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Ezekiel 23:35

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 23:35 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.
Ezekiel 23:35 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
32Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Thou shalt drink of thy sister`s cup, which is deep and large; thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much.
33Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria.
34Thou shalt even drink it and drain it out, and thou shalt gnaw the sherds thereof, and shalt tear thy breasts; for I have spoken it, saith the Lord Jehovah.
35Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.
36Jehovah said moreover unto me: Son of man, wilt thou judge Oholah and Oholibah? then declare unto them their abominations.
37For they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands; and with their idols have they committed adultery; and they have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass through [the fire] unto them to be devoured.
38Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.
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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
“Therefore thus saith the Lord God, because thou hast forgotten me, &c.] His word, worship, and ordinances, and did not attend unto them, but worshipped strange gods: so the Targum, “because thou hast left my worship:” and cast me behind thy back; or, as the same paraphrase, “hast cast the fear of me from before thine eyes;” or out of thy sight, his laws and statutes; (see <160926>Nehemiah 9:26 <230524>Isaiah 5:24), as men cast behind their backs that which they have no value for and loath, and which they do not care to see, and choose to forget: therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms; that is, the guilt of their sins, the punishment of their idolatries, and shame and…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“forgotten me-- (Jer 2:32; Jer 13:25). cast me behind thy back-- (Kg1 14:9; Neh 9:26). bear . . . thy lewdness--that is, its penal consequences (Pro 1:31).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Bear thou - The guilt, I will impute it, the punishment, I will not pardon it. Ezekiel 23:38”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Because: Eze 22:12; Isa 17:10; Jer 2:32, Jer 3:21, Jer 13:25, Jer 23:27, Jer 32:33; Hos 8:14, Hos 13:6; Rom 1:28 and cast: Kg1 14:9; Neh 9:26 therefore: Eze 23:45-49, Eze 7:4, Eze 44:10; Lev 24:15; Num 14:34, Num 18:22 Ezekiel 23:36”
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