Ezekiel 23:9

9 "Therefore, I gave her into the hand of her ¹lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, after whom she lusted.

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 bestowed her harlotries on them, all of whom were the choicest men of Assyria; and with all whom she lusted after, with all their idols she defiled herself.

8 "She did not forsake her harlotries from the time in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her, and they handled her virgin bosom and poured out their lust on her.

9 "Therefore, I gave her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, after whom she lusted.

10 "They uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters, but they slew her with the sword. Thus she became a byword among women, and they executed judgments on her.

11 "Now her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt in her lust than she, and her harlotries were more than the harlotries of her sister.

Cross References

• 1. Ezekiel 16:37; Ezekiel 23:22

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "sons of Asshur"