Ezekiel 16:1

God’s Covenant Grace to Unfaithful and Rebellious Israel

1 And the word of Yahweh {came} to me, {saying},

Ezekiel 16:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 16:1

Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying.
] The word of prophecy from the Lord, as the Targum; the following representation was made to him under a spirit of prophecy.

Ezekiel 16:1 In-Context

1 And the word of Yahweh {came} to me, {saying},

2 "Son of man, make known to Jerusalem its detestable things,

3 and you must say, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth [were] from the land of the Canaanites, your father [was] an Amorite, and your mother [was] a Hittite.

4 And [as for] your birth, {on the day you were born} your umbilical cord was not cut, and {you were not thoroughly washed clean with water}, and {you were not thoroughly rubbed with salt}, and {you were not carefully wrapped in strips of cloth}.

5 {No eye took pity on you} to do to you one of these [things] to show compassion for you, and you were thrown {into the open field} in [their] despising of you {on the day you were born}.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "was"
• [b] Literally "to say"