Ezequiel 16:36-46

36 Esto dice el Señor
Soberano: por haber derramado tus deseos lujuriosos y haberte desnudado como prostituta ante tus amantes y por haber rendido culto a ídolos detestables
y masacrado a tus hijos en sacrificio a tus dioses,

37 ahora yo actuaré en consecuencia. Reuniré a todos tus aliados —los amantes con los que has pecado, tanto los que amaste como los que odiaste— y te desnudaré delante de ellos para que vean tu desnudez.

38 Te castigaré por tus homicidios y tu adulterio. En mi celosa furia te cubriré con sangre.

39 Luego te entregaré a todas esas naciones que son tus amantes y ellas te destruirán. Derrumbarán tus santuarios paganos y los altares de tus ídolos. Te arrancarán la ropa, se llevarán tus hermosas joyas y te dejarán completamente desnuda.

40 Juntas formarán una turba violenta para apedrearte y despedazarte con espadas.

41 Quemarán tus casas y te castigarán frente a muchas mujeres. Yo pondré fin a tu prostitución y haré que no les pagues más a tus numerosos amantes.

42 »”Finalmente desahogaré mi furia contra ti, y se calmará el enojo de mis celos. Quedaré tranquilo y ya no estaré enojado contigo.

43 No obstante, primero, te daré tu merecido por todos tus pecados, porque no recordaste los días de tu juventud, sino que me hiciste enojar con todas esas maldades, dice el Señor
Soberano. Pues a todos tus pecados detestables les sumaste actos depravados.

44 Todos los que compongan refranes dirán de ti: “De tal madre, tal hija”.

45 Pues tu madre despreció a su esposo y a sus hijos, y tú hiciste lo mismo. Eres igual a tus hermanas, que despreciaron a sus esposos y a sus hijos. Queda claro que tu madre era hitita, y tu padre amorreo.

46 »”Tu hermana mayor fue Samaria, que vivía con sus hijas en el norte. Tu hermana menor fue Sodoma, que vivía con sus hijas en el sur.

Ezequiel 16:36-46 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 16

In this chapter the Jewish nation is represented under the simile of a female infant, whose birth, breeding, marriage, grandeur, and conduct, are described, in order to show the wickedness and ingratitude of, his people; who, on account thereof, are threatened with judgments; though mercy is promised to a remnant that should repent. The prophet is directed to make known to Jerusalem her abominable sins, Eze 16:1,2; and, in order to this, is bid to take up the following parable of a female infant; whose descent, birth, and wretched condition, at the time of it, are pointed at, Eze 16:3-5; which are expressive of the low and forlorn estate of the Jews originally; and then follow the benefits and blessings of God bestowed upon them, both in their infant and adult state; the preserving them alive in Egypt, and their multiplication there; and afterwards the covenant made with them, when brought out from thence; and the Lord's espousal of them to himself, as his own people, having a strong affection for them, Eze 16:6-8; the large provision of good things he made for them, both in the wilderness, and especially in the land of Canaan; the riches he bestowed upon them, and the flourishing and prosperous kingdom he raised them to, which made them famous among all the nations round about them, Eze 16:9-14; and yet, after all this, such was the ingratitude of this people, as to commit spiritual whoredom, that is, idolatry, to a very great degree, Eze 16:15; which is aggravated by their converting and applying the good things which the Lord gave them to idolatrous uses, Eze 16:16-19; by sacrificing their sons and daughters to idols, which were the Lord's, Eze 16:20,21; by not calling to mind the former wretched estate out of which they were brought, Eze 16:22; by building high places in every street and way, and there committing idolatries, Eze 16:23-25; by the various nations, whose examples they followed, and with whom they joined, as the Egyptians, Assyrians, and Chaldeans, Eze 16:26-29; and by the great difference between them and all other harlots, whom they exceeded, Eze 16:30-34; wherefore, on account of all this, they are threatened to be dealt with as an adulterous woman; made a spectacle of; condemned to die, to be stripped, stoned, and burned, Eze 16:35-43; and, that the Lord might appear to be just in executing such judgments on them, they are declared to be as bad as the Hittites and Amorites their parents; and worse than their sisters Samaria and Sodom; and therefore could expect to fare no better than they; and should become proverb and a byword, and bear their sins, shame, and punishment, in the sight of their neighbours, and be despised by them, Eze 16:44-59; nevertheless, the covenant of grace made with his chosen people among them should stand firm; which being manifested to them, would be a means of bringing them to a sense of sin, shame for it, and an acknowledgment of the Lord's grace and goodness to them Eze 16:60-63.