at the time ^H6256 for love ^H1730; so I spread ^H6566 My [fn]garment ^H3671 over ^H5921 you and covered ^H3680 your nakedness ^H6172. I also swore ^H7650 an ^H7650 oath ^H7650 to you and entered ^H935 into a covenant ^H1285 with you so that you became ^H1961 Mine,” declares ^H5002 the Lord ^H136 GOD ^H3068. 9 “Then I bathed ^H7364 you with water ^H4325, washed ^H7857 off ^H7857 your blood ^H1818 from you, and anointed ^H5480 you with oil ^H8081. 10 I also clothed ^H3847 you with colorfully ^H7553 woven ^H7553 cloth ^H7553 and put ^H5274 sandals ^H5274 of [fn]fine ^H8476 leather ^H8476 on your feet; and I wrapped ^H2280 you with fine ^H8336 linen ^H8336 and covered ^H3680 you with silk ^H4897. 11 I adorned ^H5710 you with jewelry ^H5716, put ^H5414 bracelets ^H6781 on your wrists ^H3027, and a necklace ^H7242 around ^H5921 your neck ^H1627. 12 I also put ^H5414 a ring ^H5141 in your nose ^H639, earrings ^H5694 in your ears ^H241, and a beautiful ^H8597 crown ^H5850 on your head ^H7218. 13 So you were adorned ^H5710 with gold ^H2091 and silver ^H3701, and your dress ^H4403 was of fine ^H8336 linen ^H8336, silk ^H4897, and colorfully ^H7553 woven ^H7553 cloth ^H7553. You ate ^H398 fine ^H5560 flour ^H5560, honey ^H1706, and oil ^H8081; so you were ^H3302 exceedingly ^H3966 beautiful ^H3302 and advanced ^H6743 to royalty ^H4410. 14 Then your fame ^H8034 spread ^H3318 among the nations ^H1471 on account of your beauty ^H3308, for it was perfect ^H3632 because of My splendor ^H1926 which ^H834 I bestowed ^H7760 on you,” declares ^H5002 the Lord ^H136 GOD ^H3068.

15 “But you trusted ^H982 in your beauty ^H3308 and became ^H2181 unfaithful ^H2181 because ^H5921 of your fame ^H8034, and you poured ^H8210 out ^H8210 your [fn]obscene ^H8457 practices ^H8457 on every ^H3605 passer-by ^H5674 to whom it might be tempting. 16 You took ^H3947 some ^H4480 of your clothes ^H899, made ^H6213 for yourself [fn]high ^H1116 places ^H1116 of various ^H2921 colors ^H2921, and committed ^H2181 prostitution ^H2181 on them, which should not come ^H935 about ^H935 nor ^H3808 happen ^H1961. 17 You also took ^H3947 your beautiful ^H8597 [fn]jewels ^H3627 made of My gold ^H2091 and of My silver ^H3701, which ^H834 I had given ^H5414 you, and made ^H6213 for yourself male ^H2145 images ^H6754 so that you might commit ^H2181 prostitution ^H2181 with them. 18 Then you took ^H3947 your colorfully ^H7553 woven ^H7553 cloth ^H899 and covered ^H3680 them, and offered ^H5414 My oil ^H8081 and My incense ^H7004 before ^H6440 them. 19 Also My bread ^H3899 which ^H834 I gave ^H5414 you, fine ^H5560 flour ^H5560, oil ^H8081, and honey ^H1706 with which I fed ^H398 you, [fn]you would offer ^H5414 before ^H6440 them for a soothing ^H5207 aroma ^H7381; so it happened ^H1961,” declares ^H5002 the Lord ^H136 GOD ^H3068. 20 “Furthermore, you took ^H3947 your sons ^H1121 and daughters ^H1323 whom ^H834 you had borne ^H3205 to Me and sacrificed ^H2076 them to [fn]idols to be devoured ^H398. Were your obscene ^H8457 practices ^H8457 a trivial ^H4592 matter? 21 You slaughtered ^H7819 My children ^H1121 and offered ^H5414 them to [fn]idols by making them pass ^H5674 through ^H5674 the fire. 22 And besides ^H854 all ^H3605 your abominations ^H8441 and obscene ^H8457 practices ^H8457, you did not remember ^H2142 the days ^H3117 of your youth ^H5271, when you were naked ^H5903 and bare ^H6181 and squirming ^H947 in your blood ^H1818.

