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It seems you can never find enough new lovers! And after your prostitution there, you still were not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You played the whore also with the Assyrians, because you were not satisfied; yes, you played the whore with them, and still you were not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You also played the harlot with the Assyrians, because you were insatiable; indeed you played the harlot with them and still were not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, you committed prostitution with the Assyrians because you were not satisfied; you committed prostitution with them and still were not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Moreover, you played the harlot with the Assyrians because you were not satisfied; you played the harlot with them and still were not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Moreover, you played the harlot with the Assyrians because you were not satisfied; you even played the harlot with them and still were not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Moreover, you played the harlot with the Assyrians because you were not satisfied; you played the harlot with them and still were not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You prostituted yourself with the Assyrians because you were not satisfied; you prostituted yourself with them and still were not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you engaged in prostitution with the Assyrian men because you were not satisfied. Even though you did this with them, you were still not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you engaged in prostitution with the Assyrian men because you were not satisfied. Even though you did this with them, you were still not satisfied. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou hast played the harlot also with the Assyrians, because thou wast insatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet thou wast not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You couldn't get enough sex, so you chased after Assyrians and slept with them. You still weren't satisfied, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou hast played the harlot also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet thou wast not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />" 'You had sex with the Assyrians because you weren't satisfied. You still weren't satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Because you were not satisfied by the others, you went running after the Assyrians. You were their prostitute, but they didn't satisfy you either. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You committed immorality with the Assyrians, because you still weren't satisfied. You committed immorality with them, but you still weren't satisfied. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You engaged in prostitution with the Assyrians because your sexual desires were insatiable; you prostituted yourself with them and yet you were still not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You have played the prostitute also with the Assyrians, because you were insatiable; yes, you have played the prostitute with them, and yet you weren't satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast played the harlot also with the Assyrians, because thou wast insatiable; yes, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldst not be satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You have played the prostitute also with the Assyrians, because you were insatiable; yes, you have played the prostitute with them, and yet you weren’t satisfied. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you go whoring to sons of Asshur, "" Without your being satisfied, "" And you go whoring with them, "" And also—you have not been satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And thou goest a-whoring unto sons of Asshur, Without thy being satisfied, And thou dost go a-whoring with them, And also -- thou hast not been satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou wilt commit fornication with the sons of Assur, from thy not being satisfied; and thou wilt commit fornication with them, and thou wert not satisfied.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast also committed fornication with the Assyrians, because thou wast not yet satisfied: and after thou hadst played the harlot with them, even so thou wast not contented. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You also fornicated with the sons of the Assyrians, for you were not yet done. And after you fornicated, even then, you were not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You also served as a prostitute for the Assyrians, because you were not satisfied. Even after serving as a prostitute for them, you were still not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You played the whore with the Assyrians, because you were insatiable; you played the whore with them, and still you were not satisfied.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You have played the whore also with the Assyrians, and yet you were not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you fornicated with the children of Assyria and you were not satisfied<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou hast played the harlot also with the Assyrians, without having enough; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet thou wast not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou didst go a-whoring to the daughters of Assur, and not even thus wast thou satisfied; yea, thou didst go a-whoring, and wast not satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/16-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=3757" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Jerusalem's Unfaithfulness</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>Therefore I stretched out My hand against you and reduced your portion. I gave you over to the desire of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd conduct. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="2181: wat·tiz·nî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2fs) -- To commit fornication, be a harlot. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry.">Then you prostituted yourself</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/804.htm" title="804: ’aš·šūr (N-proper-fs) -- Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them, its region and its empire.">the Assyrians,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="1115: mib·bil·tî (Prep-m) -- Constructive feminine of balah; properly, a failure of, i.e. not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.">because you were not yet</a> <a href="/hebrew/7646.htm" title="7646: śā·ḇā·‘at (V-Qal-Perf-2fs) -- To be sated, satisfied or surfeited. Or sabeay; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. Fill to satisfaction.">satisfied.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="2181: wat·tiz·nîm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2fs:: 3mp) -- To commit fornication, be a harlot. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry.">Even after that,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">you were still</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7654.htm" title="7654: śā·ḇə·‘ā·ṯêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Satiety. Feminine of soba'; satiety.">satisfied.