Ezequiel 16:32

32 »”¡Adúltera! Prefieres a los extraños, en vez de a tu marido.

Ezequiel 16:32 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 16:32

[But as] a wife that committeth adultery
Who has a husband, and is provided for with all the necessaries of life, with food and clothing; and so has no need to prostitute herself for a livelihood, as common strumpets do; but does it purely for the satiating of her lust: and such were the people of the Jews, they were married to the Lord, who took care of them, and provided everything for them, and acted the part of a husband to them; so that it was the weakness of their hearts, and the strength of their corruptions, which led them to depart from him, and commit idolatry; which in them was adultery, while the sin of the Gentiles was as simple fornication: [which] taketh strangers instead of her husband;
that takes other men into her bed instead of her husband, not for the sake of gain, but lust; and this was the case of the Jews, who were a wicked people, an idolatrous generation; who took strange gods to worship instead of the true God, who had been a husband to them, ( Jeremiah 31:32 ) .

Ezequiel 16:32 In-Context

30 »”¡Qué mente tan depravada la tuya! —afirma el SEÑOR omnipotente—. ¡Te comportabas como una vil prostituta!

31 Pero cuando en cada plaza armabas un prostíbulo y te exhibías en cada esquina, no te comportabas como una prostituta, ¡pues no cobrabas nada!

32 »”¡Adúltera! Prefieres a los extraños, en vez de a tu marido.

33 A todas las prostitutas se les paga; tú, en cambio, les pagas a tus amantes. Los sobornas para que vengan de todas partes a acostarse contigo.

34 En tu prostitución has sido diferente de otras mujeres: como nadie se te ofrecía, tú pagabas en vez de que te pagaran a ti. ¡En eso sí eras diferente de las demás!