23 “Then it came ^H1961 about ^H1961 after ^H310 all ^H3605 your wickedness ^H7451 (‘Woe ^H188, woe ^H188 to you!’ declares ^H5002 the Lord ^H136 GOD ^H3068), 24 that you built ^H1129 yourself a shrine ^H1354 and made ^H6213 yourself a high ^H7413 place ^H7413 in every ^H3605 public ^H7339 square ^H7339. 25 You built ^H1129 yourself a high ^H7413 place ^H7413 at the beginning ^H7218 of every ^H3605 street ^H1870 and made ^H8581 your beauty ^H3308 abominable ^H8581, and you spread ^H6589 your legs ^H7272 to every ^H3605 passer-by ^H5674 and multiplied ^H7235 your obscene ^H8457 practice ^H8457. 26 You also committed ^H2181 prostitution ^H2181 with the Egyptians ^H1121 H4714, your [fn]lustful ^H1320 H1432 neighbors ^H7934, and multiplied ^H7235 your obscene ^H8457 practice ^H8457 to provoke ^H3707 Me to ^H3707 anger ^H3707. 27 So behold ^H2009, I have stretched ^H5186 out ^H5186 My hand ^H3027 against ^H5921 you and cut ^H1639 back ^H1639 your rations ^H2706. And I turned ^H5414 you over ^H5414 to the desire ^H5315 of those who hate ^H8130 you, the daughters ^H1323 of the Philistines ^H6430, who are ashamed ^H3637 of your outrageous ^H2154 conduct ^H1870. 28 Moreover, you committed ^H2181 prostitution ^H2181 with the Assyrians ^H1121 H804 because ^H4480 you were not satisfied ^H7654; you committed ^H2181 prostitution ^H2181 with them and still ^H1571 were ^H7646 not satisfied ^H7646. 29 You also multiplied ^H7235 your obscene ^H8457 practice ^H8457 with the land ^H776 of merchants ^H3667, Chaldea ^H3778; yet even ^H1571 with this ^H2088 you were ^H7646 not satisfied ^H7646.”’”

30 “How ^H4100 feverish ^H535 is your heart ^H3826,” declares ^H5002 the Lord ^H136 GOD ^H3068, “while you do ^H6213 all ^H3605 these ^H428 things ^H4639, the action ^H4639 of a [fn]bold ^H7989 prostitute ^H802 H2181! 31 When you built ^H1129 your shrine ^H1354 at the beginning ^H7218 of every ^H3605 street ^H1870 and made ^H6213 your high ^H7413 place ^H7413 in every ^H3605 public ^H7339 square ^H7339, in spurning ^H7046 a prostitute’s ^H868 fee ^H868, you were not like a prostitute ^H2181. 32 You adulteress ^H5003 wife ^H802, who takes ^H3947 strangers ^H2114 instead ^H8478 of ^H8478 her husband ^H376! 33 Men give ^H5414 gifts ^H5078 to all ^H3605 prostitutes ^H2181, but you give ^H5414 your gifts ^H5083 to all ^H3605 your lovers ^H157 and lavish ^H7809 favors ^H7809 on them so that they will come ^H935 to you from every ^H5439 direction ^H5439 for your obscene ^H8457 practices ^H8457. 34 So it is the opposite ^H2016 for you from those women ^H802 in your obscene ^H8457 practices ^H8457, in that you are not approached ^H2181 H310 for ^H2181 prostitution ^H2181, and in the fact that you pay ^H5414 a prostitute’s ^H868 fee ^H868, and no ^H3808 fee ^H868 is paid ^H5414 to you; so you are the opposite ^H2016.”

