Ezekiel 16:33

33 Men pay prostitutes, but you pay all your lovers to come to you. And they come from all around for sexual relations.

Ezekiel 16:33 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 16:33

They give gifts to all whores
Gifts are usually given to whores, by those who commit whoredom with them; it is for the sake of these they prostitute their bodies, nor will they do this without gain; see ( Genesis 38:16 Genesis 38:17 ) ; but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers;
the Jews gave the Egyptians and Assyrians money, to gain their friendship, and procure alliances with them; see ( 2 Kings 16:8 ) ( Isaiah 30:6 Isaiah 30:7 ) ; and were at great expenses with their idols, and in support of their idolatrous worship: and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy
whoredom;
they courted the nations all around them for their favour and friendship, and bribed them into it, as the word ^F14 signifies.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 (Mtwa ydxvt) "munerans eos", Junius & Tremellius, Polanus; "et muneratis eos", Piscator; "et largita es ipsis", Cocceius; "donasti illis", Starckius.

Ezekiel 16:33 In-Context

31 You built your place to worship gods at the beginning of every street, and you made places of worship in every city square. But you were not like a prostitute when you refused to accept payment.

32 "'You are a wife who is guilty of adultery. You desire strangers instead of your husband.

33 Men pay prostitutes, but you pay all your lovers to come to you. And they come from all around for sexual relations.

34 So you are different from other prostitutes. No man asks you to be a prostitute, and you pay money instead of having money paid to you. Yes, you are different.

35 "'So, prostitute, hear the word of the Lord.