John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 16:37

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, &c.] Or, “with whom thou hast mixed”f231; in unlawful embraces, joined in sinful alliances, or in idolatrous practices: and all [them] that thou hast loved; the Egyptians and Assyrians, whose friendship and idolatrous customs they were fond of: with all [them] that thou hast hated; as the Philistines, Moabites, and Ammonites: I will even gather them round about against thee; as they were in the Chaldean army, which consisted of many nations: and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness; as a just retaliation for discovering it herself, as in (<261636>Ezekiel 16:36); than which nothing can be more disagreeable to the sex. The Milesian virgins were restrained from suicide by a law, which ordered that such should be drawn naked through the market place. This is to be understood of the spoiling of the city and temple.

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