35 Therefore ^H3651, you prostitute ^H2181, hear ^H8085 the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068. 36 This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the Lord ^H136 GOD ^H3068 says ^H559: “Because ^H3282 your lewdness ^H5178 was poured ^H8210 out ^H8210 and your nakedness ^H6172 uncovered ^H1540 through your obscene ^H8457 practices ^H8457 with your lovers ^H157 and with all ^H3605 your detestable ^H8441 idols ^H1544, and because of the blood ^H1818 of your sons ^H1121 that ^H834 you gave ^H5414 to [fn]idols, 37 therefore ^H3651, behold ^H2009, I am going to gather ^H6908 all ^H3605 your lovers ^H157 whom ^H834 you pleased ^H6149, all ^H3605 those whom ^H834 you loved ^H157 as ^H5921 well ^H5921 as ^H5921 all ^H3605 those whom ^H834 you hated ^H8130. So I will gather ^H6908 them against ^H5921 you from every ^H5439 direction ^H5439 and expose ^H1540 your nakedness ^H6172 to them so that they may see ^H7200 all ^H3605 your nakedness ^H6172. 38 So I will judge ^H8199 you as women who commit ^H5003 adultery ^H5003 or shed ^H8210 blood ^H1818 are judged ^H4941; and I will bring ^H5414 on you the blood ^H1818 of wrath ^H2534 and jealousy ^H7068. 39 I will also hand ^H5414 H3027 you over ^H5414 to [fn]your lovers, and they will tear ^H2040 down ^H2040 your shrines ^H1354, demolish ^H5422 your high ^H7413 places ^H7413, strip ^H6584 you of your clothing ^H899, take ^H3947 away your [fn]jewels ^H3627 H8597, and will leave ^H5117 you naked ^H5903 and bare ^H6181. 40 They will [fn]incite ^H5927 a crowd ^H6951 against ^H5921 you, and they will stone ^H7275 H68 you and cut ^H1333 you to ^H1333 pieces ^H1333 with their swords ^H2719. 41 And they will burn ^H8313 your houses ^H1004 with fire ^H784 and execute ^H6213 judgments ^H8201 against you in the sight ^H5869 of many ^H7227 women ^H802. Then I will put ^H7673 an ^H7673 end ^H7673 to your prostitution ^H2181, and you will also ^H1571 no ^H3808 longer ^H5750 pay ^H5414 [fn]your lovers ^H868. 42 So I will satisfy ^H5117 My fury ^H2534 against you and My jealousy ^H7068 will leave ^H5493 you, and I will be pacified ^H8252 and no ^H3808 longer ^H5750 be angry ^H3707. 43 Since ^H3282 H834 you have not remembered ^H2142 the days ^H3117 of your youth ^H5271 but [fn]have caused ^H7264 Me unrest ^H7264 by all ^H3605 these ^H428 things ^H428, behold ^H1887, I in ^H1571 turn ^H1571 will bring ^H5414 your conduct ^H1870 down on your own head ^H7218,” declares ^H5002 the Lord ^H136 GOD ^H3068, “so that you will not commit ^H6213 this outrageous ^H2154 sin ^H2154 in ^H5921 addition ^H5921 to ^H5921 all ^H3605 your other abominations ^H8441.

44 “Behold ^H2009, everyone ^H3605 who quotes ^H4911 proverbs ^H4911 will quote ^H4911 this proverb ^H4911 about ^H5921 you, saying ^H559, ‘Like [fn]mother ^H517, like daughter ^H1323.’ 45 You are the daughter ^H1323 of your mother ^H517, who loathed ^H1602 her husband ^H376 and children ^H1121. You are also the sister ^H269 of your sisters ^H269, who ^H834 loathed ^H1602 their husbands ^H376 and children ^H1121. Your mother ^H517 was a Hittite ^H2850 and your father ^H1 an Amorite ^H567. 46 Now your older ^H1419 sister ^H269 is Samaria ^H8111, who lives ^H3427 [fn]north ^H8040 of you with her [fn]daughters ^H1323; and your younger ^H6996 sister ^H269, who lives ^H3427 [fn]south ^H3225 of you, is Sodom ^H5467 with her [fn]daughters ^H1323. 47 Yet you have not merely walked ^H1980 in their ways ^H1870 and [fn]committed ^H6213 their abominations ^H8441; but, as if that were too ^H6985 little ^H4592, you also acted ^H7843 more ^H4480 corruptly ^H7843 in all ^H3605 your conduct ^H1870 than ^H4480 they. 48 As I live ^H2416,” declares ^H5002 the Lord ^H136 GOD ^H3068, “Sodom ^H5467, your sister ^H269 and her daughters ^H1323 have not done ^H6213 as you and your daughters ^H1323 have done ^H6213! 49 Behold ^H2009, this ^H2088 was the guilt ^H5771 of your sister ^H269 Sodom ^H5467: she and her daughters ^H1323 had ^H1961 arrogance ^H1347, plenty ^H7654 of food ^H3899, and carefree ^H8252 ease ^H7962, but she did not [fn]help ^H2388 H3027 the poor ^H6041 and needy ^H34. 50 So they were ^H1361 haughty ^H1361 and committed ^H6213 abominations ^H8441 before ^H6440 Me. Therefore I removed ^H5493 them [fn]when ^H834 I saw ^H7200 it. 51 Furthermore, Samaria ^H8111 did not commit ^H2398 half ^H2677 of your sins ^H2403, for you have multiplied ^H7235 your abominations ^H8441 more ^H4480 than ^H4480 they. So you have made ^H6663 your sisters ^H269 appear ^H6663 innocent ^H6663 by all ^H3605 your abominations ^H8441 which ^H834 you have committed ^H6213. 52 Also ^H1571, bear ^H5375 your disgrace ^H3639 in that you have [fn]made ^H6419 judgment ^H6419 favorable ^H6419 for your sisters ^H269. Because of your sins ^H2403 in which ^H834 you acted ^H8581 more ^H4480 abominably ^H8581 than ^H4480 they, they are ^H6663 more ^H4480 in ^H6663 the ^H6663 right ^H6663 than ^H4480 you. Yes ^H1571, be ^H954 also ^H1571 ashamed ^H954 and bear ^H5375 your disgrace ^H3639, in that you made ^H6663 your sisters ^H269 appear ^H6663 innocent ^H6663.

