Ezekiel 23:9

9 “Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians, for whom she lusted.

Ezekiel 23:9 in Other Translations

9 Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.

9 Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the Assyrians, after whom she lusted.

9 “And so I handed her over to her Assyrian lovers, whom she desired so much.

9 "So I left her to her Assyrian lovers, for whom she was so obsessed with lust.

9 Therefore, I handed her over to her lovers, the Assyrians she lusted for.

Ezekiel 23:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 23:9

Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers,
&c.] To destruction; their persons, families, riches, and kingdom itself: into the hand of the Assyrians, on whom she doted;
first into the hands of Pul, then Tiglathpileser, then Shalmaneser, all kings of Assyria, by whom they were spoiled or carried captive; by the two first in part, by the last wholly; see ( 2 Kings 15:19 2 Kings 15:29 ) ( 17:5-18 ) .

Ezekiel 23:9 In-Context

7 She gave herself as a prostitute to all the elite of the Assyrians and defiled herself with all the idols of everyone she lusted after.

8 She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when during her youth men slept with her, caressed her virgin bosom and poured out their lust on her.

9 “Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians, for whom she lusted.

10 They stripped her naked, took away her sons and daughters and killed her with the sword. She became a byword among women, and punishment was inflicted on her.

11 “Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.

Cross References

• 1. S 2 Kings 18:11
• 2. S Jeremiah 4:30
• 3. Hosea 11:5