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>So you extended your promiscuity to Chaldea, the land of merchants—but even with this you were not satisfied!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-18.htm">Jeremiah 2:18</a></span><br />Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Hosea 7:11</a></span><br />So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm">2 Kings 16:7-9</a></span><br />So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.” / Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria. / So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-2</a></span><br />“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a></span><br />Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13</a></span><br />When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-16.htm">2 Chronicles 28:16-21</a></span><br />At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria. / The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives. / The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-36.htm">Jeremiah 2:36</a></span><br />How impulsive you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm">Isaiah 57:9</a></span><br />You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to Sheol itself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1</a></span><br />Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-4.htm">2 Kings 17:4</a></span><br />But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/37-5.htm">Jeremiah 37:5-7</a></span><br />Pharaoh’s army had left Egypt, and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report, they withdrew from Jerusalem. / Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet: / “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">Lamentations 4:17</a></span><br />All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Acts 7:39</a></span><br />But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-9.htm">Galatians 4:9</a></span><br />But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You have played the whore also with the Assyrians, because you were insatiable; yes, you have played the harlot with them, and yet could not be satisfied.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/23-5.htm">Ezekiel 23:5-9,12</a></b></br> And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians <i>her</i> neighbours, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/10-6.htm">Judges 10:6</a></b></br> And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm">2 Kings 16:7,10-18</a></b></br> So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I <i>am</i> thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-17.htm">Acting</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-6.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-6.htm">Assyrians</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">A-Whoring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-5.htm">Couldest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-27.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Engaged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-20.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-15.htm">Goest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-20.htm">Insatiable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-16.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-20.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Played</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-17.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Prostitution</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-6.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-22.htm">Wast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-4.htm">Weren't</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-3.htm">Whore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-30.htm">Acting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-9.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-5.htm">Assyrians</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-30.htm">A-Whoring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-34.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/daniel/2-47.htm">Couldest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-23.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-5.htm">Engaged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-29.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-29.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-2.htm">Goest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-30.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm">Insatiable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-29.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-29.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Played</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-30.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-29.htm">Prostitution</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-29.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-29.htm">Wast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-29.htm">Weren't</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Whore</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-1.htm">Under the parable of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-6.htm">God's extraordinary love toward her,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-15.htm">Her grievous judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Her sin, equal to her mother, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-46.htm">and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">59. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-59.htm">calls for judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">60. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-60.htm">Mercy is promised her in the end</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Assyrians were a dominant power in the ancient Near East, known for their military might and cultural influence. Israel's alliances with Assyria, seeking protection and favor, are seen as acts of infidelity to God, who desired Israel's exclusive devotion. This reflects a broader biblical theme where reliance on foreign powers is equated with spiritual adultery (<a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm">2 Kings 16:7-9</a>; <a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Hosea 7:11</a>). The Assyrians, with their pagan practices, symbolize the allure of worldly power and idolatry, contrasting with the covenant relationship God established with Israel.<p><b>because you were not yet satisfied</b><br>This phrase underscores Israel's insatiable desire for security and prosperity through means other than God. Despite forming alliances and adopting foreign customs, Israel remained unfulfilled. This dissatisfaction points to the futility of seeking fulfillment outside of God's provision and guidance. It echoes the biblical principle that true satisfaction and peace come only from a relationship with God (<a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a>; <a href="/isaiah/55-2.htm">Isaiah 55:2</a>). The spiritual emptiness experienced by Israel serves as a warning against the pursuit of worldly solutions to spiritual problems.