Ezekiel 23:30

30 You brought all this on yourself by prostituting yourself to other nations, defiling yourself with all their idols.

Ezekiel 23:30 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 23:30

And I will do these things unto thee
What the Chaldeans did God is said to do, because he suffered them to do these things, as a punishment for their sins; yea, it was according to his will, and by his orders. The Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render it, "they have done these things unto thee"; that is, the Chaldeans. The Targum is,

``thy sins are the cause of these things unto thee;''

that is, their idolatry and other iniquities. Hence the Syriac version is very particular,

``for thy whoredoms these things shall be done unto thee;''

and the Arabic version,

``thy whoredom hath done (or is the cause of) these things unto thee,''

as follows: because thou hast gone a whoring after the Heathen, and because thou
art polluted with their idols;
imitated them in their idolatries; worshipped the same dunghill gods as they did, as the word signifies; with which it was no wonder they should be polluted, and become abominable unto God.

Ezekiel 23:30 In-Context

28 “For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will surely hand you over to your enemies, to those you loathe, those you rejected.

29 They will treat you with hatred and rob you of all you own, leaving you stark naked. The shame of your prostitution will be exposed to all the world.

30 You brought all this on yourself by prostituting yourself to other nations, defiling yourself with all their idols.

31 Because you have followed in your sister’s footsteps, I will force you to drink the same cup of terror she drank.

32 “Yes, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “You will drink from your sister’s cup of terror, a cup that is large and deep. It is filled to the brim with scorn and derision.