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Ezekiel 23:7

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 23:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And she bestowed her whoredoms upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whomsoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And she bestowed her whoredoms upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whomsoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.
Ezekiel 23:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4And the names of them were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister: and they became mine, and they bare sons and daughters. And as for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah.
5And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians [her] neighbors,
6who were clothed with blue, governors and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.
7And she bestowed her whoredoms upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whomsoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.
8Neither hath she left her whoredoms since [the days of] Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her, and they handled the bosom of her virginity; and they poured out their whoredom upon her.
9Wherefore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.
10These uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters; and her they slew with the sword: and she became a byword among women; for they executed judgments upon her.
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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
“Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, &c.] Entered into alliance with them, and joined them in their idolatrous worship: with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria; before described by their habit, office, and age: and with all on whom she doted; had an insatiable desire and lust after: with all their idols she defiled herself; worshipped all the idols the Assyrians did; and which were defiling, as they must needs be, since, as the word used signifies, they were dunghill gods.”
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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
“all their idols--There was nothing that she refused to her lovers.”
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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
“With all - Other nations, with whom she had commerce. Ezekiel 23:10”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“committed her whoredoms with them: Heb. bestowed her whoredoms upon them, Eze 16:15 the chosen men of Assyria: Heb. the choice of the children of Asshur, Gen 10:22 with all their: Eze 23:30, Eze 20:7, Eze 22:3, Eze 22:4; Psa 106:39; Hos 5:3, Hos 6:10 Ezekiel 23:8”
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