53 “Nevertheless, I will restore ^H7725 their fortunes ^H7622, the fortunes ^H7622 of Sodom ^H5467 and her daughters ^H1323, the fortunes ^H7622 of Samaria ^H8111 and her daughters ^H1323, and [fn]along ^H8432 with them your own fortunes ^H7622, 54 so ^H4616 that ^H4616 you will bear ^H5375 your disgrace ^H3639 and feel ^H3637 ashamed ^H3637 for all ^H3605 that you have done ^H6213 when you become ^H5162 a ^H5162 consolation ^H5162 to them. 55 Your sisters ^H269, Sodom ^H5467 with her daughters ^H1323 and Samaria ^H8111 with her daughters ^H1323, [fn]will return ^H7725 to their former ^H6927 state ^H6927, and you with your daughters ^H1323 will also return ^H7725 to your former ^H6927 state ^H6927. 56 As the name of your sister ^H269 Sodom ^H5467 was not heard ^H8052 from your lips ^H6310 in your day ^H3117 of pride ^H1347, 57 before ^H2962 your wickedness ^H7451 was uncovered ^H1540, [fn]so ^H3644 now ^H6256 you have become the disgrace ^H2781 of the daughters ^H1323 of [fn]Edom ^H123 and of all ^H3605 who are around ^H5439 her, of the daughters ^H1323 of the Philistines ^H6430—those surrounding ^H5439 you who despise ^H7751 you. 58 You have suffered ^H5375 the penalty of your outrageous ^H2154 sin ^H2154 and abominations ^H8441,” the LORD ^H3068 declares ^H5002. 59 For this ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the Lord ^H136 GOD ^H3068 says ^H559: “I will also do ^H6213 with you as you have done ^H6213, you who ^H834 have despised ^H959 the oath ^H423 by breaking ^H6565 the covenant ^H1285.

The Covenant Remembered

60 “Nevertheless, I will remember ^H2142 My covenant ^H1285 with you in the days ^H3117 of your youth ^H5271, and I will establish ^H6965 an everlasting ^H5769 covenant ^H1285 with you.

61 Then you will remember ^H2142 your ways ^H1870 and be ashamed ^H3637 when you receive ^H3947 your sisters ^H269, both your older ^H1419 and your younger ^H6996; and I will give ^H5414 them to you as daughters ^H1323, but not because ^H4480 of your covenant ^H1285. 62 So I will establish ^H6965 My covenant ^H1285 with you, and you shall know ^H3045 that I am the LORD ^H3068, 63 so ^H4616 that ^H4616 you may remember ^H2142 and be ^H954 ashamed ^H954, and not open ^H6610 your mouth ^H6310 again ^H5750 because ^H4480 H6440 of your disgrace ^H3639, when I have [fn]forgiven ^H3722 you for all ^H3605 that you have done ^H6213,” the Lord ^H136 GOD ^H3068 declares ^H5002.