<p><b>Even after that, you were still not satisfied</b><br>The repetition emphasizes the depth of Israel's spiritual void and persistent unfaithfulness. Despite numerous attempts to find satisfaction through alliances and idolatry, Israel's spiritual hunger remained. This reflects the human tendency to seek fulfillment in temporal things, which ultimately leads to deeper dissatisfaction. The phrase serves as a call to repentance and a return to God, who alone can satisfy the deepest needs of the human heart (<a href="/psalms/107-9.htm">Psalm 107:9</a>; <a href="/john/4-13.htm">John 4:13-14</a>). It also foreshadows the ultimate fulfillment found in Jesus Christ, who offers living water to quench spiritual thirst permanently.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages, often using vivid imagery and allegory.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, often depicted in Ezekiel as an unfaithful wife due to their idolatry and alliances with pagan nations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyrians.htm">Assyrians</a></b><br>A powerful empire known for its military might and idolatrous practices. Israel sought alliances with them, symbolizing spiritual adultery.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/prostitution.htm">Prostitution (Metaphorically)</a></b><br>Used here to describe Israel's unfaithfulness to God by seeking alliances and adopting the practices of pagan nations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a></b><br>The worship of idols or false gods, which was a recurring sin for Israel, leading them away from their covenant with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_adultery.htm">Spiritual Adultery</a></b><br>Just as Israel sought satisfaction outside of their covenant with God, Christians must guard against seeking fulfillment in worldly things that lead us away from our relationship with Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idolatry.htm">The Futility of Idolatry</a></b><br>Israel's alliances with Assyria did not bring satisfaction. Similarly, modern idols—whether materialism, power, or relationships—cannot fulfill the deep needs of the human heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god.htm">Faithfulness to God</a></b><br>Believers are called to remain faithful to God, trusting in His provision and guidance rather than turning to worldly solutions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God's desire is for repentance and restoration. Christians should be quick to repent and return to God when they stray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_compromise.htm">The Danger of Compromise</a></b><br>Compromising with worldly values can lead to spiritual decline. Christians must stand firm in their faith and values.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_ahaz_in_biblical_history.htm">Who was King Ahaz in biblical history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_ahaz's_altar_significant.htm">What is the significance of Ahaz's altar in history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_hosea_10_15_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">Hosea 10:15: How does the severe punishment described reconcile with portrayals of a merciful God elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ezekiel_1_vision_evidence-based_or_myth.htm">Is there archaeological or historical evidence supporting Ezekiel's vivid vision in Ezekiel 1, or does it seem purely mythological?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">With the Assyrians.</span>--The Assyrians and Egyptians were for many centuries in deadly hostility against each other, and it would seem that Israel could hardly have formed alliances with and adopted the idolatries of both. Nevertheless they had done so, and in addition to their Egyptian idolatries, had gone to the extent, in the time of Ahaz, of displacing the altar in the court of the Temple, and putting in its stead an altar of the gods of Assyria (2 Kings 16.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">With the Assyrians</span>. Here also the words include political alliances like that of Ahaz with Tiglath-Pileser (<a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm">2 Kings 16:7</a>), as well as the adoption of idolatrous worship. The latter probably followed under Ahaz as a consequence of the former, and afterwards spread through the influence of the Assyrian colonists - each nation with its own deities - in Samaria (<a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">2 Kings 17:24</a>). The culture of the queen of heaven (<a href="/jeremiah/44-17.htm">Jeremiah 44:17</a>), <span class="accented">i.e.</span> of the Assyrian Ishtar, may have had this origin. <span class="cmt_word">Yet couldest not be satisfied.</span> One is reminded once more of Juvenal ('Sat.,' 6:130). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/16-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then you prostituted yourself</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּזְנִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiz·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2181.htm">Strong's 2181: </a> </span><span class="str2">To commit adultery, to commit idolatry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Assyrians</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשּׁ֔וּר</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·šūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_804.htm">Strong's 804: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ashshur</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because you were not</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבִּלְתִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bil·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1115.htm">Strong's 1115: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until</span><br /><br /><span class="word">satisfied.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(śā·ḇā·‘at)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7654.htm">Strong's 7654: </a> </span><span class="str2">Satiety</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Even after [that],</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּזְנִ֕ים</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiz·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2181.htm">Strong's 2181: </a> </span><span class="str2">To commit adultery, to commit idolatry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you were still</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">satisfied.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂבְעָתֵ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(śā·ḇə·‘ā·ṯêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7646.htm">Strong's 7646: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be sated, satisfied or surfeited</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/16-28.htm">Ezekiel 16:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/16-28.htm">Ezekiel 16:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/16-28.htm">Ezekiel 16:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16-28.htm">Ezekiel 16:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16-28.htm">Ezekiel 16:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/16-28.htm">Ezekiel 16:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/16-28.htm">Ezekiel 16:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/16-28.htm">Ezekiel 16:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/16-28.htm">Ezekiel 16:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/16-28.htm">Ezekiel 16:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/16-28.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 16:28 You have played the prostitute also (Ezek. 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