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Ezekiel 16:2

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 16:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations;
Ezekiel 16:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 16

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Again the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations;
3and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto Jerusalem: Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of the Canaanite; the Amorite was thy father, and thy mother was a Hittite.
4And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to cleanse thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
5No eye pitied thee, to do any of these things unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, for that thy person was abhorred, in the day that thou wast born.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations.] That is, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, as the Targum; these are mentioned instead of the whole body of the people, because that Jerusalem was the metropolis of the nation, whose sins were very many and heinous: called “abominations”, because abominable to God, and rendered them so to him; particularly their idolatries are meant; which, though committed by them, and so must be known to them, yet were not owned, confessed, and repented of by them, they not being convinced of the evil of them; in order to which the prophet is bid to set them before them, and show them the evil nature of them; and which he might do by writing to them, for he…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“cause: Eze 20:4, Eze 22:2, Eze 23:36, Eze 33:7-9; Isa 58:1; Hos 8:1 abominations: Eze 8:9-17 Ezekiel 16:3”
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