Ezekiel 23:30

30 have brought this on you. You have had sexual relations with the nations and made yourselves unclean by worshiping 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 "This is what the Lord God says: You became tired of your lovers, but I am going to hand you over to those men you now hate.
29 They will treat you with hate and take away everything you worked for, leaving you empty and naked. Everyone will know about the sinful things you did. Your sexual sins
30 have brought this on you. You have had sexual relations with the nations and made yourselves unclean by worshiping their idols.
31 You did the same things your sister did, so you will get the same punishment, like a bitter cup to drink.
32 "This is what the Lord God says: You will drink the same cup your sister did, and that cup is deep and wide. Everyone will make fun of you, because the cup is full.
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